Finovate: Blaze Mobile Archives

Alumni News -- Week of June 27, 2011

By Julie Schicktanz on July 6, 2011 8:51 AM

ActivePath

A top Brazilian card issuer implemented an ActivePath solution. Link

AlphaClone

AlphaClone incorporated new sentiment scores into its stock view pages. Link

Bills.com

Bills.com released the results from its Consumer Money Survey that gauges money attitudes and behaviors. Link

Blaze Mobile

Blaze Mobile was awarded a patent for NFC on stickers. Link

BOKU

BOKU released 1-Tap Mobile Billing for the Android and took it live in 56 countries. Link

Braintree

Braintree received $34M in Series A funding from Accel. Link

Currensee

Reuters outlined the benefits of Currensee. Link

Credit Karma

Credit Karma CEO Ken Lin advised consumers how they should deal with credit card offers. Link

doxo

doxo won the Stevie Award for New Product of the Year for financial services in the 2011 American Business Awards. Link

Dwolla

Dwolla said its Grid payment network is more secure than Visa and MasterCard's card networks. Link

Dynamics

Dynamics raised $35M for computerized smartcards and payment systems. Link

eToro

Reuters outlined the benefits of eToro. Link

eWise

gotoBilling, Inc. added eWise's Secure Vault Payments as another payment platform. Link

Expensify

The Wall Street Journal listed Expensify as a must-have mobile tech tool for entrepreneurs. Link

Fiserv

Fiserv entered into an agreement to acquire CashEdge for $465 million to advance its digital payments and channel strategies. Link

Guardian Analytics

Yahoo! Finance reported that Guardian Analytics' FraudMAP is helping financial institutions meet FFIEC guidelines. Link

HelloWallet

HelloWallet was added to Mercer's Outsourcing business benefits administration. Link

Intuit

Intuit purchased Mobile Money Ventures' web banking technology to augment its mobile banking capabilities. Link

Kony Solutions

The American Business Awards selected Kony Solutions as the Most Innovative Company of the Year. Link

Lendio

The Launch blog highlighted Lendio. Link

Outright

Outright rolled out a new report function allowing clients to view sales by state. Link

PayPal

PayPal reached 100 million active users. Link

Profit Stars

Profit Stars introduced its new Remote Deposit Anywhere solution. Link

Prosper

Former Lending Club director Joseph Toms joined Prosper as its Chief Investment Officer. Link

The San Francisco Times reported on Prosper's growth. Link

Q2ebanking

Q2ebanking was noted as a service to help community financial institutions meet FFIEC Guidance. Link

SimpleTuition

SimpleTuition expanded its student loan payment options by partnering with Discover Card. Link

SmartyPig

SmartyPig was recommended by Mint.com as a way to save for impulse purchases. Link

TradeKing

TradeKing implemented SunGard's MarketMap to deliver market data to its active trading platform. Link

UBank

Mashable highlighted UBank's feedback forum. Link

Voice Commerce

Voice Commerce launched a payment solution for the iPhone. Link

Wikinvest

PC mag reviewed Wikinvest's mobile app. Link

Xero

Tech Day assessed Xero's Debtor Daddy service. Link

Alumni News -- Weeks of December 13 and 20, 2010

By Jessica Ward on December 30, 2010 9:00 AM

To see Finovate news updates in real-time, follow our feed on Twitter.

Backbase explores mobile banking in its fall webinar series. http://bit.ly/finovate1293

BlazeMobile creates smart payments sticker.http://bit.ly/finovate12133

BrightScope releases top 30 retirement plans. http://bit.ly/finovate12143

Capital Access special report on "Black Friday" and small business sales data. http://bit.ly/finovate1282

SunTrust has added the "Transfer Now" product suite from CashEdge including person-to-person and me-to-me transfers. http://bit.ly/finovate12165

ClairMail and Cardlytics partner to provide transaction marketing opportunities. http://bit.ly/finovate1281

Expensify is hiring for multiple positions. - The company is currently looking for Web developers and computer engineers at several levels. http://bit.ly/finovate1216

FIS launches innovative new mobile banking product. -- Users can establish mobile account management with their debit card, no online banking signup needed. http://bit.ly/finovate1291

Geezeo selected by University Federal Credit Union as PFM provider. http://bit.ly/finovate12151

GoalMine hosting cash contest via Facebook to spread the word. http://bit.ly/finovate1292

Kapitall closes series A funding round. -- The company did not release funding amounts or sources. http://bit.ly/finovate12163

Kasasa on "green" community banking. -- See what a green bank looks like. http://bit.ly/finovate12132

Seventy percent of US Airlines have migrated to Kony Mobile-powered travel apps. http://bit.ly/finovate12142

Lending Club featured in San Fransisco Chronicle, Black Enterprise, and PBS. http://bit.ly/finovate12131

mFoundry deploys Washington Trust Bank's mobile banking app. -- This makes 260 customers so far using the mFoundry mobile applications. http://bit.ly/finovate12161

Congratulations to Mint founder, Aaron Patzer, winner of a TechFellow Award for General Management. http://tcrn.ch/finovate1296

M ozo powering new "Compare, Ditch and Switch" campaign. -- The services allows Australians to shop around for better banking services. http://bit.ly/finovate1283

Just in time for the Holidays, PopMoney gift cards at www.giftcardmall.com.

SmartyPig launches cash rewards card with only a one-time activation fee of $4.95. http://bit.ly/finovate12134

Victrio receives $5 million investment for voice-printing technology. http://bit.ly/finovate12141

FinovateFall 2010 Demo Videos Now Available

By Eric Mattson on November 7, 2010 8:38 PM

We're pleased to announce that the demo videos from FinovateFall 2010 are now available for free download (or immediate consumption) from the Finovate archives.

This fall's NYC conference showcased 56 handpicked companies doing 7-minute demonstrations (no slides allowed) of their latest technology innovations to a sold-out audience of 650 financial & banking executives, venture capitalists, press, analysts and entrepreneurs.

Check out these cutting-edge ideas in financial, banking, payments, mobile, lending, investing and security technologies today for inspiration and your next edge on the competition!

(P.S. If you're interested in joining us at the next Finovate event, tickets are now on sale for FinovateEurope (Feb, 1, 2011 in London). It is going to be an amazing showcase of European and global fintech innovation!)

Eric Mattson is CEO of Online Financial Innovations, the parent company of NetBanker, Online Banking Report and the Finovate Conference Series. He can be reached at eric@netbanker.com.

Weekly Updates -- Week of 10/3/10

By Jessica Ward on October 11, 2010 5:18 PM

Here are the news updates for the past week. To view our updates in real-time, follow us on Twitter here.

Andera closes a $9 million funding round led by Edison Ventures. The company plans additional hiring soon. http://bit.ly/finovate9282

Bling Nation now available throughout the Stanford University campus. Students and visitors can now buy lunch, coffee or books with their mobile phones. http://bit.ly/finovate9274.

Palo Alto, CA, is ready for Bling Nation mobile payments. http://yhoo.it/finovate9283

Blippy reports users sharing $500K in purchases a day. http://j.mp/finovate1061

CashEdge partners with Bundle.com on the "My Money" application. http://bit.ly/finovate1017

Centrro is changing focus, no longer providing credit scores. It will instead focus on helping users understand and improve their credit. http://j.mp/finovate1065

ClairMail raises $13.8 million for mobile banking technology. http://tcrn.ch/finovate1056

TechCrunch profiles Credit Sesame. http://tcrn.ch/finovate1016

Jemstep prepares to add Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and stocks to the mix. See how far they've come since launching in private beta. http://bit.ly/finovate1015

Jwalla and Cardlytics partner to provide reward programs. http://bit.ly/finovate9291

DownloadSquad.com reviews Kapitall. "Massive, beautiful stock market playground." http://bit.ly/finovate1011

Kapitall's iPad app is now available in the iTunes App Store. http://j.mp/finovate1063 (See the Wired Magazine review.) http://j.mp/finovate1064

Federal Credit Union (NJ) is now offering Kasasa Tunes, which pays rewards on free checking in iTunes credits. http://bit.ly/finovate9272

Lending Club adds managing director, Joseph Toms. Toms was a former managing principal of Hilspen Capital Management. http://bit.ly/finvoate9281

Lending Club issued $12M http://www.moneta.com in loans in Sept. 2010. The company has paid out a total of $12 million in interest to investors. http://bit.ly/finovate1058

Mint.com is hosting a contest to spread the news about Mint and win an iPad. http://bit.ly/finovate9294

Moneta has announced a name change. The company will now be known as Rialto Commerce. http://bit.ly/finovate9292

US Bank and Monitise introduce free mobile banking service for prepaid card holders. http://bit.ly/finovate1053

Prosper reaches 1 million members. A grand total of $206 million in loans has been funded on its peer-to-peer platform. http://bit.ly/finovate1057

SafetyPay launches further into Latin America with Braspag partnership in Brazil. http://j.mp/finovate10610

Second Market is hiring. Check current opportunities online. http://bit.ly/finovate9293

Sybase 365 adds Western Union certification. Western Union services will now be included in the mobile wallet systems provided by the company. Western Union has 380,000 agent locations in 200 countries. http://j.mp/finovate1091

The Wall Street Journal named The Receivables Exchange one of the most innovative technology companies in the world. Receivables Exchange was the single winner in the e-commerce category and one of only 17 winners overall. http://bit.ly/finovate9271

ThreatMetrix closes on $12.1 million funding round. So far, the company has raised $18 million to help detect online fraud in social media and gaming platforms. http://tcrn.ch/finovate1051

Wesabe founder Marc Hedlund tells TechCrunch what went wrong. http://tcrn.ch/finovate1014

Chaikian Stock Research selects WorkLight mobile to develop next-generation financial applications. http://bit.ly/finovate1012

FinovateFall 2010 Demo Lineup Revealed

By Eric Mattson on August 17, 2010 4:30 PM

We're very excited to reveal the 56 cutting-edge companies that have been selected to demo their latest technology innovations on October 4 and 5 in New York City at FinovateFall.

Over the show's two days, attendees will get to watch the future of fintech and banktech unfold on stage via fast-paced demos (28 each day) from these innovators. And then have a chance to interact with top executives from each of the demo companies during intimate networking sessions.

Without further delay, here's the list of companies we're excited to showcase:

If you're interested in attending the conference, registering now will save you $100 on your ticket via the early-bird discount and reserve your spot (space is limited and we're expecting to sell out). We'll see you in New York!