Crowdsourcing.org features Rebirth Financial.
2011 was a big year for IPOs and that has been reflected in the growth of secondary marketplace, SecondMarket.
Yesterday, Forbes published statistics on the startup's performance over its three years of operation:
2011 Sellers:
2011 Buyers (by dollar value):
The top 10 most watched companies on SecondMarket (as of 4Q 2011):
To learn more about SecondMarket, watch its FinovateStartup09 demo.
Business Insider looks at how BillGuard and Simple use Big Data.
Ready Receipts officially launches paperless receipt technology.
Maine Public Broadcasting Network profiles CashStar.
To wrap up 2011, we've compiled a list of all of the funding Finovate alumni received over the course of the year.
Fox Business News recommends banking with Simple as a way to counter bank fees.
Apparel Retailer Aeropostale selects CashStar to provide e-gift cards.
Yesterday, SecondMarket announced a new round of funding: a $15 million Series C from The Social+Capital Partnership, a new venture fund established by former Facebook executive Chamath Palihapitiya. He will also join the SecondMarket board. 
TSYS signs payments agreement with Imperial Bank.
Reuters advises opening a BankSimple to avoid bank fees.
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:
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:
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:
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.
Aptys Solutions
Aptys Solutions signed with Banker's Bank, a top check depositor with the Federal Reserve Link
Backbase
Backbase to host webinar on how to use social media in financial services Link
Betterment
Bill.com
Bill.com is working to improve its mobile offering for small and midsized businesses Link
Boku
Mobile Entertainment explained how Boku will revolutionize pay-by-mobile for digital goods Link
Capital Access Network
CNBC explained how Capital Access Network solves the need to use financial creativity Link
Credit Karma
WiseBread Blog interviewed Credit Karma CEO Link
doxo
Dwolla
edo Interactive
MyBankTracker interviewed edo Interactive COO about its Prewards service Link
Expensify
Slate explained how Expensify will help the 'frequent flier' Link
Kabbage
Technorati described how Kabbage works with eBay Link
Lending Club
LendingKarma
Entrepreneur featured LendingKarma as a good tool to use when borrowing money from family or friends Link
Lendio
San Francisco Chronicle reported that Lendio offers funding opportunities for new grads Link
Lodo Software
Lodo Software was described as a startup providing jobs in the "Silicon Prairie" region, a.k.a. Omaha Link
Monitise
Monitise released a report predicting that the majority of consumers will use mobile money services within the next three years Link
Mortgagebot
Mortgagebot reached 1000 clients, one of its goals from the beginning Link
PayDivvy
2MinuteFinanced interviewed PayDivvy about its services Link
PayNearMe
BillShrink examined PayNearMe's cash payment service Link
peerTransfer
Mass High Tech interviewed Iker Marcaide from peerTransfer about becoming an entrepreneur Link
ProfitStars
ProfitStars announced a new version of Margin Maximizer that's now available as a hosted solution Link
Robot Dough
2MiniuteFinance toured RobotDough's demo during interview at Finovate Spring Link
SecondMarket
Smarty Pig
Smarty Pig launched new sharing features, including activity sharing and goal sharing Link
Striata
Striata will host a June 2 webinar for implementing successful ebilling strategies Link
ThreatMetrix
San Francisco Chronicle covered ThreatMetrix's research around mobile transaction activity Link
TILE Financial
TILE Financial released a Financial Identity Profile to strengthen the connection between advisors and under-30 consumers Link
TradeKing
TradeKing divulged the lineup of its free webinars in June Link
Tyfone
Tyfone won 2010 Asia Pacific Smart Card Association Award for its NFC innovation and implementation Link
Wikinvest
Dow Jones Advisor highlighted Wikinvest as a way to analyze portfolios Link
Wonga
Xero
Zecco
Zopa
Zopa shows how it helps consumers protect against inflation Link
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!
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.
Here are the news headlines we posted this week on Twitter (follow our feed here).
Bling Nation hires Matthew Murphy as General Manager for the newly-formed Pacific region. Murphy comes to Bling Nation from Chegg.com, where he served as vice president of marketing. http://bit.ly/finovate6232
Kapitall hosts a Facebook contest for a new advertising slogan. Contest ends July 21st. The winner will receive an iPod Touch. http://bit.ly/finovate6233
LiqPAY wins award for coin management technology. LiqPAY received accolades from the Innovation in Banking Technology Awards. http://bit.ly/finovate6213
Mango (sister company to Finovate alums Gratio and MPower) sweetens up banking! See the full story at Netbanker. http://bit.ly/finovate6241
SecondMarket featured on The Asian Banker [vid]. The video features Jeremy Smith, chief strategy officer at SecondMarket. http://bit.ly/finovate6211
TradeKing is changing clearing firms. TradeKing users, watch for the transition documents to come from Penson. The transition is expected to occur in Q3. http://bit.ly/finovate6235
ValueCruncher launches new comparison analysis tools. See companies' implied share prices and EV/EBITDA in the new calculator tools. http://bit.ly/finovate6234
Yodlee names Jim Frankola as CFO. Frankola joins Yodlee from Ariba Inc. where he was CFO. http://bit.ly/finovate6231
Here are the news headlines posted this week on Twitter (follow our feed here).
MoneyAisle appears in Kiplinger's Retirement Report (print only). The story appears in the June issue and explains the new "auto loan search" features at MoneyAisle. More from MoneyAisle at http://bit.ly/FINOVATE671
BBVA Compass Bank replaces West Bank as SmartyPig's banking partner. BBVA Compass is the 15th largest bank in America. http://bit.ly/FINOVATE672
Kapitall unveils "search by brand" feature. The new search helps investors to identify the parent company of their favorite brands. http://bit.ly/FINOVATE681 or www.kapitall.com
SecondMarket CEO Barry Silbert interviewed by Dan Rather [vid]. See more on SecondMarket's management of "illiquid assets." http://bit.ly/FINOVATE691
MoneyAisle featured in Wallet Pop. Read more about shopping for an auto loan from MoneyAisle at http://bit.ly/FINOVATE692.
SmartCredit.com featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show. See SmartCredit.com at work with Oprah and Jean Chatzky as part of the "Debt Diet" series on the program. http://bit.ly/FINOVATE693
Ebay recognizes Outright.com as most innovative app. Outright.com received an award for most innovative application at the Ebay developer's conference. http://bit.ly/FINOVATE6101
MPower Ventures in the running for Business Week's "Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs." Twenty-five companies are finalists. Read more at http://bit.ly/FINOVATE6102 or www.mpowerlabs.com.
Micronotes raises another $1.6 million in funding. Yahoo Business reports on the startup's fund raising success. http://bit.ly/FINOVATE6103
TransFS.com helps merchants shop for better credit-card processing. TransFS claims that user merchants can save up to 40% by shopping around for merchant services. http://bit.ly/FINOVATE6111
Billeo expands merchant directory. Billeo users can now pay their bills online with more than 10,000 merchants. http://bit.ly/FINOVATE6112
Peer-to-Peer lender Prosper.com seeks regulation as a lender to avoid SEC. Prosper has asked to become regulated as a lender to ease the regulatory burden of being regulated as an investment firm. http://bit.ly/FINOVATE6113
Here are the news headlines we posted this week on Twitter (follow it here).
Billeo includes AARP discounts in Offer Assistant - Billeo's Offer Assistant program, which helps online shoppers find discounts and incentive rewards, now includes AARP (American Association of Retired Persons). The association has about 40 million members. http://bit.ly/dtxfzU
BillShrink holds Facebook sweepstakes - BillShrink is giving away an iPad in a sweepstakes to encourage Facebook users to follow the company. The company will also give an iPad to the person who referred the winning user. The contest is similar in structure to a Mint promotion (our story here). Both are being handled by Wildfire. http://bit.ly/b8Vr6M
Bling Nation signs Adirondack Trust Company - The Adirondack Trust Company, located in Saratoga Springs, New York, is offering mobile payments through Bling Nation's system. This is the first East Coast deployment of the payments system. http://bit.ly/8Y0QR2
Bling Nation helping banks and merchants build relationships - According to a report from American Banker, Bling Nation's community-based payments system is building stronger ties between banks and retailers. By providing a payment system between community banks and merchants, Bling can offer lower transaction costs, encouraging merchants to work with local banks. http://bit.ly/9JkfgK
CashEdge provides P2P to Boeing Employees Credit Union - Boeing Employees Credit Union (BECU) is the first credit union in the country to offer CashEdge's POPMoney person-to-person payments service. The service launched on March 20. http://bit.ly/9RPJ2k
Diversinet expands focus on healthcare sector - Diversinet announced at the CTIA Wireless 2010 conference that it would increase its focus on providing mobile solutions to the healthcare market, connecting care providers and payers with healthcare information. The company's new strategy involves introducing new mobile applications, creating custom data portals for care providers, and developing systems to connect mobile devices to medical equipment. http://bit.ly/dcshRf
Fiserv to provide Mobile Money services to SunTrust Banks - SunTrust Banks selected Fiserv's Mobile Money to provide customers with mobile financial services. The Fiserv system will allow SunTrust to offer account access and customer alerts via text messaging and mobile browsers. http://bit.ly/bvvcFY
Lending Club photo contest with up to $2,500 in prizes - Lending Club launched a photo contest to encourage submission of new background images to use in its redesigned website; as many as six winners will take home cash prizes. http://bit.ly/b632aj
Mortgagebot case study: Community Bank - Charmichaels, PA- based Community Bank is using technology from Mortgagebot to open up new business channels and make the mortgage loan process more efficient. A Mortgagebot-produced case study on the bank reported a 68% increase in the volume of closed loans in 2009, compared to its results in 2008. http://bit.ly/9fi0t2
SecondMarket plans presence in Asia -- SecondMarket is preparing to push into Asian markets, where it may eventually employ as many as 150 people. The move into Asia follows $15 million in financing obtained from two Asian investors in February 2010. http://bit.ly/9OcLyQ
Yodlee data aggregation powers new PFM -- Newly launched online PFM In & Out Cash Management has partnered with Yodlee to import transaction data from more than 10,000 U.S. financial institutions. http://bit.ly/ah4nbY
Zopa marks fifth year in business -- Zopa (UK) announced its fifth anniversary in March. To celebrate, the company is running a sweepstakes awarding a 5% loan each day. http://bit.ly/9O5nQu
