How they describe themselves: GreenNote is an innovative new company striving to help students obtain loans for education via social networking rather than through traditional lending methods. Using the GreenNote online platform, students connect with their social network of friends, family, friends of family, community leaders and others, to borrow money. GreenNote helps formalize everything into legally binding loans and handles all the details from loan documentation through repayment. The benefits are significant. The lenders and the individuals in the social network also earn a return on their money while helping a student get an education.

What they think makes them better: GreenNote loans are an attractive alternative to higher-priced loans than traditional private education lenders. Students gain access to low-cost loans, currently at 6.8% compared to private lending alternatives that can be up to 20%.

Unlike traditional lenders, GreenNote does not require the student to have a co-signer or to show proof of citizenship. Additionally there is no credit approval, FICO scores, or underwriting processes.

Contacts:

Bus. Dev. & Sales: Eric Reusch, VP of Bus. Dev., [email protected], 650-241-0940
Press: Andy Coffaro, FortyThree PR, [email protected], 831-401-3175

How they describe themselves: Guard ID Systems, Inc., headquartered in San Mateo, CA, develops and markets ID Vault, the first hardware-based security product and subscription service that protects consumers against identity theft and fraud when they bank, shop and invest online. ID Vault offers hardened protection against phishing, pharming, keystroke logging, Trojan horses, malicious browser plug-ins, and other schemes designed to steal your identity online. ID Vault has a suggested retail price of $49.99, and is available at major retailers nationwide including Best Buy, Costco, Fry’s Electronics, OfficeMax, QVC, Sam’s Club, Amazon.com and others. ID Vault is backed by a $1 million guarantee. Visit www.GuardID.com for more information.

What they think makes them better: ID Vault® is the only hardware-based security device that protects consumers against online identity theft and online fraud. Only ID Vault stores usernames and passwords on a smart card chip inside a tamper-proof USB device, where cybercriminals can’t reach them. The ID Vault Trusted Network, a network of more than 8,000 financial institutions and top shopping sites, is constantly monitored to protect consumers from signing into fraudulent Web sites. ID Vault Secure View™ keeps consumers safe from Web-based threats such as malicious plug-ins and add-ons when they conduct financial transactions online. ID Vault is backed by a $1 million guarantee.

Contacts:

Bus. Dev. & Sales: Jerry Thompson, VP of Sales, 650-286-9440, [email protected]
Press: Greg Marek, Vice President of Marketing, 650-286-9440, [email protected]

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Contacts:

Sales: Eric LaBadie, VP Sales, [email protected], 650-383-9211
Press: Shannon Walsh, The Bateman Group, [email protected], 415-503-1818

How they describe themselves: Digital Insight is the leading provider of online banking services to mid-market banks and credit unions in the United States. Its extensive portfolio of on-demand applications includes consumer and business Internet banking, online lending, electronic bill payment and presentment, check imaging, account-to-account transfers, website development and hosting, marketing programs designed to help increase online banking end user growth, and more.

On February 6, 2007, Digital Insight was acquired by Intuit Inc. Together they serve more than 5,000 financial institutions, nearly 25 million consumers and nearly 7 million small businesses.

Digital Insight is based in Calabasas, CA and parent Intuit is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Presenter: Paul Rosenfeld, VP & GM Small Business

URL: www.digitalinsight.com

How they describe themselves: Mortgagebot powers the Internet lending operations of more than 650 financial institutions originating over $4 billion of mortgage applications each month. And the rapid pace of online lending technology adoption helped place Mortgagebot on Inc. magazine’s list of the 500 fastest growing privately-held companies in America.

Its newest initiative is Mortgage Marvel, a new mortgage marketplace that makes it simple to compare the total costs from a variety of mortgage lenders without divulging personal details.

The company is privately held and headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. It won an OBR Best of the Web award in 2001.

Presenter: Scott Happ, President & CEO

URL: www.mortgagebot.com

How they describe themselves: Firethorn is the mobile banking and payments enabler supported by the nation’s leading financial institutions and wireless carriers. The Firethorn solution is a single, secure, certified application embedded on select wireless handsets, which allows users to view account balances and history, transfer funds and receive and pay bills. Firethorn enables financial institutions to deliver branded services to consumers via the mobile device, wireless carriers to deliver consumer-convenient, mass-market applications to subscribers, and mobile device users to access and add multiple financial relationships with one password.

Privately held Firethorn is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Presenter: Kyle Cochran, Director of Product Management

URL: www.firethornmobile.com

How they describe themselves: Geezeo’s mission is to help people make educated financial decisions. The team at Geezeo believes that awesome financial tools and services don’t need to come with a high price tag. Geezeo is a free web-based personal finance application that makes it easy to track all your finances, see where all your money is going, set financial goals and learn from others.

The company is privately held and based in Framingham, MA.

Presenter: Shawn Ward, Co-founder

URL: www.geezeo.com