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Categories: Asseco, BizEquity, CashStar, Digital Insight, Dwolla, FinanceIt, FIS, Lending Club, LendKey, Nomis Solutions, Ripple, Trizic, Wallaby Financial, Xero, Zopa

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  • Wallaby Financial partners with NXT-ID to bring Wocket Smart Wallet to Wallaby customers.
  • Asseco SEE teams up with UniCredit CEE to launch its fully native new generation tablet banking solution in six Eastern European countries.
  • Nomis Solutions taps Michael DeGusta as vice president and chief architect.
  • Service Credit Union offers mobile banking services with Touch ID, courtesy of pilot program run by Digital Insight.
  • Financeit partners with eOriginal Inc., bringing eSignature technology to Financeit customers.
  • Studio Movie Grill launches digital gift cards powered by CashStar.
  • Banking Exchange column on real-time payments in the U.S. features FIS, Dwolla, and Ripple.
  • Zopa to help provide financing for Uber drivers looking to buy their cars, rather than rent them.
  • American Banker features LendKey. Check them out at FinovateSpring next week in San Jose.
  • American Banker reports that partnerships fuel Lending Club’s unexpectedly fast growth.
  • BizEquity launches new ‘Adviser Office’ service.
  • Pepperi partners with Xero to extend cloud accounting with mobile sales automation.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Bazaarvoice, Betterment, blooom, Credit Karma, D3 Banking, Fiserv, FutureAdvisor, InComm, LendKey, Linkable Networks, Motif Investing, Quantopian, Stocktwits, Tradier, Trustev, TSYS, Wallaby Financial, Wealthfront

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  • LendKey to Power Online Student Lending at Navy Federal Credit Union. See LendKey at FinovateSpring 2015 in San Jose in May
  • Credit Karma Now Serves Americans with Thin Credit Files

Around the web

  • D3 Banking taps Jeffrey Hale as chief business development officer.
  • Business & Leadership features “Irish success story” Trustev and its CEO and co-founder, Pat Phelan.
  • MarketWatch looks at Betterment, Blooom, FutureAdvisor, Motif Investing, and Wealthfront in its column on the “battle” between human and robo-advisers.
  • Northwest Community Credit Union to deploy Portico from Fiserv.
  • Wallaby Financial launches Wallaby for Apple Watch.
  • TSYS enables full-service payment-processing for American Express OptBlue program.
  • Bazaarvoice hires Sara Spivey as its new chief marketing officer.
  • WSJ mentions StockTwits’ role in social media for investing.
  • Fierce Finance IT: Tradier’s API platform sees explosion of firms looking to build robo-advisers.
  • Linkable Networks launches Omnyverse affiliate network with digital offers, promotions and incentives.
  • InComm enables Budget Mobile to offer Airfair Lifeline Reload services through 90,000 retail stores.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Wallaby Launches Wise Bread Rewards Maximizer

Wallaby Launches Wise Bread Rewards Maximizer
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Credit/Debit Cards, Wallaby Financial

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Wallaby Financial, a company that focuses on helping consumers maximize their credit card rewards, and Wise Bread, a website that focuses on frugal living, have partnered to launch Wise Bread Rewards Maximizer, a tool that helps users maximize their credit card rewards.

The tool is powered by Wallaby’s algorithms, along with CardBase, Wallaby’s database of more than 2,500 credit card programs.

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The user experience is quick and straightforward. Users first answer a few questions regarding their credit card use. Next, the Rewards Maximizer analyzes patterns and recommends new credit cards that offer higher savings and more rewards compared to the cards they currently use. If they like what they see, users click through to apply for the new card.

WallabyRewardsIn December of 2014, Wallaby was acquired for an undisclosed amount by Bankrate.com, an online publisher of personal financial advice.

Pasadena, California-based Wallaby debuted Wallaby Wallet Boost at FinovateSpring 2013. Check out the live demo video.

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Azimo, blooom, Bluefin Payment Systems, GMC Software Technology, Google Cloud Platform, Mortgagebot, Nomis Solutions, Prosper, ReadyForZero, TransferWise, TSYS, Wallaby Financial, Xero

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  • “Finovate Alums Win Leading Vendor Honors from MyPrivateBanking Research”
  • “Last Chance for FinovateSpring Early-Bird Tickets… Save $100″
  • “ReadyForZero Acquired by Avant in Cash and Stock Deal”
  • “Wallaby Launches Wise Bread Rewards Maximizer”

Around the web

  • Nomis Solutions announces new partnership with Tangerine.
  • blooom wins Kansas City’s InnovateHER pitch competition.
  • PYMNTS.com MPD CEO Karen Webster interviews Todd Doherty, TSYS senior director of analytics.
  • Tech City highlights TransferWise and Azimo in its look at the remittance industry.
  • GMC Software named Xplor’s Technology of the Year for its Inspire Dynamic Communications solution.
  • “D+H to Buy Payments Firm Fundtech for $1.25 Billion”
  • Google Cloud Platform launches Cloud Console for Android.
  • Bluefin Payment Systems and Phoenix Managed Networks partner to provide Bluefin’s Decryptx P2PE Solution to clients of Phoenix Managed Networks.
  • Xero reaches 200,000 customers in Australia.
  • Prosper reaches record loan originations for March, surpasses $3 billion in lending.

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Alumni News– January 9, 2015

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Categories: Aptys Solutions, BillGuard, Cachet Financial Solutions, CAN Capital, CrowdCurity, Dwolla, Klarna, Kreditech, Mint Bills, Misys, Nymi, Receivables Exchange, Saved Plus, Taulia, TextPower, Wallaby Financial, Wealthfront, WePay, Xero_homepage
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgKiplinger’s list of five great free financial apps features BillGuard, Mint Bills, Level Money, SavedPlus, and Wallaby Financial.
  • Center for Financial Inclusion highlights Dwolla, Klarna, Kreditech, Receivables Exchange, and Wealthfront in its review of Australia Wealth Investor’s top 50 fintech innovators for 2014.
  • First Electric Cooperative deploying TextPower SmartAlerts.
  • WePay makes Bobs Guide’s “Fintech Startups to Watch in 2015” list.
  • Misys awarded SWIFT Certified Application labels for trade and supply chain management.
  • CrowdCurity launches newly designed website.
  • Time magazine lists Nymi as 1 of 5 most important things happening at CES 2015.
  • Forbes: Xero Wants All Small Businesses To Do Accounting In The Cloud.
  • Tradier releases Morningstar-sourced fundamentals APIs to beta.
  • Cachet Financial launches Co-Branded Option for Select Mobile Money Solution.
  • PYMNTS interviews CAN Capital CMO James Mendelsohn about access to alternative funding.
  • Taulia launches “Take Control” campaign to help companies better understand early payment solution.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Alumni News– December 19, 2014

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Categories: ayondo, Betterment, BrightScope, CardFlight, CREALOGIX, Financial Guard, FutureAdvisor, Holvi, IntelliResponse, Jemstep, Klarna, Loop, Meniga, Open Bank Project, peerTransfer, Personal Capital, SigFig, TradeKing, TransferWise, True Potential, Wallaby Financial, Wealthfront, Xero
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgMoney Facts looks at how TransferWise helps consumers save on money transfer fees.
  • Huffington Post features Matthew Goldman of Wallaby Financial in a conversation on credit card strategies for travelers.
  • PYMNTS.com interviews LoopPay Chief Technologist George Wallner.
  • A comparison between Stockholm and Silicon Valley in The Independent highlights Klarna.
  • Virtual Agent Chat checks in on post-acquisition IntelliResponse.
  • Cardflight’s SwipeSimple joins MasterCard mPOS providers.
  • News.com.au reports: How Xero went from a scribbled figure on a serviette to a $2 billion company.
  • Crealogix and Meniga create Digital Bank and PFM Solution for BNP’s Consors Bank.
  • peerTransfer named 2014 Winner of BostInno’s 50 on Fire Award.
  • Forbes lists Holvi as 1 of 5 Finnish startups to watch.
  • Programmable Web considers how Open Bank Project’s API brings more openness to banking internationally.
  • Ayondo launches ad campaign on 2 major German TV networks.
  • Business Insider features Betterment, Financial Guard, FutureAdvisor, Jemstep, Personal Capital, SigFig, TradeKing, and Wealthfront in a look at the growth of robo-advisors.
  • BrightScope releases its Top 30 401(k) Plans List.
  • Management Today profiles David Harrison, managing partner at True Potential.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Alumni News– December 3, 2014

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Categories: ACI Worldwide, Betterment, Blockchain, Braintree, Coinbase, Currency Cloud, Entrepreneurial Finance Lab, iQuantifi, Klarna, Lending Club, LendingTree, Motif Investing, Nymi, SK Planet, True Potential, Trulioo, Venmo, Wallaby Financial
  • iQuantifi announces million-dollar angel investment.
  • LendingTree unveils its small business loan marketplace with loans from $5,000 to $1 million.
  • Young Adult Money explains how to invest using Motif Investing.
  • Betterment reaches 50,000 customer milestone.
  • SK Planet promotes its Bluetooth Low Energy powered mileage app, Syrup, in Seoul.
  • True Potential announces the launch of 15 new, open-ended investment company funds in Q1 2015.
  • Bank of South Pacific to deploy ACI Proactive Risk Manager from ACI Worldwide to help protect against fraud.
  • Klarna to invest $100 million over the next three years to launch its payments systems in the U.S.
  • Finovate Debuts: Loyal3’s Stock Investments Democratizes Access to Stocks and IPOs.
  • Entrepreneurial Finance Lab gets a new look.
  • Pymnts features conversation with Currency Cloud’s Chief Commercial Officer on how they modernize money movement.
  • Coinbase now enables some customers to hold USD balances in their Coinbase wallets.
  • Time names Braintree’s Venmo as 1 of the top 10 apps of 2014.
  • Blockchain issued a .SSL certification.
  • TechVibes features Trulioo’s new design.
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Wallaby Financial Acquired by Bankrate

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Categories: Wallaby Financial

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One of the innovators in the field of credit card reward optimization, Wallaby Financial has been acquired by online personal finance publisher, Bankrate. Terms were not disclosed.

Wallaby founder and CEO Matthew Goldman sees many advantages to being a part of Bankrate. “Their massive consumer audience, leading distribution partnerships, and financial resources will allow Wallaby to help millions of Americans acquire and use the right financial products,” he said.

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Bankrate CEO Kenneth S. Esterow added that the acquisition will help his company deepen customer relationships. Esterow said that “Tests with their products have demonstrated substantial increases in conversion rates in our profitable and growing credit card channel.” 
Some have expressed surprise at the acquisition. But Wallaby’s ability to help drive credit card lead generation is one likely synergy between the two companies. Wallaby’s technology helps consumers choose credit cards that are most compatible with their financial needs and goals. The company maintains a credit card database of more than 2,400 credit cards, and has more than 100,000 users on its platform.
Wallaby has enjoyed a busy fall. The company was one of the finalists of the SWIFT Innotribe Startup Challenge, and launched its WalletUp mobile app. Wallaby has been eager to embrace wearables, unveiling its Android Wear app this fall. 
Read more about Wallaby’s initiatives in wearables in our extended feature with Wallaby CEO Matthew Goldman.
Wallaby Financial was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California. The company was last on the Finovate stage for FinovateSpring 2013, where it demoed Wallaby Wallet Boost.

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Alumni News– September 29, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Billhighway, Birdback, LendingRobot, MiiCard, peerTransfer, Wallaby Financial
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCreditCards.com and Wallaby launch the WalletUp mobile app to help consumers maximize credit card rewards.
  • LendingRobot will now manage up to $10,000 for free.
  • Billhighway debuts at #1 on Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces List in Small Business category.
  • miiCard participates in NSTIC Pilot for State of North Carolina eID Program.
  • Birdback brings card-linked offers to US and Brazil.
  • Smart Tuition and peerTransfer partner to help International tuition payers.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Finovate Alums Among SWIFT Innotribe’s Startup Challenge Finalists

Finovate Alums Among SWIFT Innotribe’s Startup Challenge Finalists
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Advanced Merchant Payments, CurrencyTransfer, Fastacash, LendingRobot, Mambu, Wallaby Financial
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With more than 280 companies applying, and 47 companies selected to compete, the Innotribe Startup Challenge is down to the top 15 companies that will move on to the Grand Finale. And six of the companies to advance are Finovate alums.

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The Innotribe Startup Challenge is part of Sibos, the conference held by SWIFT each year. The goal of the Challenge is to help what the contest categorizes as “startups” and “innovators” get access and exposure to the broader fintech community. Events are held in London, Singapore, and New York during which competing companies pitch their innovations to industry experts and fintech investors. 

The Grand Finale will be held on October 1 at Sibos. The winning companies – one “early stage startup” and one “growth-stage innovator” – will receive a prize of $50,000 USD.
The six Finovate alums among the finalists are below.
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“Innovator”
Founded: 2009
HQ: Hong Kong, China

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“Startup”
Founded: 2013
HQ: London, UK

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“Innovator”
Founded: 2012
HQ: Singapore
“Startup”
Founded: 2012
HQ: Seattle, WA

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“Innovator”
Founded: 2011
HQ: Berlin, Germany

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“Innovator”
Founded: 2011
HQ: Pasadena, CA
Said Fabian Vendenreydt, Head of Markets Management, Innotribe and the SWIFT Institute at SWIFT said “Since it started in 2011, the Innotribe Startup Challenge has provided a huge opportunity to our community to understand and support this innovation.” 
For more information about the Innotribe’s Startup Challenge, visit their page here.

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Wallaby Financial Launches Android Wear App

Wallaby Financial Launches Android Wear App
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Wallaby Financial

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How about real-time credit card recommendations right at your fingertips?

Or at least around your wrist – Wallaby Financial announced today that it is introducing Wallaby for Android Wear. Following on the heels of Wallaby’s deployment for Samsung Gear 2, today’s news further establishes Wallaby as a leader in bringing financial services apps to the wearable devices market.

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Matthew Goldman, Wallaby Founder and CEO, said that the emphasis on wearables is designed to help give consumers the information and services they want “in the context of their daily lives.” Goldman said, “each successive wearable device launch allows us to further enhance the capabilities we provide instantaneously and conveniently to our customers.”
Wallaby for Android Wear operates on a number of Android devices, including Moto 360 and LG G. The app is free for anyone with a Wallaby account and, when launched, uses geolocation and its own proprietary database of more than 2,000 credit card profiles to help users see and select the best credit card to use in a given transaction. 
Check out the app for yourself here.
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Wearable technology remains on the cusp of acceptance. Writing in Wednesday’s The New York Times Fashion & Style section, one author suggested referring to wearables not as “wearable tech” but “ugly tech.” At the same time, the Times feature notes the fact that companies like Apple are moving closer and closer to a potential wearable of its own (an “iWatch” for example) suggests that the field could be “on the precipice of change.”
After al, the author says, “if anyone can change the perception of wearables and ugliness, it’s definitely Apple.”
And it is also a definite that Apple won’t be alone. With the Android user base continuing to grow worldwide, opportunities for collaborations between hardware innovators (like Samsung) as well as software innovators (like Wallaby Financial) are likely to remain robust. One of the most interesting things about wearables is how they encourage innovation when it comes to inputs. For example, Wallaby for Android Wear features the ability to use voice commands for certain key functions – a key attribute given the form factor of many, if not most, wearable devices.
Wallaby was founded in 2011, and is headquartered in Pasadena, California. The company was last on the Finovate stage for FinovateSpring last year in San Francisco.

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Alumni News– September 4, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BehavioSec, Check, FIS, Google, On Deck Capital, PayPal, ReadyForZero, Taulia, ThreatMetrix, Wallaby Financial
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgThreatMetrix to provide location-detecting solution help institutions meet the Treasury Office’s international business regulations.
  • LifeHacker: ReadyForZero tracks your debt and helps manage your credit score.
  • Graphic Packaging Holding selects Taulia to provide its Business Exchange program to optimize the organization’s payables process.
  • BiometricUpdate.com features BehavioSec. Come see its presentation at FinDEVr.
  • Jane J. Thompson joins OnDeck Board of Directors.
  • Wallaby Financial launches Android Wear app.
  • PayPal extends fingerprint authentication to Samsung Note 4 and Gear S.
  • EverBank partners with FIS to bring PeoplePay to its banking customers.
  • Forbes.com features Check among three nightmare-reducing money disruptors.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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