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Finovate Alumni News-- November 2, 2011

By Julie Schicktanz on November 2, 2011 8:23 AM

Prepaid Awards honors CashStar and Dell for Best Prepaid Gift Program.

Backbase names Visionary in latest Gartner Magic Quadrant.

American Banker discusses T8 Webware's perfect solution for National Grand Bank of Marblehead.

Tab Times looks at the progress & success of Kashoo's iPad app.

Prosper launches automated investing.

The Wall Street Journal reports Visa Europe takes 8.8% stake in Monitise.

Check Point buys compliance solutions co Dynasec.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

Finovate Alumni News-- November 1, 2011

By Julie Schicktanz on November 1, 2011 10:32 AM

Kashoo's small business iPad accounting app hits 5,000 downloads on iTunes.

CarryQuote named аѕ a winner οf the European Bully Awards.

Investment News examines how Personal Capital plays into the online-advice space.

The Washington Post surveys HelloWallet's business model.

RobotDough.com announces its student financial writing competition.

Silicon Angle compares the 3 iPad apps launched last week: Wikinvest, Pageonce, & Mint.

Q2ebanking discusses mobile-banking security in Credit Union Times.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

Finovate Alumni News-- October 6, 2011

By Julie Schicktanz on October 6, 2011 2:16 PM

Netbanker highlights BillGuard's monthly credit/debit card scan report.

Offermatic unveils OfferMatch, a pay-for-performance marketing channel that brings customers.

NBC Chicago names Ben Milne, Dwolla CEO, as a person to watch during Ideas Week.

WealthTouch partners with TILE Financial to create portfolio-reporting offerings for high net worth young adults.

Wall Street and Technology lists Zecco as 1 of 6 brokerages leading the way in social media.

New York Times blog reports BankSimple to go live on the Web next month.

HelloWallet announces its fall webinar series.

Business Daily Africa compares Xero and Kashoo accounting services with QuickBooks.

Credit Karma's new feature graphically compares credit card clientele.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

Kashoo Releases Accounting App for iPad

By Julie Schicktanz on August 18, 2011 9:19 AM

Yesterday, Canada-based Kashoo released a new iPad app called Kashoo Accounting.

"Kashoo's iPad accounting app gives small businesses and entrepreneurs the flexibility to manage all aspects of their finances on the go, including monitoring key business metrics, creating and delivering invoices, recording expenses, tracking payments, and generating financial reports.

The new app, available for free in the Apple iTunes Store, allows users to access their accounting data on-the-go.

"Business owners can take care of important tasks like sending an invoice, or entering an expense, or checking an account balance immediately wherever they are. We have created a tool that has the power to transform how small businesses operate-and thrive."

To see Kashoo's Accounting app in action, watch its FinovateFall 2010 demo here.

Alumni News -- Week of May 16, 2011

By Julie Schicktanz on May 20, 2011 1:06 PM

Bill.com
Practical Ecommerce listed Bill.com as 1 of 19 tools for online bookkeeping and invoicing Link

BrightScope

BrightScope announced the top 10 commodities funds held in America's 401k plans Link

Frazier & Deeter, FD Alliance, BrightScope and SignatureFD conducted a national webinar on BrightScope's tool that rates employee benefit plans. Link

ClairMail

ClairMail reported record growth with a record number of customer acquisitions and a 300% increase in user growth Link

eRollover

eRollover announced its Facebook Early Retirement Vacation Sweepstakes Link

Finantix

Wealth Management 360 highlighted Finantix's Finovate Europe demo Link

Intuit

Intuit reported an increase of internet banking users by 9% and bill pay users by 23% Link

iPay Technologies

iPay Technologies reached 1 Million users of its P2P electronic payment service, with almost 8 million payments processed to date Link

IronKey

IronKey continued hyper growth in Q1 2011, as bookings increased by 90% compared to last year Link

Kapitall

Kapitall implemented an alert system for current news on stocks and funds. These new alerts will keep users informed and will link directly to Kapitall's analytical tools for a quick understanding of changes. Link

Kashoo

Practical Ecommerce listed Kashoo as 1 of 19 tools for online bookkeeping and invoicing Link

Kashoo was selected by IDC as one of Canada's Top 10 cloud companies to watch Link

On Deck Capital

Tech Crunch reported On Deck Capital's announcement of the On Deck Score, a credit score for small businesses. This program seeks to fix the problem of businesses borrowing money as consumers http://tcrn.ch/kNjGX6 Link

Outright.com

Practical Ecommerce listed Outright.com as 1 of 19 tools for online bookkeeping and invoicing Link

SecondMarket
SecondMarket experienced $115M in private stock sales during Q1 Link

TradeKing

TradeKing ranked number four in customer service for the second consecutive year in the Annual Broker Survey by Wall Street Journal's magazine, SmartMoney Link

Wonga

Wired UK mag covered Wonga's disruptive process of making borrowing money completely automatic. Are they transforming personal finance? Link

Wonga should have won of Startup 100 Awards, not Spotify Link

Alumni Updates -- Week of April 18, 2011

By Jessica Ward on April 25, 2011 4:07 PM

To follow updates from Finovate alumni companies in real time, be sure to follow us on Twitter.

Backbase extends content services offerings. Backbase CMS is available as an add-on module. http://bit.ly/finovate420112

BancVue launched "Money Island," an educational game for children to be offered by banks and financial institutions. https://demo.moneyisland.com/

BillFloat partners with Online Resources to offer small-dollar loans to biller clients. Online Resources will now offer BillFloat as a payment option. http://bit.ly/finovate418112

Doxo signs Oregon Federal Employees Credit Union (OFECU). Members will be able to receive statements and banking documents via the service. http://bit.ly/finovate421111

Dwolla will provide an online payments option at Tikly, an online ticketing startup expected to launch within the next thirty days. http://bit.ly/finovate418113

eToro surpasses 1.5 million users. The company cites the growth of thousands of members joining per day since the launch of eToro's social platform, OpenBook. http://prn.to/finovate421113

PayPal and Discover partner on person-to-person payments. Rollout begins this week for Discover's person-to-person payments system. http://bit.ly/finovate42112

Several Finovate Alumni firms have been nominated for Webby awards. Good luck to Lending Club, Mint, Billeo and Kashoo. http://bit.ly/finovate420116

SmartyPig eliminates redemption fees. Transferring SmartyPig savings account funds to a retailer gift card is now free. http://bit.ly/finovate418111

Yodlee partners with Boursorama to provide Money Center service. Boursorama customers will receive the Money Center PFM service free of charge. http://bit.ly/finovate420115

Alumni News -- Week of January 9, 2011

By Jessica Ward on January 17, 2011 9:58 AM

To see Finovate alumni company news in real-time, follow our feed on Twitter here.

Backbase is holding an engagement banking seminar on January 27. -- Attendance is free, but pre-registration is required. http://bit.ly/finovate114111

Blippy has been nominated for a Crunchie award. -- The awards, given in a number of startup categories, are a joint effort by three tech blogs: TechCrunch. VentureBeat and GigaOM. http://tcrn.ch/finovate113114

FeeFighters (formerly TransFS) has raised an additional $1.6 million in funding. -- FeeFighters helps businesses comparison shop for credit card processing services. http://tcrn.ch/finovate113112

Fifth Third Bank will offer Popmoney from CashEdge. -- Popmoney, an e-mail based money transfer system, will be available to Fifth Third customers in mid-2011. http://bit.ly/finovate110113

Firstmark Credit Union selects Geezeo for PFM platform. -- The credit union, with 90,000 members with $700 million in assets, will use Geezeo's white label platform . http://bit.ly/finovate1101

iBearSoft releases Money 5.0 mobile app. -- The new release includes several speedups and new features. http://bit.ly/finovate1112

Jwalla offers free trials of the Better Online Banking (BOB) platform for credit unions. -- The trial platform can be launched within two days of the request and allows prospective clients to see all of the available features. http://bit.ly/finovate113113

Kabbage raises an additional $6.5 million to support its loan business targeted to eBay and other online sellers. -- This round was led by BlueRun Ventures and UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund. http://tcrn.ch/finovate113111

Kashoo users get a 30% discount on electronic tax filing with eSmart Tax. http://bit.ly/finovate114112

PerkStreet and Lending Club offer cash prizes for creatively shredding credit cards. http://bit.ly/finovate111113 or shredyourcreditcard.com

Plastyc and eBillMe launch a new banking system for self-employed users. -- The platform allows users to receive clients' electronic payments directly. http://bit.ly/finovate112112

SafetyPay signs deal with Brazil's Banrisul. -- This will allow Banrisul Bank's three million customers to make purchases in their own currency by way of SafetyPay's service. http://bit.ly/finovate111111

SmartyPig launches its first iPhone app. -- Users can add to their savings, manage goals and even contribute to another user's goal. The app also includes a location-based tool to find participating merchants. An Android app is planned for February. http://bit.ly/finovate110112

Tyfone receives a fourth patent for mobile e-wallet technology. -- This newest patent, is entitled, "Asymmetric cryptography with user authentication." http://bit.ly/finovate112111

The Mii card, powered by Yodlee, becomes a digital passport for online authentication. -- See the Mii card in Action at FinovateEurope. http://www.miicard.com/

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.

Alumni News -- Week of August 30, 2010

By Jessica Ward on September 5, 2010 7:36 PM

Here are the news updates for the week of August 30, 2010. To view in real-time, follow us here.

BancVue is acquiring a large credit card portfolio from the FDIC. http://bit.ly/finovate933

BancVue was #117 on the Inc. Magazine list of 500 fastest-growing private companies. See the report here: http://bit.ly/finovate8312

Betterment speeds deposit and withdrawal times. Transfers between Betterment and bank accounts are now accomplished within the standard ACH window (2-3 days). http://bit.ly/finovate923

Bank of the West Selects ClairMail as mobile banking partner. Bank of the West has assets of $61 million and is the California-based subsidiary of BNP Paribas. http://bit.ly/finovate8301

Former SEC commissioner Roel Campos joins Gratio Capital as an advisor. Gratio Capital launched its service GoalMine service at FinovateSpring 2010. http://bit.ly/finovate921

Kasasa joins with celebrities such as Zach Efron and Dakota Fanning for "Stand Up To Cancer." Watch for the TV ads and telethon featuring Kasasa Giving. http://bit.ly/finovate8315

Kashoo is hiring! See tips on how to get hired and what to expect (including work from home flexibility) here: http://bit.ly/finovate924

SafetyPay releases white paper entitled "Banking on Online Banking." The report highlights the importance of monetizing online banking. http://bit.ly/finovate8314

SapientNitro and Geezeo argue the merits of "engagement banking" in a unique interactive report authored by Bank2.0 author Brett King. http://bit.ly/finovate932

SecondMarket honored as a "technology pioneer" by the World Economic Forum. http://bit.ly/finovate922

SecondMarket was #270 on Inc. Magazine's list of 500 fastest-growing private companies. http://bit.ly/finovate8313

WorkLight announces support for Blackberry. Version 3.3.1 is available as a free download from the WorkLight developer zone. http://bit.ly/finovate08311

ZimpleMoney releases white paper "Lending With A Purpose." http://bit.ly/finovate931

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!

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.

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