Category Archives: Kasasa

Finovate Alumni News– April 17, 2012

April 17, 2012Balance, Bazaarvoice, BillGuard, Braintree, Check Point, Equifax, Fiserv, Kasasa, OpenCuro, Plastyc, ProfitStars, Q2ebankingtonycchung

Q2ebanking partners with cybercrime prevention company, Trusteer.

Kasasa’s Tunes program pulls in Gen-Y checking customers.

DR Power Equipment, partners with Bazaarvoice to manage consumer ratings and reviews. Come see Bazaarvoice at FinovateSpring.

Check Point Software announces Check Point ThreatCloud, a collaborative network to fight cybercrime.

Plastyc announces you can now add minutes to friends’ & family members’ phones abroad in 85 countries.

Holtmeyer & Monson partners with ProfitStars.

Equifax launches new mobile app.

Bank Technology News reports Fiserv names Ally financial executive as CIO.

ABC 7 San Fran covers BillGuard. Come see its live demo at Finovate Spring in San Fran May 8 & 9.

GigaOM looks at how Braintree powers payments for hot startups.

OpenCuro’s payment module now available for Zen Cart.

Balance Financial launches Portfolio Reporting, adds 2 board members.

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.

Kasasa’s Tunes Program Pulls in Gen-Y Checking Customers

April 16, 2012BancVue, Kasasatonycchung

Yesterday, the Washington Post covered how BancVue’s Kasasa helped a credit union attract Gen-Y customers.

Money One FCU is using Kasasa’s Tunes program that allows members to choose iTunes downloads over interest (3.01%).

Of the credit union’s 12,400 members, 50 have opted into the Tunes program, while 900 chose to reap the 3.01% interest.

The program doesn’t have any fees, but members must meet two stipulations in order to benefit from it:

1) Use their debit card at least 10 times per month

2) Sign up for online banking

The credit union’s president and CEO, Debbie Connors, discloses that the number of new checking accounts has increased by 4 times in the past few months.

To learn more about Kasasa and BancVue, watch Kasasa’s Finovate 2009 demo and BancVue’s FinovateFall 2011 demo.

Finovate Alumni News– April 5, 2012

April 5, 2012BancVue, Geezeo, Kasasa, PayPal, Prosper, SaveUp, Yodlee, Zeccotonycchung

Social Lending Network reports Prosper quietly adds 3 new search filters.

CUinsight reports Credit Union of the Rockies joins SaveUp.

Zecco announces options boot camp.

VentureBeat looks at PayPal’s new pricing model and suite of mobile products.

Geezeo signs LOC FCU.

Money One FCU of Maryland introduces BancVue’s Kasasa.

Yodlee launches MoneyMovement, partners with Zoho.

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.

BancVue Launches Kasasa360 to Help Compete with Megabanks

March 14, 2012BancVue, Kasasatonycchung

Yesterday, Austin-based BancVue announced the launch of Kasasa 360, a PFM and rewards management platform.

“Kasasa 360 provides account holders around-the-clock access to personal finance management (PFM) tools through an online and mobile-based platform. Designed to deliver a user experience that leapfrogs even the best megabank systems, the latest Kasasa innovation allows consumers to securely aggregate and manage all of their financial products, including those they hold at other financial institutions.”

The product aims to help community financial institutions compete with megabanks.

Almost 150 community financial institutions have already signed up for Kasasa 360. Gabriel Krajicek, CEO of BancVue, is projecting that number to double by the end of 2012 and reach 1,000 members in 3-5 years. Krajicek also claims that if the growth pattern continues, the Kasasa network will be larger than BofA, Chase, or Wells Fargo and will have a marketing budget equal to such megabanks.