Finovate Alumni News– May 12, 2014

• Manilla to shut down July 1.

• Xero and ASB launch business to bank payments.

• Bancbox and Kingdom Trust Company partner to streamline the crowdfunding and P2P lending platform for the IRA investor.

• Actiance tops Forrester’s social risk and compliance product list.

• Strands hires new CEO, Erik Brieva.

• Dealstruck and Entrepreneurial Finance Lab named finalists in Core Innovators Challenge.

• FIS announces launch of FIS Instant Card to accelerate FI’s ability to provide new or replacement cards.

• Chris Skinner highlights the relationship between SmartyPig and ICICI Bank in a feature on Banking-as-a-Service.

• ZDnet takes a look at ShopKeep POS, including its recent $25 million investment form Thayer Street Partners.

• The Motley Fools calls Loop, the invention that “will change the way you pay for everything.”

• The Rock Trading Ltd. partners with Jumio for real-time ID verification 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– October 3, 2013

• ValidSoft releases latest addition to the VALid suite of telecommunication based security products, Zero Latency Correlation.

• Kabbage partners with Xero to provide SMBs capital based on their online accounting data.

• Faces of Innovation features Wade Arnold, Banno CEO.

• FIS Global signs agreement to market ARM Insight’s Prepaid Management Platform.

• MasterCard announces partnership with Parkeon to provide merchant offers, loyalty services via smart parking terminals.

• PYMNTS.com interviews ZooZ VP for business development, Noam Inbar.

• ISO & Agent talks about Moolah LLC’s deployment of Leaf’s LeafPresenter POS tablets.

• SmartyPig announces CorePro, the next generation of its savings solution which helps companies integrate savings accounts into their existing solutions.

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 22, 2013

• Netbanker reports: SmartyPig Launches OneClick, Goal-Based Savings Account Browser Plugin.

• Bridge Community Bank becomes first in the U.S. to adopt TASCET’s Financial ICONN.

• EZBOB offering interest-only small business loans to online merchants.

• Fenergo‘s FATCA solution featured in Datamonitor.

• ING BusinessMobile for iOS and Android leverages Comarch Mobile Banking.

• Corduro wins partnership, investment from Shopforbags.com.

• Standard Chartered Bank launches “Remote Causes” to promote charitable giving through Internet Banking.

• Ribbit Capital initiates $100 million venture capital fund.

• Dwolla brings government payments partnership to Iowa.

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 18, 2013

• American Banker reports: ImpulseSave Launches Chrome Plugin to Encourage Savings.

• SaveUp allows users to vote for potential prizes.

• SmartyPig introduces the SmartyPig OneClick Chrome extension.

• Get Rich Slowly blog features Tuition.io.

• Forbes covers Virtual Piggy, calling it PayPal for Kids. Come see Virtual Piggy demo at FinovateEurope.

• Springwise features Movenbank. Come to FinovateEurope and see Movenbank’s live demo of its new platform.

• American Banker reports: STAR Financial Bank Rolls Out PFM Software from MoneyDesktop.

• Virgin Mobile, C Spire test BillFloat as financing option.

• Mastercard moves to ease EMV migration within U.S.

• Azimo announces £300,000 ($480,000 USD) angel investment round. Come see their demo at FinovateEurope in February!

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.

Finovate Alumni News– July 23, 2012

• Virtual Piggy expands merchant base with Blee Inara’s handcrafted original jewelry.

• Umbel forms NetAlliance partnership with Akamai. Come to FinovateFall to see Akamai’s live demo.

• Fast Company talks with Alexa Von Tobel, LearnVest CEO. Check out LearnVest’s live demo at FinovateFall.

• USA Today features Social Money’s SmartyPig.

• Startup America features Bolstr. Come see Bolstr’s live demo at FinovateFall.

• The Independent looks at how CurrencyFair helps cut cost of cash transfers abroad.

• Xero acquires Spotlight Workpapers.

• The Financial Brand looks at how ImpulseSave hopes to create spontaneous savers.

• GigaOM reports Corduro aims to win over big organizations that want to modernize their payment systems.

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– June 20, 2012

• 2 Minute Finance interviews TIO Networks at FinovateSpring.

• 2 Minute Finance interviews Flint Mobile at FinovateSpring.

• Check Point provides FXCM with integrated network protection.

• IND Group’s technology initiates the world’s first Facebook money transfer.

• Kashoo named most promising startup at 2012 BCTIA Technology Impact Awards.

• DCisions awarded an Australian patent for business method.

• SmartyPig, Social Money’s goal-based savings product, increases its interest rate to 1% APY.

• TechCrunch reports PayPal rolls out a touch-friendly website redesign.

• US News lists Buxfer, YouNeedABudget, Pennyminder, Yodlee, Geezeo, Mint as personal finance tools you should use.

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.

Social Money Announces Partnership with ICICI Bank in India

Des Moines-based Social Money, the creator of GoalSaver technology and owner of SmartyPig, announced a partnership with ICICI Bank in India yesterday.

The 2,700-branch bank will have access to Social Money’s GoalSaver product (pictured right). While the bank has not yet disclosed how it will use the product, Bank Innovation shares an inside scoop:

“Broadly, GoalSaver hopes to enliven checking accounts with social networking features and a better user interface. The product boasts a goal feature, for example, which lets a customer share his goal savings progress with his networks on Facebook and Twitter, if he wishes.”

ICICI Bank, located in 20 countries, plays a large role in Social Money’s international strategy. It will launch the product later this year. 

To learn more about Social Money, come to FinovateSpring and watch its live demo. To learn more about SmartyPig, watch its FinovateFall 2010 demo.

Finovate Alumni News– April 13, 2012

• Advisors4Advisors describes inStream Solutions as the future of professional wealth management software.

• Bank Technology News highlights tech startups Dwolla, T8 Webware, and SmartyPig in the silicon prairie.

• Main St looks at how TIO Networks helps the underbanked consumer.

• HSBC UK introduces Fast Balance app from Monitise.

• U.S. Bank now offers FreeMonee to cardholders.

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 16, 2012

• CEO Interview: Peter Kwakernaak of AcceptEmail.

• P2P-Banking reports Prosper CEO Chris Larsen steps down, will be replaced by Dawn Lepore.

• Zopa states its P2P lending platform will help the food manufacturing industry spur innovation.

• FreeMonee listed as 1 of 10 companies to receive the Netexplo 2012 Award for leading the world in digital innovation.

• SmartyPig’s cash rewards card now offers 1% cash-back on all purchases.

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.