Innovations at FinovateEurope 2014: Part 2

A week ago we introduced you to half of the companies that will be demoing their technologies on stage for FinovateEurope 2014. Today we’re providing the second half of our scheduled roster for February. For more information, and to get your tickets, visit our Finovate Europe 2014 page here. Luxoft’s iStockTrack is an innovative iPad Read more…

Finovate Alumni News– November 22, 2013

Prepaid MasterCard cardholders now able to reload at Walmart stores courtesy of Green Dot network. LendUp iPhone app enables mobile borrowing. YouthTech column on ramification in banking features IND Group. Boku furthers its Global Reach with Acquisition of Qubecell  Taulia named 2013 Red Herring Global 100 Winner. Vix Technology partners with InComm to Support First of Read more…

Boku Furthers its Global Reach with Acquisition of Qubecell

Since its inception, global mobile payments company Boku has raised a total of $75 million from investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Khosla Ventures.  Now the California-based company is putting some of that cash to use with its recently announced acquisition of Qubecell, an India-based mobile billing aggregator. In India’s fragmented carrier billing market, Qubecell is Read more…

Finovate Alumni News– November 20, 2013

Moven launches Android app. Kabbage launches iPhone app out of test market. PC Mag includes Dashlane on list of the 50 best free iPhone apps of 2013. Financeit brings in $13 million in series A funding. TSYS Director of Innovation Chris Colson talks about the launch of their Idea Center. Intuit launches Apps.com, a small Read more…

Finovate Alumni News– November 19, 2013

Billhighway listed as one of the 100 Best & Brightest Companies to Work for. Actiance to launch Vantage Compliance App on Salesforce.com’s AppExchange. Virtual Piggy launches new iOS mobile app.  hyperWALLET to integrate with PayNearMe to offer cash payment acceptance options. Uber is first company to use PayPal’s mobile SDK. Acculynk offers UnionPay debit card acceptance Read more…

KlickEx Launches Crypto-Currency 2.0: A New Global Asset-Backed Currency

This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateAsia 2013. In the final demo before lunch, KlickEx debuted its crypto-currency for central banks: “After extensive testing in the Pacific, KlickEx is pleased to announce the development of a new asset-backed and algorithmic crypto-currency for institutional and retail use. A stable, international, risk-free asset is Read more…

Payoneer’s Commercial Account Gives Businesses and Individuals Global Access to Their Funds

This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateAsia 2013. Then, Payoneer debuted its commercial account: “The Payoneer commercial account offers businesses and individuals worldwide the ability to receive funds from a global network of corporate companies. Account holders have a variety of tools to access their funds, including low cost withdrawals to bank Read more…

Matchi Debuts its Global Innovation Community

This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateAsia 2013. Second up, Matchi launched its global innovation community platform: “A global community innovation platform for the financial services industry that offers market ready banking innovations from across the globe and collaboration opportunities that have the potential to save the banks millions of dollars in Read more…

FinovateAsia 2013 Sneak Peek: Part 4

FinovateAsia 2013 is coming to Singapore in just over one week. And, just in time, here are the final seven companies who will bring their live demos to the stage. If you missed the previous three installments of our Sneak Peek preview series, check out the links below. FinovateAsia 2013 Sneak Peek: Part 3 FinovateAsia Read more…