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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: BBVA Compass, blooom, Cloud Lending, CurrencyFair, Expensify, Fastacash, IDology, Interactions, Kantox, Payfone, PayPal, Persistent Systems, SnoopWall, TransferWise, WorldPay

On Finovate.com

  • “IDology Announces “Significant,” Strategic Equity Investment in Payfone“
  • “Worldpay Goes Public; Shares Rally on Trading Debut”

Around the web

  • Fastacash announces strategic investment in Myanmar-focused, MyPAY.
  • American Banker interviews CEO Manolo Sanchez, BBVA Compass.
  • Persistent Systems announces technology partnership with Municipal Corporation.
  • Independent.IE features CurrencyFair, Expensify, and PayPal in a review of 20 PFM apps.
  • Fox Business interviews Blooom President Greg Smith on the future of 401(k) plans.
  • Silicon Review lists SnoopWall as 1 of 20 fastest growing security companies.
  • The Hindu features Cloud Lending Solutions’ co-founder Snehal Fulzele.
  • Interactions wins bronze Stevie Award in the Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year category. This is its fourth consecutive Stevie Award.
  • Slush.org interviews Kristo Kaarmann, TransferWise co-founder.
  • The Culture Trip highlights Kantox in its review of successful Barcelona startups.

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

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FinDEVr APIntelligence

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BehavioSec, Currency Cloud, Expensify, Fidor Bank, FinDEVr APIntelligence, MX, PocketSmith, WorldPay, Xero

FinDEVr2015LogoV2DateAre you building new financial technology? Be sure to check out coverage from our recent developers conference in San Francisco. We’re taking the fintech developer tool showcase to New York, 29/30 March 2016. Stay tuned for details.

Developer news

The latest from FinDEVr San Francisco 2015 presenters

  • Fidor Bank wins in two categories at BAI Retail Delivery’s Global Banking Innovation Awards.
  • WSJ features BehavioSec and Nymi in its piece, The Next Security Frontier: The Human Body.
  • PYMNTS.com takes a look at Currency Cloud and the latest update to its API, Payment Engine Two.
  • Worldpay’s IPO on London Stock Exchange is the U.K.’s largest IPO of the year, at a market cap of £4.8 billion ($7.3 billion).
  • Self Lender names MX one of three startups “absolutely crushing it” in fintech.
  • “Kabbage’s Fresh $135 Million to Help Grow Karrot Consumer Lending Platform”

Alumni updates

  • PocketSmith launches in Xero Add-On Marketplace.
  • Expensify launches new integration features for Xero.
  • Nymi recruits CEO John Haggard; Karl Martin will now serve as CTO.

Stay up to date on daily developments by following FinDEVr on Twitter.

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Currency Cloud, Emailage, Feedzai, Malauzai Software, Misys, Moven, Ormsby Street, Stockpile, Trustly, WorldPay

On Finovate.com

  • “A View From Backstage at FinDEVr San Francisco 2015″
  • “Stockpile Hauls in $15 Million in New Investment”
  • “Emailage, Feedzai Partner to Combine Machine Learning with Email Risk Assessment”
  • “Moven Rounds Up $12 Million in Funding for International Expansion”

Around the web

  • Somerset Trust Company to deploy Retail+ for Small Business Banking solution from Malauzai Software.
  • Trustly expands into 21 new markets, now reaching 29 countries.
  • PYMNTS.com takes a look at Currency Cloud and the latest update to its API, Payment Engine Two.
  • Misys launches its dedicated-payment risk-management solution, FusionBanking Payment Insulator.
  • American Banker names 11 Finovate and FinDEVr alums in its list of 21 companies to watch.
  • Worldpay’s IPO on London Stock Exchange is the U.K.’s largest IPO of the year, at a market cap of £4.8 billion ($7.3 billion).
  • New enhancements to CreditHQ from Ormsby Street feature letter templates, new dashboard metrics.

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

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: App Annie, Avalara, Cachet Financial Solutions, Credit Karma, Currency Cloud, Expensify, Hip Money, Hip Pocket, MX, Praesidio, Ripple, Thomson Reuters, Twilio, Wealthfront, WorldPay, Xero

On Finovate.com

  • “Hip Pocket Introduces its New PFM Solution, Hip Money“
  • “FinDEVr Newcomer Praesidio Rakes in $3 Million Investment”

Around the web

  • Cachet Financial Solutions to deploy its Select Mobile Money platform with a global payment solutions provider seeking U.S. expansion.
  • Currency Cloud launches its Payment Engine Two API to enable faster payments and greater scalability.
  • D+H Global PayPlus teams up with Ripple, integrating its payment-services hub with Ripple’s distributed-ledger technology.
  • Thomson Reuters announces content update to its Checkpoint Catalyst FASB reporting solution.
  • Ahead of its impending IPO, Worldpay firms up IPO price range.
  • Self Lender names MX as one of three startups “absolutely crushing it” in fintech.
  • Wealthfront lists App Annie, Avalara, Credit Karma, and Twilio on its list of career-launching companies.
  • Expensify launches new integration features for Xero.

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

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FinDEVr Live: Worldpay Demonstrates its Securenet API

FinDEVr Live: Worldpay Demonstrates its Securenet API
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinDEVr 2015, FinDEVr 2015 San Francisco, WorldPay

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WorldPaylogoWorldpay US provides leading payments processing services across multiple verticals including grocery, petroleum, retail, restaurant, ecommerce and small business. Utilizing traditional point-of-sale technologies to mobile devices, customers can accept payments anytime, anywhere. From transaction-capturing and -processing to merchant-acquiring, Worldpay provides insightful expertise, seamless delivery and valued relationships. We’re defining the way we work at Worldpay. Through innovation and investment, the Worldpay brand supports our desire to strengthen our focus on our customers and provide the most secure and reliable processing platform in the industry. Visit us at Worldpay.com.

“Add secure payments to any website, app or mobile device with the single Worldpay Securenet API”

Key takeaways:

  • Enhanced payments-data allows developers to create awesome user experiences
  • Various layers of the payments ecosystem
  • Electronic payments REST interface

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Presenters:
Chester Ritchie, SVP, Head of Strategy
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Ritchie created an award-winning Retail STAR point-of-sale software and the top-selling payment-processing software called X-Charge. During his tenure with an ISO, he built the company into a powerhouse through sales initiatives that resulted in a share-price appreciation of 1,850%.

Abe Gandara, Senior Sales Engineer (not pictured)
LinkedIn | abe.gandara@securenet.com
Gandara has 8+ years of experience across several different verticals and industries. He is versatile as a product and solution expert. Gandara is primarily focused on assisting partners and merchants with providing strategic solutions based on current needs, as well as offering a vision for their future.

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Crysp, Markit, mBank, Social Money, WorldPay

On Finovate.com

  • “FinDEVr 2015: A Bounty for Builders”
  • Check out our latest FinDEVr Preview featuring Crysp.

Around the web

  • mBank launches “Digital Banking and Finance” degree program with University of Lodz.
  • Markit completes its acquisition of CoreOne. Join Markit in San Francisco for FinDEVr 2015 this week.
  • Brett King interviews Scott McCormack of Social Money on the topic of financial inclusion.
  • WorldPay investigates using facial recognition technology to combat card fraud. See WorldPay at FinDEVr 2015 in San Francisco.

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

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Finovate Alumni News

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Bill.com, Check Point, DarcMatter, Dream Payments, Kreditech, Larky, Lendio, Malauzai Software, Narrative Science, PayItSimple, peerTransfer, Prosper, Rippleshot, WorldPay

On Finovate.com

  • “Finovate Debuts: Dream Payments Solves Your Payment-acceptance Nightmare”
  • “Bill.com Unveils its iOS App for Small Business Owners”
  • “Malauzai Software Raises $11 Million in Venture Funding”

Around the web

  • Bloomberg: Barclays’s Michael Rake to Become WorldPay Chairman in September. See WorldPay at FinDEVr this October.
  • PaySimple introduces BookSimple, its cloud-based scheduling software.
  • Check Point partners with Vmware partner to bolster security in data centers.
  • Boston Business Journal: peerTransfer to open office in Shanghai, China, this year.
  • Bank Innovation reviews Narrative Science and its plans to enter the robot-advisor market.
  • Let’s Talk Payments interviews Ron Suber, Prosper President.
  • Credit Union Times features Rippleshot CEO and co-founder Canh Tran in its column on fraud detection for CUs.
  • Sang Lee, CEO of DarcMatter, quoted in RIA Biz column on robo-advisors.
  • PYMTNs.com profiles Kreditech as the company pursues Series C investment.
  • Belvoir FCU launches Belvoir Buck$ loyalty program courtesy of partnership with Larky.

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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