On Finovate.com

• Refundo to Return Tax Refunds in Bitcoin.

• Klarna Brings its Alt Payment Options to Brick and Mortar Retail Shoppers.

Around the web

• Kony and Micronotes team up to bring Micronotes’ personalized conversation solution to banks using Kony DBX.

• SecureKey’s Verified.Me identity verification solution is now available for consumers of CIBC, Desjardins, RBC, Scotiabank and TD across Canada.

• Fenergo working with Bahrain’s Electronic Network for Financial Transactions to design and implement a KYC solution that incorporates blockchain technology.

• NIIT Technologies’ AdvantageGo launches Underwriting, a solution that consolidates and provides all underwriting functions into a single platform.

• GreatHorn awarded U.S. patent for new email impersonation detection method.

• Onfido, Alphapoint earn spots in the inaugural cohort of cross-border regulatory sandbox, Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN).

• Envestnet unveils new suite of analytical tools for financial advisors, Envestnet Advisor Analytics.

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