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Finovate Alumni News– July 31, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 31, 2012
Categories: Check Point, Kasasa, Lending Club, MoneyDesktop, SecureKey, SoMoLend, Stocktwits, Xero

StockTwits integrates with Chart.ly.

SoMoLend and CircleUp form partnership.

SecureKey named eastern Canada’s winner of contest hosted by UK Trade & Investment. See its live demo at FinovateFall in September.

American Banker reports Park State Bank clients now have access to MoneyDesktop’s PFM.

Kasasa accounts have brought $55 million in interest to over 306k account holders at credit unions and community banks nationwide.

SecureKey wins one of three inaugural Secure Development Awards from Veracode.

Mashable reports StockTwits CEO ‘Disappointed’ With Twitter’s Cashtags.

Lending Club appoints former Visa & Morgan Stanley Executive, John MacIlwaine as new CTO.

Small Business Trends reports Xero makes changes to improve cloud-based accounting software.

Check Point Software launches new appliances for Sri Lanka.

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– July 30, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 30, 2012
Categories: AcceptEmail, Backbase, Boku, peerTransfer, Simple, Virtual Piggy, Xero

Virtual Piggy integrates its youth payment system into Arbor Collective’s ecommerce operations.

AcceptEmail featured in The E-invoicing Market Guide 2012.

BOKU receives A+Trust rating from the Better Business Bureau.

Barnard College partners with peerTransfer to streamline international education payments.

Simple begins on-boarding customers, loses CTO Alex Payne.

Xero reaches 100k paying customers, discloses additional metrics.

Tinkoff Credit Systems launches new online banking on Backbase.

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 Reaches 100k Paying Customers, Discloses Additional Metrics

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 27, 2012
Categories: Xero

New Zealand-based cloud accounting software company, Xero, recently held its annual meeting where it released some interesting metrics and announced it has reached 100k paying customers.

Here’s a summary of what it disclosed:

While it took 5 years to reach its first 50k paying customers, it took only 10 months to acquire the second 50k paying customers
Its annualized committed monthly revenue had increased to $34.5 million, up from $25.5 million at the end of March 2012
It is considering a dual listing on the Australian Security Exchange (ASX) to facilitate Australian shares purchasing

To learn more about Xero, watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– July 23, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 23, 2012
Categories: Akamai, Bolstr, Corduro, CurrencyFair, ImpulseSave, LearnVest, SmartyPig, Social Money, Virtual Piggy, Xero

Virtual Piggy expands merchant base with Blee Inara’s handcrafted original jewelry.

Umbel forms NetAlliance partnership with Akamai. Come to FinovateFall to see Akamai’s live demo.

Fast Company talks with Alexa Von Tobel, LearnVest CEO. Check out LearnVest’s live demo at FinovateFall.

USA Today features Social Money’s SmartyPig.

Startup America features Bolstr. Come see Bolstr’s live demo at FinovateFall.

The Independent looks at how CurrencyFair helps cut cost of cash transfers abroad.

Xero acquires Spotlight Workpapers.

The Financial Brand looks at how ImpulseSave hopes to create spontaneous savers.

GigaOM reports Corduro aims to win over big organizations that want to modernize their payment systems.

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– July 18, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 18, 2012
Categories: Bill.com, Dashlane, Dwolla, InComm, Lendio, PlayMoolah, ProfitStars, Xero

InComm launches prepaid products in Brazil, partners with Peela.

Dwolla re-launches developers portal to make it more user friendly.

PC Mag recommends Dashlane to protect your password.

Number of small business owners using Lendio increased by 12x YOY in Q2.

ProfitStars announces remittance solutions for its relationship with the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA).

Rumors suggest Xero to announce acquisitions at annual conference.

E27 features PlayMoolah.

Bill.com recognized as a JMP Securities “Hot 100” Software Company for third consecutive year.

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 Integrates with ADP to Give Users Ability to Conduct Payroll Activities

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 16, 2012
Categories: Xero

Cloud-based accounting program, Xero, announced today it has integrated with ADP payroll services.

This enables customers to conduct payroll activities, not strictly accounting, through Xero. Jamie Sutherland, U.S. President of Operations, states that the integration is done using Xero’s API and will be an “add-on” for Xero users.

According to PandoDaily:

“They’ve been working on integrating the services for six to eight months and as Jamie Sutherland says, ‘it’s a real coup’.”

To learn more about Xero, watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.

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First Quarter 2012 Funding for Finovate Alumni, $150 Million Raised

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on April 20, 2012
Categories: Boku, Capital Access Network, Currensee, Dwolla, eToro, Finsphere, HelloWallet, Jemstep, Kabbage, ThreatMetrix, Xero

Since we are nearing the end of the first quarter, we wanted to look back at all of the Finovate alums who have raised funding over the past few months.

Here’s the month-by-month breakdown:

January — $25 million raised by 3 companies

Currensee: $2 million — Blog post
Finsphere: $11.3 million — Blog post
HelloWallet: $12 million — Blog post

February — $57 million raised by 5 companies

Capital Access Network: $30 million — Blog post
Dwolla: $5 million — Blog post
Jemstep: $6 million — Blog post
Kabbage: Undisclosed — Blog post
Xero: $16.6 million — Blog post

March — $68 million raised by 3 companies

Boku: $35 million — Blog post
eToro: $15 million — Blog post
ThreatMetrix: $18 million — Blog post

Note: Funding that companies received before they demonstrated at Finovate was not counted. If you see any funding that is not on this list, please send the name of the company along with a link to the funding information to [email protected] and I will add it.

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Xero Partners with Abukai, Helps MYOB Users Migrate Accounting Software

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on March 30, 2012
Categories: Xero

Cloud accounting platform, Xero, disclosed two announcements this past week.

First, it announced that its teaming up with Abukai. The partnership will enable Abukai users to leverage Xero’s platform to report expenses.

On its blog, Xero describes how it works:

“Take a photo of your receipts and when ready, the expense data is automatically imported into Xero as an expense claim. A copy of the photo is attached to each receipt.”

Second, Xero announced that its partner, LiveMigrate, launched a standalone service to help MYOB customers migrate their accounting software from MYOB to Xero.

Cloud computing analyst, Ben Kepes, explains that LiveMigrate is about “showing people that there’s an easy way to get out of the hell which is MYOB”. Depending on the level of functionality consumers need, LiveMigrate will cost users anywhere from NZ$249 to NZ$749.

To learn more about Xero, watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– March 30, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on March 30, 2012
Categories: Currensee, Dwolla, FutureAdvisor, PaySimple, ShopSavvy, Xero, Zopa

MSN Money UK explains how Zopa represents the future of banking.

MintLife blog reviews FutureAdvisor. Come see their live demo at FinovateSpring.

Silicon Prairie News covers a SXSW panel discussion where Dwolla discussed growth. See its new tech at FinovateSpring.

Forbes interviews PaySimple CEO, Eric Remer, on how he began the startup. Come see PaySimple at FinovateSpring in San Fran.

MSN Business on Main interviews Dwolla’s Ben Milne, asks if it’s the next PayPal.

Currensee expands into Latin American region with Spanish website.

Xero partners with Abukai, helps MYOB users migrate accounting software.

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, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on March 26, 2012
Categories: ClairMail, ETRONIKA, FeeFighters, FreeMonee, Monitise, Personal Capital, Xero

Xero acquires software developer Max Solutions.

The Myndset interviews Joe Salesky, founder of FreeMonee.

Win beta features ETRONIKA.

Business Insider walks through Personal Capital’s iPad app.

Smart Biz touts the benefits of Xero’s accounting software.

FeeFighters acquired by Groupon for undisclosed amount.

Monitise buys competitor Clairmail for $173 million.

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Finovate Alumni News– March 20, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on March 20, 2012
Categories: DCisions, Expensify, Fiserv, Kony Solutions, LearnVest, Mint.com, Mortgagebot, Personal Capital, Ping Identity, ReadyForZero, SecondMarket, Xero

Betakit features Holvi.

Mobile payments today reports MoneyGram and Fiserv hook up on mobile P2P payments.

Kony Solutions announces support for iOS 5.1.

The Republic identifies Mint and Expensify as two apps to help streamline finances.

Boot Camp interviews ReadyForZero on its platform.

SecondMarket launches ‘The Facebook Fund’ to buy shares before IPO.

CU Times looks at Superior FCU’s success from using Mortgagebot.

Forbes lists Alexa Von Tobel, CEO of LearnVest as a female founder to watch at SXSW 2012.

Xero moves to new headquarters.

City A.M. highlights InvestorBee by DCisions.

All Things D looks at how Personal Capital fits into the trend of online wealth management.

Ping Identity launches PingOne for single sign on access to cloud-based applications.

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Finovate Alumni News– March 13, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on March 13, 2012
Categories: Backbase, BrightScope, CashStar, Enloop, eToro, HelloWallet, Kashoo, PayPal, Tradeshift, Xero

BrightScope adds Josh Brown, financial advisor & author to advisory board.

AppStorm shares how Enloop can help you move your business into the VC world.

GigaOM rumors that PayPal will launch a mobile payment dongle to compete with Square and Intuit.

The Urban Twist lists HelloWallet as one of seven scorching hot tech startups in D.C.

INTTRA, independent transactional network for ocean freight, and Tradeshift partner to help manage ocean freight invoices.

Entrepreneur lists Kashoo & Xero as 2 of 4 online apps that can be handy for tax time.

Backbase announces most successful year to date, doubling software revenue & adding multiple tier-1 customers.

eToro closes $15 mil funding round led by spark capital.

CashStar upgrades web gifting interface.

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