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Alumni News — Week of May 23, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on May 31, 2011
Categories: Aptys Solutions, Backbase, Betterment, Bill.com, Boku, Capital Access Network, Credit Karma, Doxo, Dwolla, edo Interactive, Expensify, Kabbage, Lending Club, LendingKarma, Lendio, Lodo Software, Monitise, Mortgagebot, PayDivvy, PayNearMe, peerTransfer, ProfitStars, Robot Dough, SecondMarket, Smarty Pig, Striata, ThreatMetrix, TILE Financial, TradeKing, Tyfone, Wikinvest, Wonga, Xero, Zecco, Zopa

Aptys Solutions
Aptys Solutions signed with Banker’s Bank, a top check depositor with the Federal Reserve Link

Backbase
Backbase to host webinar on how to use social media in financial services Link

Betterment

Betterment announced a growth of over $10M under management and over 4000 customers in first year Link
Betterment celebrated its first birthday Link

Bill.com
Bill.com is working to improve its mobile offering for small and midsized businesses Link

Boku
Mobile Entertainment explained how Boku will revolutionize pay-by-mobile for digital goods Link

Capital Access Network
CNBC explained how Capital Access Network solves the need to use financial creativity Link

Credit Karma
WiseBread Blog interviewed Credit Karma CEO Link

doxo

doxo’s first fan video was posted online Link
Oregon employees were the first to give its members doxo’s online file cabinet Link
TechFlash highlighted the benefits of using doxo to achieve paperless business Link
2Minute Finance interviewed doxo at FinovateSpring Link

Dwolla

Dwolla was listed by inc Tech as one of three startups you must know from Big Omaha Link
Credit Union Times listed Dwolla as a new P2P service rivaling ‘bank giants’ Link

edo Interactive
MyBankTracker interviewed edo Interactive COO about its Prewards service Link

Expensify
Slate explained how Expensify will help the ‘frequent flier’ Link

Kabbage
Technorati described how Kabbage works with eBay Link

Lending Club

Mint.com’s blog covered what you need to know about Lending Club Link
San Francisco Business Times commented on Lending Club’s strong backing from both investors and lenders Link
San Francisco Times reported that Lending Club stated it is not planning to go public for several years Link

LendingKarma
Entrepreneur featured LendingKarma as a good tool to use when borrowing money from family or friends Link

Lendio
San Francisco Chronicle reported that Lendio offers funding opportunities for new grads Link

Lodo Software
Lodo Software was described as a startup providing jobs in the “Silicon Prairie” region, a.k.a. Omaha Link

Monitise
Monitise released a report predicting that the majority of consumers will use mobile money services within the next three years Link

Mortgagebot
Mortgagebot reached 1000 clients, one of its goals from the beginning Link

PayDivvy
2MinuteFinanced interviewed PayDivvy about its services Link

PayNearMe
BillShrink examined PayNearMe’s cash payment service Link

peerTransfer
Mass High Tech interviewed Iker Marcaide from peerTransfer about becoming an entrepreneur Link

ProfitStars
ProfitStars announced a new version of Margin Maximizer that’s now available as a hosted solution Link

Robot Dough
2MiniuteFinance toured RobotDough’s demo during interview at Finovate Spring Link

SecondMarket

Wall Street Journal stated that SecondMarket helped fuel the tech boom Link
CNBC interviewed SecondMarket for an explanation of the change in trading numbers Link and Link

Smarty Pig
Smarty Pig launched new sharing features, including activity sharing and goal sharing Link

Striata
Striata will host a June 2 webinar for implementing successful ebilling strategies Link

ThreatMetrix
San Francisco Chronicle covered ThreatMetrix’s research around mobile transaction activity Link

TILE Financial
TILE Financial released a Financial Identity Profile to strengthen the connection between advisors and under-30 consumers Link

TradeKing
TradeKing divulged the lineup of its free webinars in June Link

Tyfone
Tyfone won 2010 Asia Pacific Smart Card Association Award for its NFC innovation and implementation Link

Wikinvest
Dow Jones Advisor highlighted Wikinvest as a way to analyze portfolios Link

Wonga

Wonga won 2011 Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award for exceptional accomplishments Link
Wonga won the Media Momentum Awards, a coveted award for digital media companies in Europe Link
Wonga’s Errol Damelin discussed consumer-centric credit Link

Xero

Diversity Limited commented on Xero’s move to the US markets Link
Xero and Keebo teamed up to help you manage and process receipts Link
New Zealand Herald commented on Xero’s surging revenue Link

Zecco

The Wall Street Journal reviewed Zecco’s new Facebook app Link
Zecco launched an app for stock trades & viewing realtime market data on Facebook Link

Zopa
Zopa shows how it helps consumers protect against inflation Link

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Alumni News — Weeks of November 28 and December 5, 2010

By finovate Posted on December 13, 2010
Categories: Andera, Backbase, BancVue, Betterment, Capital Access Network, CashEdge, ClairMail, Expensify, FIS, GoalMine, Jemstep, Jwaala, Kasasa, Lending Club, Mint.com, Monitise, Mozo, PopMoney, SmartyPig, Tyfone, Wikinvest, Yodlee

PopMoney (from CashEdge) wins award for excellence in Web design from the Interactive Media Council. http://bit.ly/finovate11301

Speculation from MarketWatch: Could ClairMail be headed for an IPO? http://bit.ly/finovate11306

ClairMail and Cardlytics partner to provide transaction marketing opportunities. http://bit.ly/finovate1281

Expensify continues to grow its currency support base — Expensify is now supporting 159 currencies. http://bit.ly/finovate1232

Robert Scoble uses Expensify for expense reports. http://scoble.it/finovate11305

FIS launches innovative new mobile banking product. — Users can establish mobile account management with their debit card, no online banking signup needed. http://bit.ly/finovate1291

GoalMine hosting cash contest via Facebook to spread the word. http://bit.ly/finovate1292

This week’s Jem 5 at Jemstep explores diversified fixed income funds. http://bit.ly/finovate1294

Generations FCU goes live with Jwaala’s “Better Online Banking.” http://bit.ly/finovate1237

Just for fun: Kasasa releases banks’ playlists. See this week’s from Jeff Davis Bank. http://bit.ly/finovate1236

Lending Club enjoyed a flurry of news coverage. Read the summaries here: http://bit.ly/finovate1224

Lending Club mentioned in PBS nightly business report. http://to.pbs.org/finovate1297

Mint.com now available in Canada. http://tcrn.ch/finovate1234

Congratulations to Mint founder, Aaron Patzer; winner of a TechFellow Award for General Management. http://tcrn.ch/finovate1296

Monitise to bring mobile payments to Nigeria. http://bit.ly/finovate1231

Mozo powering new “Compare, Ditch and Switch” campaign to allow Australians to shop around for better banking services. http://bit.ly/finovate1283

Just in time for the Holidays, PopMoney gift cards at www.giftcardmall.com.

The new SmartyPig rewards MasterCard provides up to 10% cash back at select retailers. http://bit.ly/finovate11303

Tyfone receives additional patent for electronic wallet technology. http://bit.ly/finovate11304

Wikinvest is even more mobile with Blackberry and Android Apps. http://bit.ly/finovate1235

Y Combinator and Yodlee cooperate to provide financial data services to startups.

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Weekly Updates — Week of November 15, 2010

By finovate Posted on November 20, 2010
Categories: Backbase, Billeo, BillFloat, Blippy, BrightScope, Credit Sesame, eRollover, GoalMine, Ixaris, Kasasa, Monitise, Monitise Americas, Mozo, PayNearMe, SmartyPig, Tempo Payments, Wikinvest

To see Finovate news updates in real-time, follow our feed on Twitter.

Backbase is launching its fall webinar series. — The first 25 signups get a copy of Brett King’s new book “Bank 2.0.” http://bit.ly/finovate11193

Billeo is powering the new American Express inSite service. — Amex users get rewards and bonuses from within their browser. http://bit.ly/finovate11162

BillFloat shines at the “Under the Radar Conference.” — The company won the “Judges’ Choice” and “Audience Choice” awards in the Commerce category. http://bit.ly/finovate11163

Blippy lets users “fancify” their profiles. http://bit.ly/finovate11154

Data is king at BrightScope. — See the O’Riley Radar article which includes a five-minute video on how the startup gathered 401k plan info from the Department of Labor http://oreil.ly/finovate11192

Credit Sesame launches. — Public Beta is open to everyone. http://bit.ly/finovate11171 Excellent info-graphic about consumer debt in America http://bit.ly/finovate11182

eRollover announces new website. — The new site is designed to be easier to navigate and better show analytic tools. http://bit.ly/finovate11153

GoalMine launches with $25 reward to users who establish a $25 per month investment plan. — The program not only encourages ongoing investment, but highlights the convenience of the company’s online GoalPack gift card system. http://bit.ly/finovate11152

Ixaris launches Secret Path Developer Challenge. — Secret Path rewards developers who build payment applications on Ixaris Opn for social media networks, mobile devices and ecommerce. http://bit.ly/finovate11172

Kasasa Poetry Challenge. — Poets can win cash prizes, and have their work used in a Kasasa commercial. http://bit.ly/finovate11194

Monitise and US Bank work together for contactless payments solution. http://bit.ly/finovate11173

Mozo wins Deloitte’s Rising Star award. — The award is for companies in operation for fewer than three years. http://bit.ly/finovate11191

PayNearMe garners $16 million in venture capital. — Khosla Ventures led the funding round. The company will also be launching a mobile payments application. http://bit.ly/finovate11161

SmartyPig adds 21 new “Best in Class Retailers” just in time for holiday shopping. — Retail partners boost users’ savings by up to 14% when the savings goal is withdrawn via their gift card. http://bit.ly/finovate11155

Tempo Payments powers reward card for Sheetz convenience stores. — The decoupled affinity debit cards are independently-branded rewards debit cards, which link to the customer’s checking account. http://bit.ly/finovate11151

Wikinvest launches Android and Blackberry apps which allow users to view their accounts regardless of brokerage. http://tcrn.ch/finovate11181

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Last Chance for FinovateSpring Early-Bird Tickets — Only 2 Days Left to Save!

By Eric Mattson Posted on March 30, 2010
Categories: Backbase, Bill.com, Billeo, Bobber Interactive, Check Point, ConsumerDirect, Continuity Control, Controlabill, Cortera, Cross Commerce Media, DebtGoal, eRollover, Expensify, FinovateSpring 2010, Fiserv, FTRANS, Garland Group, Ideon FS, Jemstep, Kabbage, Liqpay.com, MoneyAisle, oFlows, Pageonce, Point of Wealth Systems, SafetyPay, Segmint, TSYS, UBank, VISA, Wikinvest, Worklight

Just a quick reminder that the early-bird ticket prices for FinovateSpring 2010 (May 11, San Francisco) will expire at the end of March (less than 2 days from now). If you register by March 31, you’ll save $100 on your ticket and lock in your spot to see debuts and demos of dozens of new financial and banking technological innovations.

We’ve handpicked an amazing list of companies to demo their latest including:

Tickets are selling well with hundreds of registered attendees from great organizations like:

AARP
BNP Paribas
CBS
Experian
Google
Intuit
Kaiser Permanente
Mechanics Bank
Tower Group
USAA
Visa

Aite
Capital One
Celent
Filene
H&R Block
Jack Henry
Motley Fool
Target
PayPal
US Bank
Wells Fargo

Alliant Credit Union
Canaan Partners
Discover
Forrester Research
ING DIRECT
Highland Capital
Javelin Research
NY Times
TransUnion
Venrock
Wired Magazine

FinovateSpring is one of our twice-yearly showcases of the best new ideas in banking and financial technology. The show is built around a unique blend of fast-paced demos of actual technology (no slides!) and high-quality networking with an audience of senior FI executives, fintech entrepreneurs, VCs, press, industry analysts and bloggers. It’s an awesome environment to find your next competitive edge.

Don’t miss out on the early-bird price on your ticket to this great show. Register now!

P.S. Online Banking Report subscribers are entitled to an extra discount to our Finovate conferences. Email me to get it.

Eric Mattson is CEO of Online Financial Innovations, the parent company of NetBanker, Online Banking Report and the Finovate Conference Series. He can be reached at eric@netbanker.com.

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FinovateSpring 2010 Demo Companies Revealed

By Eric Mattson Posted on March 17, 2010
Categories: Backbase, Bill.com, Billeo, Bobber Interactive, Check Point, ConsumerDirect, Continuity Control, Controlabill, Cortera, Cross Commerce Media, DebtGoal, DeviceFidelity, eRollover, Expensify, FinovateSpring 2010, Fiserv, FTRANS, Garland Group, Ideon FS, Jemstep, Kabbage, Liqpay.com, MoneyAisle, Monitise, oFlows, Pageonce, Point of Wealth Systems, SafetyPay, Segmint, Silver Tail Systems, TransUnion Interactive, TSYS, UBank, VISA, Wikinvest, Worklight

We’re very pleased to announce the lineup for the upcoming FinovateSpring 2010 conference. Taking place on Tuesday May 11 in San Francisco, the conference will showcase dozens of handpicked companies debuting and demoing their latest and greatest fintech innovations. The quality of the new ideas that will be demoed on stage is very high this year and we’re incredibly excited to showcase them to you.

The demoing companies selected (that we can reveal so far) are:

These companies will be showcased to an audience of senior financial/banking/credit union executives, influential press, industry analysts, venture capitalists, bloggers, tech companies and entrepreneurs.

A sampling of the great organizations already registered to attend includes: AARP, Aite, Alliant Credit Union, BNP Paribas, Capital One, Celent, Discover, Experian, Fidelity, Filene, Forrester Research, Google, Highland Capital, Intuit, Javelin Strategy, Jack Henry, Mechanics Bank, Motley Fool, NY Times, PayPal, Tower Group, USAA, US Bank, Venrock, Wells Fargo, and Wired Magazine.

We’d love to have you join us at the spring event and watch the future of finance/banking unfold onstage. If you register today you’ll save $100 via the early-bird ticket discount. Please note that the early-bird prices expire at the end of this month and space is limited so lock in your spot now!

Eric Mattson is CEO of Online Financial Innovations, the parent company of NetBanker, Online Banking Report and the Finovate Conference Series. He can be reached at eric@netbanker.com.

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