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In the weeks leading up to our inaugural FinDEVr conference, we’re taking a look at the more than 40 speakers who will be making presentations. Click here to see the full agenda. First up is Yodlee Interactive. Yodlee was a presenter at the first Finovate event in 2007, and continues that tradition by being a Read more…
For all the innovations in the ways alternative lenders connect borrowers with capital, it’s nice to see a little innovation on the side of lenders getting their money back. LendUp announced this morning that it had inked two service arrangements with global money transfer and payments company, MoneyGram. The partnership will let LendUp borrowers use Read more…
Yahoo! Germany looks at financial innovation in Kreditech. Prosper earns a spot on the 2014 AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies roster. Feedzai launches anti-fraud, transaction scoring apps for Shopify and Big Commerce. Forbes.com features Betterment, FutureAdvisor, Kapitall, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, SigFig, and Wealthfront in a discussion on Millennial generation investment habits. Radius Read more…
Yahoo! Germany looks at financial innovation in Kreditech. Prosper earns a spot on the 2014 AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies roster. Feedzai launches anti-fraud, transaction scoring apps for Shopify and Big Commerce. Forbes.com features Betterment, FutureAdvisor, Kapitall, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, SigFig, and Wealthfront in a discussion on Millennial generation investment habits. Radius Read more…
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 Read more…
TipRanks announces $3 million investment. C. Hoare & Co. choose TSYS’s Prime 4 card management solution. Pymnts interviews Vib Prasad, Group Head of MasterCard’s MasterPass about digital wallets. CSI globalVCard launches B2B payment system called globalVCard travel, designed to alleviate many of the corporate travel industry’s biggest pain points FreeAgent integrates with PayPal Here to Read more…
Taulia, a company that aims to ease cash flow issues faced by small and medium sized businesses, announced today it raised $27 million in Series D funding. This newest installment, which brings Taulia’s total funding to $67.2 million, comes from QuestMark Partners, which led the round, and existing investors Trinity Ventures, Matrix Partners, Lakestar and Read more…
Almost a year ago to the day, we featured Zooz CEO Oren Levy as part of our CEO interview series. Today, we learn that the e-commerce payments innovator has announced a new $12 million investment, courtesy of a funding round led by Blumberg Capital. Zooz’s total capital now stands at more than $30 million. Existing investors Read more…
peerTransfer and Nelnet expand partnership, enhancing international payment options for educational institutions. Xero MD Chris Ridd featured on Qantas radio. Check out Xero at FinDEVr, the first event for fintech developers. Micronotes releases Mobile-SMS to automate the referral process through the mobile SMS channel to drive more sales. Lendio launches program for brokers that helps Read more…
Optimal Payments announces partnership with Oink. Braintree releases v.zero SDK, featuring support for Pay with PayPal. Bank Innovation highlights leaders at Ripple, LoopPay, Finect, and Fiserv in its list of 30 key innovators in fintech. Segmint named a Preferred Vendor of MAGNET Global Network. Holvi preps to launch into Irish marketplace. doxo named one of Washington Read more…
Just in time for the second half of 2014, Emida’s Android POS app is ready for launch. Traci Jones, VP of Global Product Development said, “We know through our 20 years of experience that we excel in prepaid technology simply because we understand the needs of our partners, worldwide.” The new Android app is optimized Read more…
Matchi announces signing sponsorship agreement with Standard Bank Group. Intuit’s PayByCoin integrates Quickbooks Online with Coinbase to allow merchants to accept bitcoin. RevolutionCredit is among six startups presenting at the 2014 FinTech Innovation Lab in New York. Trustly partners with PayPal to facilitate direct payments for online bank customers in Sweden and Denmark. Acculynk joins Read more…