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ThreatMetrix partners with Offerpal Media to stop fraud -- The ThreatMetrix data will give Offerpal additional abilities to identify potentially fraudulent user transactions. http://bit.ly/cerWUY

Peter Pham to leave BillShrink -- Schwark Satyavolu will re-assume the CEO Position. Pham will be leaving BillShrink to join Trinity Ventures as an Entrepreneur in Residence. http://bit.ly/FINOVATE611

iBearSoft releases a video demo of the iBearMoney for iPad -- Money for iPad is a top-selling app in the paid personal finance category in the American iTunes app store. http://bit.ly/FINOVATE613

Lending Club hits $10 mil in monthly originations for first time -- Congratulations to Lending Club on their continued growth! http://bit.ly/Finovate621

mFoundry featured in NY Times -- (6/1/10 p.B1) Article on card-based loyalty programs moving to mobile. http://nyti.ms/cardloyalty

Zecco's CEO Michael Raneri has been named a winner of IDG's 2010 InfoWorld CTO 25 Award -- Zecco is an online brokerage which offers free stock trades and low-cost options trades. http://bit.ly/FINOVATE621

Alpha Clone investment account service has launched -- A clone is a portfolio of stocks based on the stock idea of one or more fund managers. http://bit.ly/aQcBgu

Bling Nation, mobile payments provider, hires Shan Mehta to lead strategic alliances -- Mehta will also be responsible for maintaining and expanding exiting relationships with service partners. http://bit.ly/Finovate631

MoneyStrands adds cash tracking to application -- Cash tracking is now available for MoneyStrands via Web and mobile app. http://bit.ly/finovate641

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Expensify releases version 2.0 of iPhone app for expense reports - The new Expensify app now allows users to add cash expenses and scan receipt images to work off

line. Users can now create an entire expense report from their mobile device. http://bit.ly/b1CAc0

AlphaClone adds new search, percent of portfolio - The AlphaClone percent of portfolio option allows viewers to look at a single stock and see which funds have the greatest exposure within a portfolio. http://bit.ly/dojmhz

Lee Barba and Bruce Shelly join the Kapitall team - Barba joins the Kapitall Board of Directors with experience in acquisitions. He was CEO of Investools. Shelly joins the team as Advisor to Kapitall with experience from the video gaming business. http://bit.ly/a4Augw

Amazon Payments Implements Yodlee Instant Account Verification - Amazon Payments now uses Yodlee's technology to verify user accounts to create faster, safer P2P transactions according to Yodlee. http://bit.ly/9UThEa

Intuit has selected Expensify as a promotion partner for expense

reporting -The Intuit Workplace App Center with Expensify, MyFax, and OfficeDrop. http://bit.ly/dwQiry 

iBearMoney launches the Money 4.1 App - iBear Money's Money 4.1 works on Windows mobile phones, iPhone, iPod Touch and now iPad and allows users to synchronize data between multiple devices. http://bit.ly/atbUPw

BillShrink.com launched a new search for TV, cable, satellite services to search for the best value - Billshrink's new search allows users to compare television service pricing based on their preferred channels or programs and available service based on the user's address. http://tcrn.ch/cujEE8

Fiserv, Inc. study shows that 80% of internet-capable households use online banking while only 40% use online billpay - The Fiserv, Inc. study also shows that women now make up the majority of online bill pay users, a reversal from the 2002 study. http://bit.ly/dtVOFM

Fiserv, Inc. partners with Phone Factor, Inc. to provide phone-based user authentication - The Fiserv, Inc. partnership will allow financial institutions using the Fiserv systems to provide passive or active user authentication via customers' mobile phones. http://bit.ly/bz1tvo

Visa, Inc. and Monitise PLC announced a joint venture to provide mobile payment technology in India - India is the world's second-largest mobile market with nearly 600 mobile-subscriptions. The technology from Monitise will allow for bill-payment, transit ticketing and other services via mobile phone. http://bit.ly/bLFgmI

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Acculynk Provides Debit Service to Sun Country Airlines - Sun Country Airlines has partnered with Acculynk to provide its customers PIN debit service. Acculynk's service allows users to make online purchases using their current debit card and PIN numbers without requiring any additional enrollment with the merchant. http://bit.ly/97u9EE

AlphaClone Adds Funds, History-Viewing Features, and Alerts - AlphaClone, which develops investment portfolios by duplicating the patterns of successful investors, has added 18 new funds to its investment options. The company also added a feature that allows members to view a manager's holdings back to 1999. Finally, AlphaClone is now providing email alerts when fund managers file a Form 13G or 13D with the SEC, indicating that the manager has purchased more than 5% of a public company. http://bit.ly/aKCsIE; http://bit.ly/9Pj1As; http://bit.ly/9q9QB2

DebtGoal Gains Board Member and New COO - Ed Ojdana, the founder of FreeCreditReport.com, has joined DebtGoal's board of directors. Igor Vaks, former CIO of Experian Consumer Direct, has joined as the company's chief operating officer. http://bit.ly/93UWux

Fiserv Launches Bill Payment Widget - Fiserv launched a new bill payment widget that enables consumers to pay bills from within their online banking homepage. The widget is available to financial institutions using Fiserv's online banking solutions. http://bit.ly/aYNFb2

mFoundry Provides Platform to Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union - Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union will offer its 140,000 members mobile banking services supported by mFoundry's mobile platform. Services will include bill payments, fund transfers, and balance checking. http://bit.ly/9k4Q9N

moneyStrands Celebrates First Anniversary of PFM launch - moneyStrands is celebrating the first anniversary of launching its PFM. Highlights of the year include acquiring Expensr and partnering with Savings.com and SouthPointe Digital Technologies. The company also passed 100,000 users in its first seven months. http://bit.ly/aVDXCp

Outright.com Opens Blog for Developers - Online bookkeeping service Outright.com has added a new blog for developers. Outright already hosts a support blog for its users. http://community.outright.com/

Prosper Raising Fourth Round of Funding - Prosper is finalizing its fourth round of funding, seeking to raise $13.3 million to $15.8 million. The company signed a letter of intent with new and existing investors to raise the round, which is expected to close by April 15. http://bit.ly/cqiRr6

ThreatMetrix Provides Fraud Protection to iReel.com - ThreatMetrix is providing fraud detection and prevention services to online movie rental company iReel.com. iReel offers digital movies through an automated process. ThreatMetrix adds a layer of credit card authentication to the system. http://bit.ly/9uFTDI

TradeKing Deploys Recognia's Strategy Builder - TradeKing is making Recognia's Strategy Builder stock-research tools available free to its clients. Strategy Builder allows users to compare the performance of various investment strategies. http://bit.ly/bVzF1z

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AlphaClone to Launch Investment Accounts -- Investment research firm AlphaClone announced that it plans to offer managed account services later this year. http://bit.ly/ayOI5t

BrightScope Partners with Acceleration Retirement -- BrightScope announced a partnership with Acceleration Retirement, a provider of marketing and lead-generation services to retirement plan advisors. The deal combines BrightScope's data and analytical tools with Acceleration's marketing and practice-management experience. http://bit.ly/c780Zs

CashEdge to Support HelloWallet -- CashEdge will provide financial data aggregation for new PFM website HelloWallet. CashEdge draws data from bank accounts, investments, retirement accounts, insurance plans, credit cards, mortgages and annuities. http://bit.ly/9xjRqD (Netbanker coverage of HelloWallet here.)

Check Point Wins Award from SC Magazine -- Security software firm Check Point was recognized with a Reader Trust Award from SC Magazine for its Security Gateway R7, which took the award for Best Enterprise Firewall. This is the sixth time SC Magazine has given Check Point an award for achievement in information technology and security. http://bit.ly/doRu4B

Expensify Offers App on Google Apps Marketplace -- Expensify announced that its small-business expense management app is now available on Google Apps Marketplace, Google's recently launched storefront for online products and services. The Expensify app enables users to import expense data from their credit cards, manage receipts online, and create expense reports. http://bit.ly/cYjDLq

Four Finovate Alumni in Panel Discussion at SXSW - Credit Karma, Lending Club, Mint, and SmartyPig will discuss banking industry innovation at the SXSW conference on March 13 in Austin, Texas. The panel discussion will include Rob Garcia, Senior Director of Product Strategy for LendingClub.com; Aaron Forth, VP of Product at Mint.com; Kenneth Lin, CEO of CreditKarma.com; and Bob Weinschenk CEO of SmartyPig.com. http://bit.ly/dbuYuR

GreenSherpa Upgrades -- GreenSherpa announced several upgrades to its web-based application, including changes to user collaboration and integration features, cash flow projection capabilities, and the graphical user interface. http://bit.ly/alnZeW

New Funding and Board Member for Home-Account -- Bills.com has doubled its financial investment in Home-Account. In addition, Mark Goines, a former director of Mint and a former Intuit executive, has joined Home-Accounts Board of Directors. Goines also made an unspecified angel investment in Home-Account. http://bit.ly/aJGuzs

Intuit Offers Payroll Suite on Google Marketplace -- Intuit is offering its Online Payroll suite of web applications on Google's new Apps Marketplace. Intuit also intends to make the payroll solution available through its own Intuit App Center. http://bit.ly/9dsR19

iPay Technologies Partners with Q2ebanking -- iPay Technologies and Q2ebanking announced a new alliance that will allow iPay to offer its bill payment solutions to Q2's customers. Q2 provides financial services technologies to community financial institutions. http://bit.ly/9T6CQ9

Tom Burgess Joins Micronotes' Advisory Board -- Tom Burgess, the founder and CEO of Third Screen Media, has joined the advisory board of online marketing company Micronotes. Burgess will serve as a marketing practices advisor. Third Screen Media was a wireless advertising company that was acquired by AOL in 2007. http://bit.ly/bUEd7Q

mFoundry Receives Paybefore Award -- mFoundry won the Best Virtual Prepaid Card category in Prepaid Media's fourth annual Paybefore Awards. mFoundry was recognized for its work on Starbucks Mobile, which allows consumers to use mobile devices to track activity on Starbucks cards. http://bit.ly/doCsP4 (Netbanker blog on Starbucks Mobile here.)

Mozo Launches Program for Students - Australian financial comparison company Mozo has launched a new service called the Student Room. The program helps university students find deals on banking services, including special offers designed for students. http://bit.ly/dBsgMu

S1 acquires PM Systems -- On March 4, S1 completed acquisition of PM Systems for $29 million. PM Systems provides internet banking, bill payment, and security solutions for credit unions. S1 announced the acquisition in its statement of its fourth quarter results. http://bit.ly/aF2Jvz

The Receivables Exchange Reports Sales Growth -- The Receivables Exchange, an online marketplace for receivables trading, reported 100% quarter-over-quarter growth in receivables sold in Q4 2009. http://bit.ly/asQqNm