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• American Banker reports PayPal tests its POS system at Office Depot.

• LBi integrates Service2Media platform for clients including Coca-Cola, & Sony. Come see Service2Media demo live at FinovateEurope on February 7.

• Small Business Trends examines the pros and cons of financing a startup using Prosper, Lending Club, or Lendio.

• Ping Identity launches blog called Identity Matters. Come see Ping Identity at FinovateEurope Feb. 7 in London.

• FiPath announces campaign to encourage Generation X to save for retirement.

• BofA to use transaction-based marketing technology from Cardlytics to offer customers daily deals.

• Currensee receives additional $2 million in series C financing.

• Finovate interviews David Barrett, CEO of Expensify http://bit.ly/zVZzD9

• Business Insider looks at how BillGuard and Simple use Big Data.

• Prosper launches $1,000 giveaway.

• Dough Roller recommends using HelloWallet to keep track of your cash.

• P2P-Banking looks at Zopa's online marketing spending.

• NACS Online explores the Dynamics smarter credit card.

• American Banker suggests banks should consider working with merchant reward companies like Cardlytics and Cartera Commerce.

• PayPal's payments technology to reach all Home Depot locations by March.

• SecondMarket exceeds $1 billion in deals.

To learn more about PayPal, watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo and come to FinovateEurope this February to watch its latest demo live.

• Ready Receipts officially launches paperless receipt technology.

• nFinanSe seeks to halt new debit card network by InComm, alleges price-fixing conspiracy.

• VentureBeat discusses the IPO market with SecondMarket CEO Barry Silbert.

• On Deck partners with the National Association for Small Business.

• SignatureLink to integrate ThreatMetrix's Cybercrime Defender Platform with its technology

• Intuit hires former Apple executive to lead Canada division.

• Fox Business News interviews LearnVest founder and CEO, Alexa von Tobel.

• The Next Web compares and contrasts PayPal and Dwolla with other payment methods.

• Plastyc's UPside cardholders can now load cash onto cards at 7-Eleven stores.

• Oregon-based Credit Union launches BancVue's Kasasa.

• BrightScope partners with social media expert Arkovi.

• SmartMoney (Feb 2012) article, "Attack of the 6.5-point Typeface" cites research from Transparency Labs.

• Rescuecom asks if Dwolla can become the new PayPal.

• CNN Money names SmartyPig "Best Savings Alternative".

• Missouri News channel KY3 recommends using Prosper and Lending Club as a creative way to fund your business.

• Bangor Daily News profiles CashStar.

• NY Times blog talks about LearnVest as a financial planner for the middle class.

• AARP lists ChargeSmart as a future way to pay bills using unwanted gift cards.

• FeeFighters hosts webinar about ecommerce on January 16.

• Netbanker: Is BancVue's Kasasa to Checking What "Intel Inside" was to PCs?

• The Financial Brand reports Segmint's Lifestyle Indicators target financial institutions' online ads.

• Ping Identity exceeds $100 million in total sales. Come see its live demo at FinovateEurope Feb. 7.

• Actiance partners with EarthIntegrate to enable advisors to personalize content via social media channels.

• ARS Technica describes how Dynamics technology can hinder on-and-offline fraud.

• VentureBeat reports PayPal reaches $4 billion in mobile payments in 2011, a jump from $750 million in 2010.

• ZoneAlarm publishes infographic on security concerns with online banking.

• The Bancorp Bank to issue Suze Orman's new prepaid debit card.

• On Deck releases version 1 of API.

• Forbes lists Expensify as 1 of 10 financial innovations that will make your life easier in 2012.

• OpenCart plugin now supports Dwolla.

• Guardian Analytics releases Anomaly Detection Toolkit to help FIs address the expectations for layered security.

• Tax compliance monitoring service, Tax Guard, partners with ProfitStars.

• ValidSoft joins "Get Safe Online" to help consumers protect themselves. Watch its live demo at FinovateEurope.

• Regions Bank joins eWise's Secure Vault Payments network.

• Intel will use SecureKey's authentication technology on new Ultrabooks.

• PayPal partners with payment solution company ABJ Software.

• American Banker describes how T8 Webware, Micronotes, and FreeMonee predicts what customers will buy.

• Seattle's King 5 News highlights Linkable Networks' digital coupons.

• TechCrunch reports Credit Karma enrolls 100,000 users for its credit monitoring service in one day.

• Business Insider recommends using BillGuard to prevent credit and debit card fraud.

• BetaBeat looks at what LearnVest is doing with its $19 million round of funding.

• ReadyForZero introduces its New Year's challenge.

• TechCrunch reports John Donahue, Ebay CEO will serve as PayPal's interim president since PayPal President Scott Thompson left for Yahoo.

• ProfitStars reaches milestone of providing image & data conversions for 1,000 FIs over the past 5 years.

• Check Point Software Technologies works with Amazon Web Services secure the cloud.

• Best Buy Canada & Future Shop are the 1st major retailers in Canada to offer eGift Cards via CashStar.

• The Street interviews Zecco CEO, Michael Raneri.

• Fox News interviews Dwolla CEO Ben Milne about the startup's business model.

• PayPal partners with Fandango to allow users to purchase movie tickets using PayPal.

• AGBeat profiles Expensify.

• Celent's report identifies ProfitStars as the market share leader in Remote Deposit Capture.

• Finextra looks at the growth and success of Lending Club, Prosper, and Zopa.

• Segmint appoints Thomas C. Tyler as VP.

• PayPal plans its own version of daily deals.

• Dwolla gives users instant access to cash.

• The Wall Street Journal recommends Braintree & PayPal as online payment platforms.

• Dwolla reports there are more merchants using Dwolla in San Francisco and New York City than there were in Des Moines 1 year ago.

• Accounting web recommends using Xero to automate business accounting.

• Street Fight podcast highlights HelloWallet.

• Mootwin receives 4 million euro in series B funding round.

• Bank Technology News lists ActivePath, Cardlytics, and PayPal as 3 of the top 10 tech companies to watch.

• mFoundry powers First Hawaiian Bank's m-banking.

• The Houston Chronicle examines how Dwolla helps consumers give money to friends & family without exchanging cash.

• Mixergy interviews Matt Fellowes, CEO of HelloWallet, to discover how it went from 0 to 300K subscribers in 5 months.

• Plastyc receives over $1.2 mil in new funding from undisclosed investor.

• Acculynk forms International Internet PIN Acceptance Consortium with major e-commerce merchants.

• Taulia's billFLO to continue service beyond December 1 shutdown date.

• Continuity Control doubles 3rd quarter revenue, partners with BancVue.

• PeerTransfer partners with Tuition Management Systems.

• MasterCard invests in mFoundry to bring PayPass to mobile phones.

• Dwolla now free for transactions under $10.

• FiPath (formerly eRollover) launches FiPath for Advisors, online marketing solution for advisor leads.

• Reuters discusses the benefits of BillGuard.

• TSYS signs largest private bank in Azerbaijan.

• MShift to power AmeriCU's mobile banking platform.

• StockTwits & Gnip partner to cater to traders.

• StockTwits goes International with its real-time financial platform.

• Mitek doubles clients, plans to enter insurance vertical.

• PayPal relaunches Facebook app for friend-to-friend payments.

• Expensify launches lite iPhone app for mileage support.

• Read Write Web argues the mobile payments capital of the US is Des Moines, IA thanks to Dwolla.

• Fox Business News reports GoalMine seeks to level the investing field.

• PayPal updates its Android app with support for NFC payments.

• eWise hires Alexandre Gonthier, former Boku CTO, as new CEO.

• Lendio makes its business loan matching service free.

• Finextra reports Intuit partners with AT&T to take on Square in the emerging mobile card processing market.

• Xero updates its app: increases speed and improves UI.

• Business Insider lists Dwolla and Simple as 2 of 20 most innovative startups in tech.

• Billeo launches ShopSmart to bring consumers relevant discounts.

• Zecco hosts $500 sweepstakes.

• miiCard gives first 10,000 users free accounts for life.

• Netbanker: Top 10 Reasons Why BankSimple Dropped the Bank.

• Expensify creates four pricing plans.

• Seeking Alpha and Cortera had the highest traffic in September with 2.1 and 2.0 million unique visitors, respectively. Cortera also had the highest increase in number of unique year-over-year visits with over 1.5 more visits in 2011 than in 2010.
• Kabbage had the highest percentage growth year-over-year, up 280x.
• Weemba saw the highest monthly growth percentage with more than 7.5 times the number of unique visitors in September compared to August.
• SmartCredit.com had the highest increase in number of unique year-over-year visitors, growing by 126,000.

• Seeking Alpha -- the most-trafficked in August with 2.5 million unique visitors -- also had the highest increase in number of unique month-over-month visits with 300,000 more visits in August than in July.
• Budgettracker.com saw the highest monthly growth percentage with more than 6.5 times the number of unique visitors in August compared to July.
• Betterment had the highest percentage growth year-over-year, up 88x.
• Cortera had the highest number of unique year-over-year visitors, growing by 1.5 million. 

• Fiserv had the highest month-over-month percent growth, with 50% more visitors.
• CheckFree had the highest percentage growth year-over-year, with over 5 times the number of visitors.
• S1 also had a high percentage growth year-over-year, doubling its visitors.

• MyBankTracker.com covers the FinovateFall Best of Show videos.

• American Banker discusses the effects that PayPal and BankSimple will have on bank branches.

• InComm named Leading Prepaid Organization and Best Prepaid Product Distributor at 2011 Prepaid Awards.

• Dynamics wins Best of Show at 2011 BAI Retail Delivery Conference for its next-gen magnetic stripes.

• Des Moines Register reports that Ben Milne, Dwolla CEO is to present at the Thinc Iowa event.

• T8 Webware to provide Call FCU with a custom website.

• A+FCU launches BillShrink: Statement Reward.

• Prosper provides even better rate discounts for repeat Prosper borrowers.

• BillGuard receives $10 Million in Series B funding.

• Tuesday, Global Game-Changer Session
  Speaker: Jim Taschetta from FreeMonee

• Wednesday, Technology for Business Summit 
  Speaker: Mitch Jacobs from On Deck Capital

• Wednesday, Technology for Business Summit Session 
  Speaker: David Eads from Kony Solutions

• Thursday, Technology for Business Summit Session
  Speaker: Eric Connors from Yodlee

• Thursday, Marketing & Product Management Summit Session 
  Speaker: Rod Witmond from Cardlytics

• The Future of Media blog refers to CLOVR Media as a disrupter in the industry.

• Mindful Money lists Zopa as an alternative to receiving bank funding.

• Josh Reich, CEO of BankSimple, speaks up on why he thinks traditional banks suck.

• ProfitStars introduces Gladiator Enterprise Security Monitoring Module for NetTeller online banking clients.

• Wonga CEO named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for eCommerce, UK.

• CU Times reports MShift helps Alaska CU provide iPhone and Android Apps to its customers.

• PayPal to Open a brick-and-mortar pop-up store in Manhattan.

• edo Interactive is awarded DMA Innovation Award.

• Lendio's partnership with Prosper will facilitate small business funding.

• The Forbes blog recommended BrightScope as a tool to check your financial advisor's history. Link
• The Washington Examiner discussed how BrightScope helps consumers make informed decisions about their 401(k) plan. Link

• Credit Union Times reported that SilverTail Systems' capabilities enable financial institutions to comply with FFIEC guidelines. Link
• Homeland Security Television profiled SilverTail Systems. Link

• Yodlee released its new MoneyCenter app. Link
• Quickbooks' blog examined Yodlee's PFM tool. Link
• TechCrunch reported that Yodlee reached 30M users. Link

Each month we survey the Web-traffic performance of our alums, using data from Web-analytics company Compete to review the sites they operate. 

Out of 255 alumni, 62 (24%) had more than 10,000 unique U.S. visitors in May 2011 (see tables below). Of the 62 reviewed, 25 (40%) had fewer visitors than in the previous month and 28 (45%) saw a decline year-over-year.

Private Companies
The 44 private companies are as follows:

Notable successes:

• Cortera saw the highest number of unique U.S. visitors in May, with almost 2 million hits.
• HelloWallet experienced the greatest month-over-month growth, with more than four times as many visitors.
• Betterment saw its traffic increase an impressive 38 times from May of last year.

Private Finovate Alumni With More Than 10,000 Unique Visitors in May 2011

Source: Compete.com retrieved June 29, 2011

Public Companies
The 18 public companies are as follows:

Notable successes:

• PayPal experienced the highest number of U.S. visitors in May, with over 32 million visitors.
• TransUnion Interactive saw the highest month-over-month growth with more than two times the number of visitors in May than in April.
• Sybase 365 experienced the highest year-over-year growth, with its traffic up almost 80% from last year.

Public Finovate Alumni With More Than 10,000 Unique Visitors in May 2011 

Source: Compete.com retrieved June 29, 2011

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Notes:

1. We reviewed 255 unique sites. Data was unavailable or irrelevant for 201 sites because: 

• They had been acquired.
• They were no longer available online.
• They were not covered by Compete for various reasons (including some that were not U.S. domestic companies).
• The number of unique visits was too small to be considered accurate.
• They were subdomains of larger websites.

2. Numbers have been rounded to three significant digits.

3. The charts include companies that did not have measurable traffic in May 2011, indicated by "N/A."

4. Compete draws its information from the online activity of a panel of more than 2 million U.S. Internet users. It is only an estimate of traffic, and may undercount at-work usage.

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

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