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I spent the majority of last week at Money20/20 catching up with Finovate and FinDEVr alums. With 5 tracks of panel discussions and product announcements, plus an exhibit hall floor, it was impossible to parcel out all of the themes buzzing around. However, from the slice of the mega-conference that I attended, the overarching theme Read more…
Fraud prevention is one area where big data offers much promise. So it is no surprise to learn that Feedzai, a company that specializes in leveraging big data to help companies prevent fraud, has developed technology that brings the blessings of big data-powered, anti-fraud prevention to the masses. The new technology is called Data Science Read more…
Although FinovateFall 2015 is over, it left behind plenty of new innovations, piles of fresh business cards, and a plethora of press coverage. Thanks to everyone who attended, and especially those who spent long hours covering the event on their publication. Below is the press coverage; if we’ve missed any, please send to julie@finovate.com. ——— Read more…
After every Finovate, it’s always fun to re-visit the event through the insight and wit of our community of passionate fintech professionals on Twitter. And FinovateFall 2015 is no different. Surprise and excite our savvy family of more than 23,000 followers on Twitter with your demo, and the accolades will come early and often. On Read more…
On Finovate.com “FinovateFall 2015: Mapping Fintech’s International Neighborhood” Check out the final installment of FinovateFall Sneak Peeks: InforcePRO HelloWallet Dealflow.com Additiv Empyr Finanteq Hypori LiftForward Around the web Feedzai teams up with Socure to combine social biometrics with fraud-risk scoring. See Socure at FinovateFall 2015 in New York City next week. Moven CEO Brett King Read more…
This week’s touch of autumn rain here in the Pacific Northwest is a welcome reminder that—when fall is just around the corner—our annual NYC conference is just a couple weeks away. FinovateFall tickets are on sale now, so pick up yours while you still can and join the 1,500-person gathering in Manhattan, 16/17 September. To Read more…
Dundings cooled down a bit over the record-setting pace of early August. But 15 companies still raised almost $150 million ($146.6 million including $2.5 million in debt) this week. It was an especially lucrative week at the checkout counter in Europe as its two leading mPOS providers, iZettle ($67 million) and SumUp ($11.3 million), raised Read more…
On Finovate.com Check out the third installment of our FinovateFall 2015 Sneak Peek series: Flybits CellTrust Xignite Adobe Socure “SumUp Raises €10 Million in Round Led by BBVA Ventures, Groupon, American Express” Around the web PocketSmith re-launches with new layout and design. In its fiscal year 2015, Avoka signs record number of clients and experiences Read more…
On Finovate.com Our FinovateFall Sneak Peek series has begun. Check out: North Side RMS PaySwag ebankIT Blockstack.io Kofax from Lexmark Around the web Pymnts interviews Rich Aberman, WePay co-founder. TradeSharp integrates with Tradier to offer brokerage services and enhanced trading strategies. Gwyneth J. Gaul joins Bright Funds as the company’s new vice president of corporate Read more…
Following one of the biggest weeks ever ($580 million), new fundings to the fintech sector cooled to under $100 million this week. More than half (55%) of the funds went to companies outside the United States including India’s mPOS provider Ezetap ($23.5 million) and Germany’s deposit brokerage SavingsGlobal ($21.8 million). In total, 11 companies raised Read more…
On Finovate.com “Friday is the Final Day to Save Big on FinovateFall 2015 Tickets” “Socure Secures $2.5 Million in Debt Financing” “Five Finovate Alums Named 2015 Technology Pioneers by World Economic Forum” Around the web Let’s Talk Payments interviews Stephane Dubois, Xignite CEO and founder. See Xignite at FinDEVr 2015 in San Francisco in October. Read more…
Since we received the highest-ever number of applications to demo during our FinovateFall conference in New York, we quickly discovered that electing presenters would not be easy. After a month-long screening process, we narrowed the pile to the newest and most innovative ideas in fintech. Today, we’re revealing the first group of companies that will Read more…