Alumni News– June 16, 2014

• BillGuard named one of Business Insider’s “20 Hottest Startups from Israel in 2014.”

• Luxoft announces new offices in Detroit, Michigan.

• Mobile Payments today interviews CashStar president and CEO, Ben Kaplan.

• Investor Place looks at Blackhawk Networks’ place in ecommerce.

• SecondMarket to form a syndicate to bid on upcoming bitcoin auction by the U.S. Marshals service.

• Kiboo launches getback.net to tackle employee expenses.

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 22, 2013

• US Storage Centers and PayNearMe unveil convenient electronic cash payments for self-storage tenants.

• Actiance expands partnership with ZL Technologies to deliver enterprise and public social data into unified archive.

• Kiboo launches new features.

• Blackhawk Network to acquire InteliSpend Prepaid Solutions.

• Cachet Financial Solutions launches CheckRisk Pro, a tool to mitigate RDC risk.

• Netbanker: Simple to launch bluetooth-based P2P payments.

• The American Bankers Association endorses Q2’s enterprise solutions for secure virtual banking.

• Flint Mobile announces launch of swipe-free mobile payment app for Android.

• Bloomberg Businessweek takes a look at Motif’s “design-it-yourself investing.”

• TechWorld Australia features P2P currency exchange innovator, CurrencyFair.

• Fenergo, Aite Group report: Capital market firms prefer centralized client onboarding.

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– April 3, 2013

• Tech Dirt looks at Narrative Science’s role in algorithmically-generated journalism. Come See Narrative Science at FinovateSpring.

• Bdaily talks with Monitise EVP, Lisa Stanton, about mobile banking.

• Numerica Credit Union adopts BBC Easy’s C&I Lending program.

• CU Times reports Fiserv’s Spot Pay offers CUs a co-branded mobile payment platform and dongle.

• Forbes looks at the growth of edo, Cardlytics, and Cartera Commerce and how card-linked offers are better than daily deals.

• TechCruch reports OpenCoin has acquired SimpleHoney. See OpenCoin demo at FinovateSpring in May.

• ProfitStars launches BillSimple from iPaySolutions.

• TSYS to present at annual card forum and expo in April.

• IntelliResponse adds 155th customer, the company’s first credit union.

• Convenience Store Decisions notes the growing role of mobile payment options such as PayPal and Flint Mobile.

• FIS, Open Solutions veteran Gary Daniel to join Allied Payment Network. Join them in San Francisco for FinovateSpring.

• Banking Technology looks at eWise, Pageonce, Mint.com, Kiboo, Holvi, & Moven as PFM resurgence examples.

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– April 1, 2013

• Expensify makes Reconciliation and Central Administration features available for American Express corporate cardholders.

• Micronotes providing series of marketing campaigns for USAlliance FCU to help cross-selling efforts.

• Palo Alto Software announces launch of EntrepreWorld, a virtual environment to test business plans in a virtual world of avatars. Come see Palo Alto demo its latest technology at FinovateSpring.

• Consumers CU chooses Andera’s oFlows platform for online account opening and lending.

• Lighter Capital appoints Molly Gregg Otter as Vice President.

• Bloomberg looks at how Jemstep, SigFig, and FutureAdvisor help manage your portfolio online. See Jemstep’s new tech at FinovateSpring.

• Forbes takes a close up look at London’s FinTech Innovation Lab, including participants BehavioSec, Kiboo, and Open Bank Project.

• Huff Post blog considers Lighter Capital’s Revenue Loans as alternative to VC funding.

• GCN looks at Dwolla’s use in government.

• Huff Post blog considers automated report-writing software company, Narrative Science. See its new tech at FinovateSpring.

• MyBankTracker reviews Tuition.io.

• Y C Universe profiles Trust Egg. See them demo at FinovateSpring in May.

• MicroStrategy signs technology alliance agreement with MapR.

• Berry Review takes a look at Pageonce Money and Bills on Blackberry 10.

• Times of India highlights Klarna’s growth in Europe.

• Incentive Mag previews the launch of CashStar’s table gifting solution.

• Eye Verify announces results from biometric standard, performance and assurance lab survey. Join them in San Francisco for FinovateSpring.

• IntelliResponse selected by KMWorld as one of “100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management” for 2013. Come see them in action at FinovateSpring in May.

• New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg officially ‘opened the doors‘ to On Deck Capital’s new NYC HQ.

• Global Payments and edo Interactive launch pilot for card-linked offers network.

• Boston Business Journal interviews Leaf CEO Aron Schwarzkopf. See Leaf’s demo at FinovateSpring in San Francisco.

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– March 27, 2013

• Acculynk to provide UnionPay International UPOP authentication service via PaySecure.

• GMC  Software Technology’s GMC Inspire now available as a complete solution with Xerox devices.

• Klarna AB wins SEK 150 million contract with EVRY.

• Finextra reports East River FCU & Ishpeming Community FCU to integrate Geezeo’s PFM product.

• International Business News reports Aditi Technologies and TIBCO Software announce strategic alliance to bolster enterprise social and e-commerce solutions.

• Lend Academy reports: Lending Club adds monthly income and loan ID filters.

• American Banker reports: Harleysville Savings chooses Q2ebanking’s online banking platform.

• TIO Networks surpasses 1 million transactions across all TIO Wallet members.

• BankersLab launches Collections Edition of its Bank-it mobile game.

• Bell State Bank deploys Fiserv’s mobile banking system.

• Banking Technology looks at Kiboo’s participation in London’s fintech Innovation Lab.

• Wilson Bank & Trust introduces MoneyDesktop to members.

• TIBCO Software acquires Maporama Solutions.

• P2P lending comes to real estate courtesy of Realty Mogul.

• Small Business Computing takes a look at Flint’s pursuit of “highly mobile small businesses.”

• Retail Touch Points features Jingit and a conversation on the importance of in-store marketing ROI.

• Bank Crerdit News talks compliance with Fenergo CEO Marc Murphy.

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– March 4, 2013

• Online Broker Review takes a look at the TradeKing iPhone app.

• Ayondo’s investing and trading app TradeHub available on the iPhone.

• Entrepreneur interviews Candance Klein, CEO of SoMoLend.

• Brr Media interviews Kiboo founder and CEO Lisa Halpern.

• TechCrunch chats with Simple CEO and co-founder Josh Reich to find out why Simple is better than your bank.

• Lend Academy reports: Lending Club Issues $120 Million in New Loans in February.

• American Banker reports: Bank of Zachary Selects Andera’s Account Opening System.

• Check Point positioned as leader for 16th consecutive year in 2013 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewall.

• The WSJ reports: SecondMarket to Launch Student-Loan Securities Platform.

• Blippy for iPad available at the iTunes App store.

• Comarch announced as a sponsor of Loyalty Expo 2013 in Orlando, Florida.

• Prepaid Resources announces partnership with IDology.

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.

Three Finovate Alums Selected for Accenture’s FinTech Innovation Lab in London

FinTech Innovation Lab London, a collaboration between Accenture and London-based FIs, recently selected companies to take part in its inaugural fintech mentoring course. Of the seven* fintech entrepreneurs selected, three are Finovate alums.

Industry executives selected the startups from a large pool of applicants. Finovate alums include:

• BehavioSec
  Biometric security software, FinovateSpring 2012 Best of Show winner
  FinovateSpring 2012 demo

• Kiboo
  Youth-oriented online financial management platform
  FinovateSpring 2011 demo

• Open Bank Project
  Open source API for banks
  Come to FinovateEurope 2013 to watch it demo live

The 12-week course is modelled after FinTech Innovation Lab in New York, which we covered late last year. The inaugural course in London will take place at Level39, where the startups will attend a series of panel discussions, workshops, leadership coaching and networking opportunities from mentoring financial institutions.

Some of the supporting institutions include:

• Barclays
• Credit Suisse
• Deutsche Bank 
• HSBC
• Lloyds Banking Group 
• UK national payments infrastructure provider

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The other five fintech companies include Calltrunk, Digital Shadows, Growth Intelligence, and Waratek.

Finovate Alumni News– September 26, 2012

• Boulevard R launches Retiremap app.

• Upstart Business Journal mentions Virtual Piggy, Waspit, & Kiboo as catering to young customers.

• FIS discusses relationship with Kiboo.

• On Deck reaches 1 million daily debit payments.

• Communication FCU enlists Tyfone to provide customers with mobile banking solution.

• TRADESHIFT increases language support to 190 countries.

• TIO hits $100M mark for mobile bill payments.

• Boston Business Journal reports Linkable Networks raises $3.2M.

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 7, 2012

• Fox Business News interviews Personal Capital CEO, Bill Harris, on 401(k) fees.

• StartupTunes features planwise.

• ShopKeep POS launches new iPhone app to give merchants better, faster access to real-time sales data. Come check out ShopKeep at FinovateFall next week.

• Forbes considers: Why Intuit Is More Innovative Than Your Company.

• TechCrunch reviews Giftly’s new app.

• FreeMonee wins Direct Marketing Association 2012 Innovation Award.

• Kiboo announces 3 key partnerships with First California Bank, FIS and MasterCard.

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 13, 2012

• Acculynk and American Airlines to offer new, convenient payment option.

• How to Write a Business Plan interviews ReadyForZero CEO & Co-founder, Rod Ebrahimi.

• BankTalk explains why Kabbage is a great idea.

• Seeking Alpha reports— Mitek: The Mobile Revolution Is Changing How We Live.

• Works interviews Lisa Halpern, Founder & CEO of Kiboo.com.

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.