Finovate Alumni News– February 6, 2013

• Lend Acadamey reports: SocietyOne May Be the Most Innovative P2P Lender on the Planet.

• American Banker reports: Experian providing prepaid card service provider Cardplatforms with its global authentication services.

• ValidSoft’s Secure Mobile Architecture for Real-time Transactions selected to be an integral element in Spindle’s payment acceptance service.

• Cortera’s Pulse is winner of the 2013 SIIA CODiE Award for Best Business Information Solution.

• SumUp partners with blue solution software to integrate API into Top Reparatur.  See them demo at FinovateEurope next week.

• Acculynk‘s PayLeap reaches strategic agreement with Spindle to integrate platforms.

• IgniteSales reports 100% revenue growth for 2012.

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– January 30, 2013

• Jemstep launches new Portfolio Manager service.

• Aite Group names ACI Worldwide “Vendor to Watch” in 2013.

• Business News Daily takes a look at Comarch Altum.

• Acculynk‘s PayLeap now features API developer integration tools.

• Figlo is 1 of 16 companies to join a global alliance with Microsoft.

• American Banker reports Simple Enacts New Security Features.

• All Things D lists Tuition.io as 1 of 2 companies to help college grads with empty pockets.

• LifeHacker features Simple.

• Netbanker reports: Movenbank Provides a Peek at its User Interface. Come check it out at FinovateEurope, less than 2 weeks away.

• Experian extends Precise ID fraud prevention to online Social Security related services.

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– January 29, 2013

• Acculynk joins EMV Migration Forum.

• TSYS announces extension agreement with Payment Alliance International.

• True Office scores $3 million funding round. See them demo at FinovateEurope in London!

• GetApp compares accounting options in FreeAgent and Kashoo.

• Taulia doubles customer base in 2012.

• miiCard granted U.S. patent for method of establishing true online identity based on ability to access online financial accounts.

• TIO Networks appoints Bill Burnham, founder of Inductive Capital, to Board of Directors.

• WorkSaveLive blog features ReadyForZero.

• PaySimple launches 3 new integrated partners.

• PlayMoolah launches Yusheng Rush, a Chinese New Year themed mobile game.

• IP Commerce announces latest release of Commerce Boarding, a real-time qualification and decision engine.

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– January 8, 2013

• The Financial Brand investigates how Mitek’s bill payment service can aid customer account switching.

• ShopKeep POS partners with Griffin Technology to launch iPad POS system with a built-in magnetic card reader.

• Fiserv selects Aconite’s Smart EMV Manager solution to enhance EMV card processing systems.

• LearnVest app reaches 100,000 downloads.

• SEO-Cart integrates PayLeap from Acculynk Direct, a division of Acculynk.

• Profile of Banno CEO in American Banker highlights recent partnership with ProfitStars.

• Phillip Capital signs Heckyl Technologies to integrate News and Sentiment analytic platform.

• CreditKarma, PayPal, Experian, Pageonce, and Manilla earn spots on Netbanker’s top 50 iPhone and iPad finance apps.

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– December 18, 2012

• Dwolla launches the ability to send money over Twitter.

• Planwise launches free online tool that’s like Google Maps for your money to visualize your future spending.

• Intuit-owned Mint to collaborate with Monitise to enhance banks’ mobile apps with Mint functionality.

• InComm buys majority stake in Adility. Financial terms have yet to be announced.

• Equity Administration Solutions collaborates with SecondMarket so clients can more easily manage shareholder information.

• PaySimple named Red Herring Global Top 100 winner.

• Mashable recommends using planwise.

• Wonga launches PayLater, a service that offers users financing deals on online purchases with certain retailers.

• BellaDati opens first international office in Seoul.

• Experian announces IntelliView, a web-based query, analysis and reporting tool that gives 24-7 access to quarterly consumer credit data.

• Diversinet’s mobiSecure SDK to power ultra-secure messaging in AirStrip Technology’s mHealth application.

• Acculynk’s Payzur heads west as Washington credit union offers P2P service to members.

• Long-term payments agreement announced between TSYS and Merrick Bank.

• Bible Money Matters takes a closer look at the merger between Zecco and TradeKing.

• BillFloat to provide handset financing options for MetroPCS customers.

• Virtual Piggy signs agreement with CardinalCommerce to integrate its youth payment tech into their Centinel Universal Merchant Platform through Cardinal.

• TechCrunch reports Concur to use Nor1’s eStandby Upgrade tech to make hotel offers available to their business travel customers via TripIt.

• Simple shows off Android app teaser on Twitter and Facebook. The app to launch early next year.

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 16, 2012

• International Adviser features The Currency Cloud.

• Time Magazine looks at P2P lending strategies with Prosper and Lending Club.

• ThreatMetrix Wins Bronze for the Enterprise Product of the Year in Best in Biz Awards 2012.

• Blackhawk Network reaches multiyear agreement with Facebook gifting app, Wrapp.

• Vestas Wind Systems signs with Tradeshift.

• Bazaarvoice appoints CFO Steven Collins to CEO.

• Acculynk announces First Data Corp Executive VP Mark Herrington to join Board of Directors.

• TechCrunch: Flint Mobile exits beta to take on Square with its camera-based mobile payment app. 

• Portfolio Football re-brands, officially launches Sports Lever.

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– September 10, 2012

• SimpleTuition acquires textbook marketplace ValoreBooks to help college students save

• Virtual Piggy partners with skateboard brand, GoldCoast. Come see Virtual Piggy’s live demo at FinovateFall.

• Acculynk wins Lion’s Den competition at the ATPS Latinoamerica in Miami.

• Planwise gives a sneak peek demo of platform upgrades.

• The Sydney Morning Herald reports UBank wins 2012 Financial Review Smart Investor Blue Ribbon Award for its variable home loan. Come see UBank at FinovateAsia in Singapore.

• Digital Trends looks at how (Bank)Simple is jumping through regulatory hoops.

• NY Times suggests FamZoo to help children & parents manage allowance.

• Millennial Vision and Cachet Financial Solutions partner to remarket mobile remote deposit solution. Come check out Cachet Financial at FinovateFall this week in New York.

• Huff Post reports: Andera CEO Charlie Kroll Builds Business To ‘Help Small Banks Compete Against The Big Guys’.

• TechCrunch interviews BillGuard CEO Yaron Samid.

• TechCrunch reports: Doxo Uses QR Codes To Bridge The Gap Between Paper Bills And Mobile Payments.

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– September 5, 2012

• JP Nicols, CEO of Clientific advisory firm, mentions Personal Capital, MoneyDesktop, and Actiance as 3 companies to watch at FinovateFall.

• Former E*TRADE General Counsel joins Lending Club as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.

• SecureKey teams up with Dell for private cloud expansion.

• Safeway announces preparations for Blackhawk IPO. Come check out Blackhawk at FinovateFall.

• Acculynk announces acquisition of PayLeap Gateway & Merchant Services.

• Mootwin partners with Progress to build mobile apps.

• Sacramento’s Fox40 interviews Priya Haji, SaveUp CEO.

• South Metro FCU offers members mobile deposits through Cachet Financial Services. Come see Cachet at FinovateFall.

• InComm announces minority investment by Warburg Pincus.

• Tradeshift selected by UK-based strategic outsourcing & energy corp to implement e-invoicing solution.

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– August 22, 2012

• Acculynk raises $3.5 million.

• SmartyPig blog describes how you can use Manilla to reach your savings goals. Check out Manilla at FinovateFall.

• CREALOGIX recognized in Gartner Hype Cycle report for widget-based internet banking & online PFM.

• TechCrunch reports: PayPal partners with Discover to bring in-store payments platform to 7mil merchants in 2013.

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.

Acculynk Raises $3.5 Million

Last week, online authentication company Acculynk raised $3.5 million.

The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports:

“CEO Ashish Bahl declined to name the new investor, but said it is a Fortune 500 company.”

Launched in 2008, the Georgia-based company has now raised $21 million to date.

Acculynk demoed at FinovateStartup 2009.