Finovate Alumni News– March 19, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgThe Independent recommends using Zopa to boost your pension.
  • Creditnet examines how BillGuard can fight unwanted credit card charges.
  • TechCocktail interviews Ben Milne, Dwolla CEO, at SXSW 2012.
  • All Things D looks at SecondMarket CEO’s answer to why it wasn’t part of the SEC’s secondary market ruling.
  • Forbes looks at MasterCard’s partnership with BOKU.
  • Channel Partners turns to Expensify to lower expense-reporting costs.
  • SecureKey Technologies and INSIDE Secure bring POS convenience to online merchants.
  • Plastyc launches more robust mobile app to empower users who own a smartphone.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– March 16, 2012

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  • P2P-Banking reports Prosper CEO Chris Larsen steps down, will be replaced by Dawn Lepore.
  • Zopa states its P2P lending platform will help the food manufacturing industry spur innovation.
  • FreeMonee listed as 1 of 10 companies to receive the Netexplo 2012 Award for leading the world in digital innovation.
  • SmartyPig’s cash rewards card now offers 1% cash-back on all purchases.
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.

Finovate Best of Show Winners: 2007 to Present

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We recently looked back at Finovate’s Best of Show Awards archives and wanted to share the list of the 41 award-winning companies.

Here’s the Best of Show history that stretches back to 2007, the inception of Finovate:

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Held October 2, 2007
Mint: Online PFM for individuals
Mortgagebot’s Mortgage Marvel: Mortgage marketplace
Prosper: P2P lending network
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Held April 29, 2008
First ROI (now BancVue): Develops products and services for community financial institutions
Jwaala: Provides software solutions to help financial institutions compete
Zecco: Online stock and options trading
Zopa: P2P lending network
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Held October 14, 2008
CheckFree: Online banking platform 
Credit Karma: Provides a free and easy way for consumers to understand, monitor and monetize their credit profile
Mint: Online PFM for individuals
Neosaej’s MoneyAisle: Platform where banks compete in live auctions for an individual consumer’s business 
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Held April 28, 2009
BillShrink (now Truaxis): Provides a free cost-savings tool that saves consumers money on everyday bills
Prosper: P2P lending platform
Silver Tail Systems: Predictive analytics to prevent fraud abuse
SimpliFi: A web service that allows anyone to create and update their own financial plan
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Held September 29, 2009
BancVue’s Kasasa: national checking/ savings account brand for community financial institutions
Credit.com: Provides free interactive tools, education, and unbiased comparisons of quality financial products and services
Digital Insight from Intuit: Provides on-demand banking services to help financial institutions serve clients
Silver Tail Systems: Provides online fraud detection platform 
Yodlee: Provides personalized financial solutions to financial institutions
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Held May 11, 2010
Bobber Interactive: Money management platform for youth
Expensify: Online and mobile expense report platform
oFlows (Purchased by Andera in 2011): Multichannel paperless solutions for account openings
Wikinvest: A platform for investors to share trading tips
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Held October 4-5, 2010
Betterment: Investment account for savings management 
BillShrink (now Truaxis): Loyalty rewards provider
Bundle: Provides socially informed money management for individuals
Dynamics: Produces and manufactures intelligent powered cards
oFlows (Purchased by Andera in 2011): Multichannel paperless solutions for account openings
PayNearMe: Cash transaction network for the underbanked
SecureKey: Token-based authentication technology
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Held February 1, 2011
eToro: Social investment network
Finantix: Provides sales and advice solutions for financial services 
Liqpay: Payments platform
Meniga: Online PFM for financial institutions
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Held May 10-11, 2011
BancVue: Develops products and services for community financial institutions
BankOns: Mobile app offering consumers real-time savings at local merchants
Dwolla: Online, mobile, and social peer-to-peer payment platform
oFlows (Purchased by Andera in 2011): Multichannel paperless solutions for account openings
Mitek Systems: Provides apps for smartphones that allow users to deposit checks and pay bills via their devices’ cameras
PayNearMe: Cash transaction network for the underbanked
Wikinvest: A platform for investors to share trading tips
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Held September 20-21, 2011
BillGuard: People-powered antivirus for bills
Dynamics:  produces and manufactures intelligent powered cards
eToro: Social investment network
FamZoo: Online “virtual family Bank”
FeeFighters: Platform that simplifies the process of choosing a merchant account provider
LearnVest: Online PFM for women
Offermatic: Targeted online offers provider
oFlows (Purchased by Andera in 2011): Multichannel paperless solutions for account openings
Personal Capital: Online financial advisor helping people manage their investments
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Held February 2, 2011
Cardlytics: Transaction-based rewards
Dynamics: produces and manufactures intelligent powered cards
eToro: Social investment network
Nutmeg: Online investment manager that democratizes saving and investing

Finovate Alumni News– March 9, 2012

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  • Credit Union Times reports Geezeo signs Alabama Telco & San Francisco FCU, totals over 85 clients.
  • P2P Money blog reports Zopa celebrates its 7th birthday.
  • Finextra reports MoBank announces the launch of MoPowered mCommerce service.
  • Detroit Free Press shows how BillGuard has helped people avoid unnecessary charges.
  • SafetyPay selects ZipZap’s CashPay solution as its preferred cash payment option.
  • AppStorm shows off doxo.
  • Finovate shares Best of Show winners from 2007 to present.
  • Linkable Networks launches mobile app & API.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– February 10, 2012

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  • Kashoo partners with PaymentEvolution to solve accounting and payroll issues.
  • Identity Theft 911 selected by Heartland Bank to Provide ID theft protection to customers.
  • cbanc Network opens online repository of financial content to vendors.
  • Expensify launches on Android platform.
  • Mortgage Finance Gazette reports Zopa members lend £8.2 million in January, its biggest month ever.
  • TechCrunch reports DailyWorth partners with Mint.com to help women with financial advice.
  • Braintree names David Corken COO.
  • CoVantage CU selects Tyfone for mobile wallet.
  • ReadyForZero chosen “Best in Category” in the inaugural Interaction Awards.
  • Actiance partners with security integrator AltaTek.
  • Figlo shows its platform on Samsung SUR40 at ISE 2012.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– January 20, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgBusiness Insider looks at how BillGuard and Simple use Big Data.
  • Dough Roller recommends using HelloWallet to keep track of your cash.
  • P2P-Banking looks at Zopa’s online marketing spending.
  • NACS Online explores the Dynamics smarter credit card.
  • American Banker suggests banks should consider working with merchant reward companies like Cardlytics and Cartera Commerce.
  • PayPal’s payments technology to reach all Home Depot locations by March.
  • SecondMarket exceeds $1 billion in deals.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– January 3, 2012

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  • Philly.com describes the Jemstep signup process.
  • Providence Business News reports Andera moves to a new office building.
  • eToro blog launches new column dedicated to analyzing the weekly activity on eToro OpenBook.
  • Forbes looks at Dwolla’s payment revolution.
  • Ping Identity announces PingFederate is now available as an Amazon Machine Image on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud.
  • Credit Karma launches free credit monitoring service.
  • The Receivables Exchange announces strategic alliance with Insperity Investment.
  • Lending Club removes service fee on large loans.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– December 19, 2011

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  • Scotsman.com recommends using Zopa as a way to earn a better return on investments.
  • Experian announces Financial Stability Risk score.
  • 123Kinect profiles ETRONIKA. Come see the technology live at FinovateEurope on February 7.
  • Symantec features Q2ebanking in its podcast.
  • Monitise signs 5 year partnership agreement with FIS.
  • Tradeshift signs deal with French government.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– December 15, 2011

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  • Celent’s report identifies ProfitStars as the market share leader in Remote Deposit Capture.
  • Finextra looks at the growth and success of Lending Club, Prosper, and Zopa.
  • Segmint appoints Thomas C. Tyler as VP.
  • PayPal plans its own version of daily deals.
  • Dwolla gives users instant access to cash.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– December 13, 2011

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  • Visa certifies authentication system from Transecq’s sister company, ENTERSECT.
  • New Scientist recommends borrowing from the crowd by using P2P sites Zopa, Prosper, & Lending Club.
  • Freewaregenius recommends using ReadyForZero to pay off and manage debt.
  • Yahoo! Finance reports SecondMarket’s Barry Silbert contributed investments to SponsorHub’s $750,000 round.
  • PayNearMe enables BHPH auto dealers to expand collection of cash payments.
  • Kabbage secures $12 million in financing.
  • ThreatMetrix wins Red Herring Global 100.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– December 8, 2011

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  • The Ecologist recommends Zopa as a source for a P2P loan.
  • Western Union signs agreement with InComm to expand its GoCash service.
  • TechCrunch explores enloop’s business plan creation platform.
  • Good Financial Cents reviews Prosper.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– October 5, 2011

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  • The Future of Media blog refers to CLOVR Media as a disrupter in the industry.
  • Mindful Money lists Zopa as an alternative to receiving bank funding.
  • Josh Reich, CEO of BankSimple, speaks up on why he thinks traditional banks suck.
  • ProfitStars introduces Gladiator Enterprise Security Monitoring Module for NetTeller online banking clients.
  • Wonga CEO named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for eCommerce, UK.
  • CU Times reports MShift helps Alaska CU provide iPhone and Android Apps to its customers.
  • PayPal to Open a brick-and-mortar pop-up store in Manhattan.
  • edo Interactive is awarded DMA Innovation Award.
  • Lendio’s partnership with Prosper will facilitate small business funding.

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.