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Finovate Alumni News– May 12, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on May 12, 2014
Categories: Actiance, BancBox, Dealstruck, Entrepreneurial Finance Lab, FIS, Jumio, Loop, Manilla, ShopKeep POS, SmartyPig, Strands, Xero

Manilla to shut down July 1.

Xero and ASB launch business to bank payments.

Bancbox and Kingdom Trust Company partner to streamline the crowdfunding and P2P lending platform for the IRA investor.

Actiance tops Forrester’s social risk and compliance product list.

Strands hires new CEO, Erik Brieva.

Dealstruck and Entrepreneurial Finance Lab named finalists in Core Innovators Challenge.

FIS announces launch of FIS Instant Card to accelerate FI’s ability to provide new or replacement cards.

Chris Skinner highlights the relationship between SmartyPig and ICICI Bank in a feature on Banking-as-a-Service.

ZDnet takes a look at ShopKeep POS, including its recent $25 million investment form Thayer Street Partners.

The Motley Fools calls Loop, the invention that “will change the way you pay for everything.”

The Rock Trading Ltd. partners with Jumio for real-time ID verification services.

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 — May 5, 2014

By David Penn Posted on May 5, 2014
Categories: DeMyst Data, FinovateSpring 2014, FutureAdvisor, ID.me, Jumio, Kashoo, LearnVest, Mint.com, Xero

Check out our Twitter highlights of FinovateSpring 2014 – from the opening demo to Best of Show.
LearnVest, Mint, and FutureAdvisor featured in Wall Street Journal column on managing your own money.

Forbes highlights Demyst.Data, showing how Big Data can be used to determine loan suitability for the underbanked.

Xconomy profiles authentication specialist, Jumio. Video of Jumio’s FinovateSpring 2014 demo will be available soon at Finovate.com.

Kashoo and Xero are among the cloud accounting apps reviewed in a new ebook by the Sleeter Group.

American Banker features Ondot Systems’ use of debit on/off controls via mobile device.

Backbase launches Backbase Engage, an out-of-the-box digital banking solution for FIs.

CUneXus proceeds to Innotribe Startup Challenge 2014 Semifinals.

Tradeshift extends “App” ecosystem and offers co-investment to encourage development on its platform.

Wearable tech company GTX now using Stockr to communicate directly with the investors.

Motherboard looks at Zighra’s next-gen kinetic ID that will recognize users by how they swipe on their phone.

MoneyDesktop named 1 of 8 of Utah’s Most Innovative Products.

SafetyPay partners with UOL BoaCompra, a leader in monetizing online games for Latin America.

VentureBeat looks at a government program that awards grants to companies working on an “Identity Ecosystem,” bringing to mind FinovateSpring 2014 alum, ID.me.

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- May 1, 2014

By David Penn Posted on May 1, 2014
Categories: Backbase, FinovateSpring 2014, TSYS, Xero

Eight companies earned Best of Show awards at FinovateSpring 2014 in San Jose.

Backbase launches Backbase Engage, an omni-channel, out-of-the-box, banking platform.

PYMNTS.com interviews the CEO of TSYS acquisition, ProPay.

Xero’s B2B cloud payment solution now live in Australia thanks to a partnership with ASB Bank.

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– April 23, 2014

By David Penn Posted on April 23, 2014
Categories: Billhighway, FIS, Fiserv, Linkable Networks, Nous.net, ReadyForZero, TSYS, Xero

Nous launches two-month pilot program with Hong Kong hedge fund. Launched at FinovateEurope in February, Nous’ Spark Profit has 25,000 registered users in 194 countries.

Heritage Bank of Nevada to deploy Fiserv’s deposit reclassification solution, ReserveLink.

AmeriServ signs real-time account processing agreement with FIS to deploy TrustDesk.

TSYS to discontinue operations in Japan after almost 14 years.

Billhighway & RallyBound partner to make multi-channel fundraising a reality for nonprofits.

Zendesk customer service software partners with Xero.

PerformanceIn interviews Linkable Networks CEO, Tom Burgess.

ReadyForZero announces manual entry tool.

Insuritas working with Overstock.com to launch its virtual insurance agency solution. Come see Insuritas at FinovateSpring next week.

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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Xero Announces 80% YOY Revenue Growth

By David Penn Posted on April 4, 2014
Categories: Xero

Fresh off news of its integration with Square, cloud accounting software specialist Xero announced the end of a fiscal year that saw the company grow its revenues by more than 80%.

A few other metrics just released by the company include:

NZ$70 million ($60 million USD) in operating revenues
NZ$93 million ($80 million USD) in annualized subscriptions
NZ$210 million ($180 million USD) in cash on hand to fund growth
284,000 paying customers
758 employees

Xero is the leading accounting software provider in New Zealand, and leads the online market in both Australia and the United Kingdom. In fact, Xero has seen the most significant year-over-year growth in the latter two regions, as well as North America. Metrics on Xero’s paying customers by region are below:

Australia: 109,000
New Zealand: 102,000
United Kingdom: 47,000
North America: 18,0000
The rest of the world: 8,000

And here are numbers on Xero’s year-over-year growth in subscription revenue:

North America: 154%
Australia: 120%
United Kingdom: 92%
The rest of the world: 86%
New Zealand: 48%

Xero demonstrated its technology as part of the show at FinovateSpring 2011. See the company in action here.

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Finovate Alumni News — March 31, 2014

By David Penn Posted on March 31, 2014
Categories: Bolstr, Jemstep, PayNearMe, ThreatMetrix, Top Image Systems, Trustly, Xero

ThreatMetrix CTO Andreas Baumhof discusses the need for new authentication strategies for retailers.

NBC Chicago interviews Larry Baker, co-founder of Bolstr, on the basics of crowdfunding.

Trustly named to 2014 Red Herring Top 100 Europe award.

The Real Money Story reviews Jemstep.

Top Image Systems and Konica Minolta Spain partner to market eFLOW Invoice and Digital Mailroom business automation projects.

Upstart Business Journal looks at how developments from payment startup PayNearMe match up against big players.

A look at Xero’s new integration with Square.

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 — March 26, 2014

By David Penn Posted on March 26, 2014
Categories: Boku, Digital Insight, Dynamics, Fidor Bank, Jumio, Kasasa, Kofax, MasterCard, MiiCard, ProfitStars, Xero, ZipZap

ProfitStars’ Gladiator ranks #36 in MSPmentor’s top 501 managed service providers.

Kofax Mobile Capture platform wins “Elegant Implementation” category of Housing-Wire magazine’s HW TECH 100.

Online TV host Doug Sleeter interviews Xero CEO, Rod Drury.

Jumio wins 2014 METAward in “established” category.

BancVue releases its Kasasa PFM app.

miiCard bringing its ID verification technology to eMerchantPay.

WTOP News asks: is the credit card with keypad from Dynamics is the “card of the future”?

MasterCard selects Anna Yip as head of Hong Kong and Macau.

Digital Insight to expand online banking portfolio to include shared access and small business payments. Come see Digital Insight demo at FinovateSpring next month.

Kraken, the digital currency exchange platform used by Fidor Bank, raises $5 million.

ZipZap pauses UK cash-to-bitcoin transfers through its platform.

Boku partners with sunhill technologies to enable direct global carrier billing for sunhill’s services.

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– March 11, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on March 11, 2014
Categories: Actiance, Check Point, EyeVerify, Kashoo, Lending Club, Lighter Capital, Monitise, Moven, Prosper, SafetyPay, TradeHero, Xero

Lighter Capital provides $1 million in growth funding to 3 tech startups.

Check Point collaborates with VMware to provide network security for the private cloud.

Monitise now offers mobile alerting software as a standalone product.

Moven launches its mobile-first bank to public.

ClickZ features Actiance’s compliance specialist, Joanna Belbey.

SafetyPay and GlobalShopex partner to provide a secure international shipping solution for U.S. ecommerce sites.

MacWorld Business lists Kashoo and Xero among their favorite online business accounting apps.

Wells Fargo reversal on P2P loan ban for staff is good news for companies like Lending Club and Prosper.

Kansas City Star features local biometric security startup, EyeVerify.

TradeHero launches Android version of their stock market simulation app.

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– February 26, 2014

By David Penn Posted on February 26, 2014
Categories: authenticID, BRIDGEi2i, CRIF, Green Dot, InComm, Kalixa, MasterCard, Mobino, NICE Systems, OnBudget, SaaS Markets, SecondMarket, VoiceTrust, Xero

On Budget wins 2014 Paybefore Award as “One to Watch.”

FinovateEurope: Behind the Scenes with CRIF, Mobino, and SaaS Markets.

United Bank Limited picks VoiceTrust for voice biometrics.

InComm partners with Asia-based Money Online to launch POS-activated gift card mall solutions in Southeast Asia.

Rezzcard to integrate with InComm’s Cashtie to enable Rezzcard cardholders to pay their rent in cash at over 70,000 retail locations.

American Banker reports: Western Union to use NICE Customer Analytics. Come see its new tech at FinovateSpring.

Xero reaches 100,000 paying customers in Australia.

Check out an interview with BRIDGEi2i Director and Co-Founder, Ashish Sharma.

SecondMarket considering U.S.-based bitcoin exchange.

Live Gamer customers to get access to MasterCard’s MasterPass digital payment service.

authenticID enhances ID proofing technology to help combat cloned credit card fraud.

Green Dot wins top honors in four categories at 2014 Paybefore awards.

Global Banking & Finance Review takes a look at Kalixa Group’s American expansion.

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– February 18, 2014

By David Penn Posted on February 18, 2014
Categories: Azimo, Betterment, BillGuard, BlinkMobile Interactive, CAN Capital, DeviceFidelity, Doxo, EyeVerify, Fenergo, FIS, Matchi, Personal Capital, planwise, Taulia, Wealthfront, Xero

Scotiabank selects Fenergo’s regulatory onboarding solution.

FIS announces partnership with Microsoft Cybercrime Center.

Azimo credits Indian expansion for surge in new cash pick-up points.

Betterment, Personal Capital, Wealthfront featured in Boston Globe column on personal wealth.

DeviceFidelity unveils RF technology behind its latest stand-alone, NFC microSD card.

Find Biometrics interviews Toby Rush, CEO of EyeVerify.

Vincent Turner, Planwise CEO, gives a closer look at the Planwise Solid Earth partnership.

Forbes examines how CAN Capital reinvents financing for SMBs.

City of Prosser launches on doxo to simplify bill pay and add mobile interaction.

BillGuard now offering free card monitoring for unlimited number of cards.

Taulia triples revenue growth in 2013.

BlinkMobile enters Europe, eyes U.S.

Xero adds a new chairman, director, and CEO of North America.

Matchi hires new CEO, David Milligan.

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– January 27, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on January 27, 2014
Categories: Allied Payment Network, Billhighway, DeviceFidelity, Doxo, Expensify, EyeVerify, FIS, Jemstep, Lending Club, SecondMarket, Spreedly, Xero

Lending Club named #5 on Forbes’ Most Promising Companies List.

The Wall Street Journal mentions SecondMarket’s private shares trading market.

DoughRoller blog features Jemstep.

Doxo receives 2013 Award for best Software and App from the Seattle Award Program.

VentureBeat lists Xero and Expensify as 2 of the best back-office software applications for small businesses.

Billhighway Prepaid MasterCard named winner in eighth annual Paybefore Awards.

Bank Systems & Technology features Allied Payment Network’s Picture Pay mobile bill pay app.

FIS wins Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Enhancement award for FIS Mobile Wallet.

Credit Card Vault in the Cloud Spreedly Raises $500k.

Find Biometrics takes a brief look at 2013 and 2014 with EyeVerify’s Director of Marketing, Denise Myers.

DeviceFidelity announces availability of its IsisReady NFC cases for iPhone.

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Finovate Alumni News– January 9, 2014

By David Penn Posted on January 9, 2014
Categories: CAN Capital, Kabbage, LendUp, Lighter Capital, Mortgage Harmony, Moven, Ping Identity, Xero

Gartner’s Web Access Management Marketscope Report gives Ping Identity a positive rating.

Moven, LendUp, Kabbage, and Xero are featured in a Wall Street Journal article on alternative lenders and social media.

CAN Capital raises $33 million from Meritech Capital, Accel Partners.

PenFed is now offering Mortgage Harmony’s One Click rate reset protection.

Lighter Capital closes 39th financing with Influence Technologies.

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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