On Finovate.com

• TransferTo and Fern Software Receive Grant from UN Capital Development Fund

• EyeLock Partners with ViaTouch to Bring Iris Authentication to Smart Shelf Vending

• Betterment Celebrates the Season of Giving with New Share Donation Feature

Around the web

• PPRO, Klarna team up for credit payment methods across Europe.

• Mastercard plans its own blockchain.

• GeoAwesomeness profiles San Francisco startup, MapD.

• TIBCO acquires Alpine Data

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