Finovate 2007 – mFoundry

Finovate 2007 – mFoundry

How they describe themselves: Founded in 2004, mFoundry is a leading provider in mobile financial services, helping financial institutions, carriers and payments partners leverage the power of mobile applications. The mFoundry platform provides a cost-effective way to develop applications across a wide array of mobile devices.

mFoundry’s platform has been used by Fortune 500 companies including Citibank, as well as hundreds of independent developers. mFoundry has created a vertical solution for mobile banking, payments and other financial services.

The privately held company is headquartered in Sausalito, California.

Presenter: Drew Sievers, CEO & Co-Founder

URL: www.mfoundry.com

Finovate 2007 – Monitise

Finovate 2007 – Monitise

How they describe themselves: Monitise Americas is a new venture delivered by Metavante Inc in association with Monitise plc, the global leader in the provision of mobile banking services. Due to launch to consumers during the Fall of 2007, the service replicates the simple interface of an ATM in a secure, trusted application.

Monitise has already set the global benchmark for mobile banking and payments through its UK service, MONILINK, which provides cross-financial institution and cross-mobile carrier services in the United Kingdom.

Presenter: John Tantum, Business Development

URL: www.monitiseamericas.com

Finovate 2007 – prosper

Finovate 2007 – prosper

How they describe themselves: Prosper, America’s largest people-to-people lending marketplace, was created to make consumer lending more financially and socially rewarding for everyone. Prosper’s membership consists of over 440,000 people from across the country. Since launching in February 2006, over $90 million in loans have been funded in the marketplace.

San Francisco-based Prosper was co-founded by Chris Larsen, co-founder of E-LOAN, and John Witchel, technology entrepreneur. Backed by Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures, Fidelity Ventures, Meritech Capital, and Omidyar Network, Prosper has raised approximately $40 million.

Presenter: Chris Larsen, CEO & Co-Founder

URL: www.prosper.com