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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on June 23, 2017
Categories: Blockchain, Fiserv, Mitek, Personetics, Student Loan Genius, Trustly, ZipZap

On Finovate.com

Blockchain Lands $40 Million Series B.

With AI and Automation, Personetics Act Turns Banking Apps into Financial Wellness Apps.

Student Loan Genius Joins Inaugural U.S. Class of BBVA Program for Social Entrepreneurs.

Around the web

Greater Wyoming FCU ($23 million in assets) transitions to integrated banking solutions from Fiserv.

Mitek adds Jeff Davison as new Chief Financial Officer.

Trustly readies first The State of Online Banking report for release next week.

ZipZap chosen to participate in U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Regulatory Sandbox.

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 Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 9, 2015
Categories: Auvenir, Avoka, Backbase, Betterment, BizEquity, Eco-Mail, Fiserv, Nostrum Group, Novabase, Ormsby Street, Payoneer, Wealthfront, Yseop, ZipZap, Zopa

On Finovate.com

“Last Call! FinovateFall Tickets Going … Going … “

“FinDEVr Early-Bird Ticket Discount Ends Friday”

Take a look at our latest round of FinovateFall Sneak Peeks:
- Auvenir
- Avoka
- Eco-Mail
- Fiserv
- Novabase
- Ormsby Street
- Yseop

“FinovateFall 2015: Mapping Fintech’s International Neighborhood”

Around the web

The Forrester Wave: Omnichannel Banking Solutions report recognizes Backbase as leader.

BizEquity signs contract with Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.

North American retailer Newegg chooses Payoneer to simplify its cross-border payments.

Zopa and Nostrum Group earn spots on The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 roster.

Philippine bitcoin-remittance service Rebit teams up with mobile money-transfer specialist, ZipZap.

Let’s Talk Payments looks at Wealthfront and Betterment in a discussion on the effectiveness of robo-advisers.

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Alumni News– August 1, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 1, 2014
Categories: Cachet Financial Solutions, defi Solutions, Expensify, Patch of Land, PlayMoolah, Xero, ZipZap

Startup Daily: Startups leverage Xero’s API as part of their growth hacking strategy. Check out Xero’s API up close at FinDEVr in San Francisco September 30 – October 1.

Expensify grows from 24 employees in January to 45 employees in July.

Cachet Financial Solutions receives allowance for patent that covers aspects of its RDC platform to deposit bank checks using their Apple desktop, laptop or mobile device.

PlayMoolah’s WhyMoolah launches Act 2 to enable gamers who completed Act 1 to play out their lives from age 35 to 55.

ZipZap raises $1.1 million in new funding.

Your Mark on the World interviews AdaPia d’Errico, Chief Marketing Officer for Patch of Land. See Patch of Land demo at FinovateFall 2014 in New York.

defi Solutions CEO Stephanie Alsbrooks talks loan origination in Non-Prime Times.

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ZipZap Raises $1.1 Million in New Funding

By David Penn Posted on July 31, 2014
Categories: ZipZap

In a round led by AngelList Syndicate and 500 Startups, and featuring participation from Blumberg Capital, ZipZap has raised $1.1 million in new capital.

ZipZap now has $2.7 million in total funding. In a statement, the company says the funds will “further its vision to be the primary payment network for digital currencies.”

This helps explain, among other things, ZipZap’s recent talent acquisition: Jim Griffin. Formerly of UBS Investment Bank, where he was Executive Director, Jim is newly the Senior Vice President of Currency and Foreign Exchange for ZipZap.

ZipZap founder and CEO Alan Safahi pointed to Jim’s expertise in these areas as key to helping ZipZap “not only manage our risks but also develop solid relationships with banks and currency traders.” Before working at UBS, Jim was Senior Vice President of Foreign Exchange at Wells Fargo.

ZipZap is a global network that makes it easy for people to buy digital currencies with cash ACH, or wire transfer. The service is active in the U.S. , the U.K. and 15 other countries throughout Europe and Latin America. Bitcoin is currently offered, with LiteCoin and Dogecoin available “in the near future.”

ZipZap had paused its cash-to-Bitcoin service in the U.K. in March, due to concerns over the government’s attitude toward the digital currency. That service has been restored as of June. As reported in CoinDesk, ZipZap has “more than 20,000 partner retail locations in the U.K.”

Founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, ZipZap demoed its CashCade and CashPayment solutions at FinovateSpring 2012. See the company in action here.

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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– September 27, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 27, 2012
Categories: BillGuard, Billhighway, Bolstr, Capital Access Network, CommunityLend, Compass Plus, Credit Sesame, Currensee, Digital Mailer, Fiserv, Giftly, Kabbage, Locaid, Mortgagebot, PaySimple, PayTap, SafetyPay, ShopKeep POS, Tuition.io, Yodlee, ZipZap

ZipZap to power global cash payments for omba.

Forbes mentions Credit Sesame, Tuition.io, PayTap, Digital Mailer as 4 tools to help you manage your money.

Capital Access Network closes $295 mil credit that to serve the small business community.

PYMNTS chats with Kabbage’s co-founder & chief operating officer, Kathryn Petralia.

GambleID taps Locaid for geolocation services.

PC World features Yodlee, ShopKeep POS, Bolstr, PaySimple, CommunityLend, & Billhighway.

CU Times reports Mortgagebot Launches First Credit Union on Integrated Platform.

SafetyPay, in conjunction with the Bank of Montreal, the RBC, TD Bank & Scotia Bank, offers online payment service via Canadian Interac network.

Fiserv selected as Affinity Provider in FPA Practitioner Resource Guide.

CNet features Giftly’s iPhone app.

Currensee delivers PAMM Replacement Solution for CTAs and Money Managers.

Netbanker: BillGuard is first financial service to Integrate with the New iPhone Passbook Wallet.

Compass Plus partners with WorldWide Financial Services.

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Finovate Alumni News– September 6, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 6, 2012
Categories: CREALOGIX, Kashoo, Stocktwits, Yodlee, ZipZap

WilliamPaid.com partners with ZipZap to give tenants the option to pay rent with cash.

Crealogix ships two-factor mobile authentication device.

Nedbank partners with Yodlee for PFM.

Business Insider lists Kashoo as a cloud accounting application that provides a new way to streamline financial operations.

StockTwits partners with Investis.

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Finovate Alumni News– June 8, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on June 8, 2012
Categories: BillGuard, Holvi, planwise, Simple, TradeKing, Zecco, ZipZap

BillGuard adds premium fee-based options.

National Journal examines how Simple (formerly BankSimple) is disrupting traditional banking.

USA Today considers whether the Zecco/TradeKing deal could bring changes to online investing.

Spectrum explains how ZipZap enables customers to pay online transactions using cash.

Holvi reveals beta account activity.

Planwise lands $200K in seed funding.

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Finovate Alumni News– May 16, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on May 16, 2012
Categories: Bill.com, BillGuard, Business Centric Services Groups, CoverHound, Dwolla, Klarna, LearnVest, Silver Tail Systems, SoMoLend, ValidSoft, Virtual Piggy, Wonga, ZipZap

Bill.com integrates with NetSuite to deliver seamless, cloud-based financial management.

Inc.well interviews Candace Klein, CEO of SoMoLend, about crowdfunding.

Virtual Piggy partners with World Industries.

Wonga launches in South Africa.

American Banker considers if Dwolla is a threat or opportunity for banks.

Soshable covers Klarna, CoverHound, Giftly, ZipZap, BillGuard, Dwolla and Virtual Piggy.

The Next Web takes a closer look at the tech that powers LearnVest.

BCSG partners with Sage to offer MyBusinessWorks customers the bookkeeping application Sage One Accounts.

ValidSoft announces partnership with Spindle to provide advanced payments security solutions to US-based customers.

Fast Company names Laura Mather, Founder and Chief Visionary of Silver Tail Systems, as one of the Most Creative People in Business.

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FinovateSpring 2012 in the Press

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on May 15, 2012
Categories: Actiance, BankersLab, BankOns, BehavioSec, BillGuard, Cardlytics, Concur, CoverHound, DCisions, Dwolla, edo Interactive, Expensify, Experian, Flint Mobile, inStream Solutions, iQuantifi, Kuspit, Linkable Networks, MoneyDesktop, On Deck Capital, PaySimple, Personal Capital, Silver Tail Systems, SoMoLend, TIO Networks, Wall Street Survivor, WattzOn, ZipZap

Here’s a look at press coverage from FinovateSpring 2012 in San Francisco last week. For comprehensive coverage, be sure to check out Erin McCune’s live blog on PaymentsViews, which covers all 63 presenting companies:

2 Minute Finance
2MF @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference
by Bobby Lee
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BillGuard Demo @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference (Day 1)

by Bobby Lee