Alumni News– August 13, 2014

• Netbanker features 2012- 2013 fintech graduates from Y Combinator:  TrueLink Financial, Coinbase, and LendUp.

• Netbanker features 2009- 2012 fintech graduates from Y Combinator: ZenPayroll, SmartAsset, TrustEgg, FutureAdvisor, ReadyForZero, and WePay.

• American Banker considers how Diebold is leading the way on the branch of the future.

• peerTransfer surpasses 500 clients, while processing over $1 billion in international payments.

• Heartland Payment Systems buys out remaining shareholders of tablet software and hardware startup, Leaf.

• ACI Worldwide announces completion of ReD acquisition.

• Lending Club mentioned in HBR Blog’s look at how new lending technology can help small businesses.

• Silanis Technology partners with loan management software specialist Calyx Software. See Silanis at FinovateFall 2014 in September.

• planwise teams up with Informa Research Services to launch plug-and-play search tool of real estate agents and brokerages.

• Holvi unveils plans to open in 19 European countries.

• NextAdvisor column in HuffPo highlights LendUp as alternative loan option for the underbanked.

• Pandai announces joint cooperation with China and Hollard to leverage their experience in the loan insurance market.

• Xero and Square partner to sync Square transactions and give a business a view of their finances. See Xero present at FinDEVr. 

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– February 18, 2014

• Scotiabank selects Fenergo’s regulatory onboarding solution.

• FIS announces partnership with Microsoft Cybercrime Center.

• Azimo credits Indian expansion for surge in new cash pick-up points.

• Betterment, Personal Capital, Wealthfront featured in Boston Globe column on personal wealth.

• DeviceFidelity unveils RF technology behind its latest stand-alone, NFC microSD card.

• Find Biometrics interviews Toby Rush, CEO of EyeVerify.

• Vincent Turner, Planwise CEO, gives a closer look at the Planwise Solid Earth partnership.

• Forbes examines how CAN Capital reinvents financing for SMBs.

• City of Prosser launches on doxo to simplify bill pay and add mobile interaction.

• BillGuard now offering free card monitoring for unlimited number of cards.

• Taulia triples revenue growth in 2013.

• BlinkMobile enters Europe, eyes U.S.

• Xero adds a new chairman, director, and CEO of North America.

• Matchi hires new CEO, David Milligan.

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 19, 2013

• The Chicago Tribune lists Planwise, SigFig, Jemstep and FindaBetterBank as tools to fix your finances.

• peerTransfer announces record setting 2013, bringing total customer base to 400 institutions.

• MyBankTracker reviews Finovera.

• Tradeshift brings in $15 million of a $57 million equity round.

• Trustev brings in $500k from Notion Capital, Adding to the $3 Million it Garnered in October.

• Business2Community features PaySimple.

• Allied Payment Network teaming up with ACI Worldwide to provide same day bill pay via PicturePay.

• Klarna acquires Sofort to become 10% of Europe’s $100 billion e-commerce market.

• Les Muma, former Fiserv CEO, to join board of directors of FIS.

• UAE’s Bank of Sharjah to offer CR2’s BankWorld-powered mobile banking app.

• ayondo announces new features including open positions in profile view.

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 10, 2013

• Capital Access Network changes its name to CAN Capital.

• Compass Plus survey reflects declining support for NFC amid growing popularity of mobile channel.

• CFA Institute’s Inside Investing takes a look at Motif Investing and “the secret revolution in finance.”

• Gartner places NICE in leaders quadrant of the 2013 Magic Quadrant for Contact Center Workforce Optimization.

• Wealthfront announces new ability to harvest losses on stocks that comprise an index.

• Fast Company features EyeVerify.

• Flint Mobile raises $2 million from Verizon Investments.

• Mint, Manilla, SigFig, Jemstep and Planwise featured in Kiplinger’s list of smart online tools to manage finances.

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 26, 2013

• Iowa State student creates PayHere (for Dwolla) with startup’s API demo.

• Planwise integrating into Solid Earth’s real estate platform, Spring, which provides listing and tax data.

• Forbes lists enloop as 1 of 12 business writing tools to improve business writing.

• Finextra blogger talks peer-to-peer lending and Zopa.

• MasterCard announces partnership with Ogone to deploy MasterPass in Europe.

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 1, 2013

• Newsday features planwise.

• Personal Capital to open Denver office.

• Purchasing Insight reports: Taulia to bolster their presence in Europe.

• Cardlytics announces new brand identity, including new logo and redesigned website.

• CurrencyFair wins “Most Insightful & Intriguing Internet Innovation” at IIA Net Visionary Awards.

• Leaf raises $20 million from Heartland Payment Systems.

• Bright Funds announces support for PayPal.

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 27, 2013

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  Real estate tech firm Tribus is integrating Planwise’s PFM to help homebuyers evaluate the affordability of listings.

• MyBankTracker lists Check, Manilla, and Personal Capital as 3 finance apps just as good as Mint.

• MoneyDesktop marketing video wins 2013 Telly Award.

• PC World features 11 FinovateFall demo companies. 

• Singapore-based MyHero earns $10M from Kleiner Perkins and others to enhance TradeHero app.

• What’s the Next Big Thing in financial services? Ideas from FinovateFall and beyond.

• American Banker: The cutting edge of online banking, as practiced by a Polish bank (mBank).

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 17, 2013

• PandoDaily features Planwise’s “coming of age” story. 

• OnDeck closes over $130 million in increased credit facility commitments, 150% 12-month growth surge drives doubling of debt capacity.

• doxo’s new email Import and Organization capability simplifies record keeping for the your key accounts.

• Expensify’s integration with Xero goes live.

• Azimo picks cross-border payments platform Earthport to help expansion into developing markets.

• Edo Interactive unveils self-serve portal for edo Marketplace that helps merchants set up card-linked offers on their own.

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, 2013

• Yseop a finalist as a technology inventor in Tech Titan Awards.

• Outlier Model blog features planwise.

• Manilla launches AOL Bill Manager.

• Bank News Magazine features AuthenticID’s pictureID identity authentication solution.

• VentureBeat takes a look at Locaid’s goal of expanding its geolocation technology to New Jersey and Delaware.

• FinovateFall 2013 Sneak Peek: Part 1 is up. Get to know the fintech innovators who will be presenting in New York in September.

• Ron Daly, president and CEO of DigitalMailer, provides insights on making mobile marketing compliance and consumer friendly.

• ReadyForZero enables users to monitor their credit score as they tackle debt.

• Mashable features Tuition.io.

• Free Webinar Wednesdays interviews VerifyValid CEO Paul Doyle. See them demo at FinovateFall 2013 in September.

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 19, 2013

• Arvest Bank to deploy IntelliResponse Virtual Agent technology. See them demo at FinovateSpring in May.

• GMC Software Technology founder Rene Muller wins Lifetime Achievement award.

• PrivatBank to provide service to customers wearing Google Glass.

• American Banker interviews Pageonce COO Steve Schultz on the company’s goal to be the “go-to financial app on the phone”.

• Mountain America CU launches MoneyDesktop’s My Money Manager PFM.

• Blackhawk Network prices of its IPO of 10,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at $23 per share.

• American Banker reports: Planwise Courts Bank Partners.

• Black Enterprise features Bolstr as Tech Startup of the Week.

• American Banker reports BillGuard has flagged $50M in suspect charges.

• The Globe and Mail considers how eToro can benefit investors.

• TechCrunch reports: SMB Inventory Management Startup TradeGecko Partners With Xero Accounting.

• Rebirth Financial unveils white-label crowdfunding platform.

• Trustly has now processed 10 billion SEK in payments since it began in 2008, has fully rolled out Direktbetalning in Sweden 

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.