Alumni News– August 29, 2014

• Heckyl to provide real-time news and data analytics courtesy of new partnership with Marketware International.

• Diebold brings deposit automation and cash recycling services to consumers and FIs in Brazil. See Diebold at FinovateFall in September.

• Dwolla makes MassPay official, offers a simpler experience with increased stability, improved reporting, and increased transactions per batch.

• PYMNTS talks with SumUp CEO Daniel Klein, to understand how it views innovation in the mPOS space.

• PayPal launches tool, PayPal Demo, to help developers show merchants the difference between different PayPal payment options.

• CNBC’s National Business Report interviews Scott Goldman, CEO of TextPower.

• American Banker profiles FinovateSpring 2014 Best of Show winner, Stockpile.

• CNET takes a look at Lending Club in the wake of the company’s IPO filing.

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.

FinovateSpring 2014: Lights! Camera! Demo Videos!

The demo videos from FinovateSpring 2014 are now available in our Video Archive. Check them out here.

Here’s your chance to relive FinovateSpring 2014 in its new home in what was a very sunny San Jose. Every single video from the two-day event is here, arranged alphabetically from Artivest to Zumigo. 

You’ll see and hear every presenter, every screen capture, every device display (from mobile payment fobs to smart watches and Google Glass), and every innovation that our 67 presenting companies had to share.

And if you’ll be checking out our presenters for the first time, then sit back and enjoy our unique, demo-only format in action.

This is also a great opportunity to see (or see again) just what it took to win the hearts and minds of our audience of more than 1,200 fintech professionals who voted for Best of Show. As a reminder, our FinovateSpring 2014 Best of Show winners are below. Click on the company logo to see the award-winning demo.

Best of Show Winners from FinovateSpring 2014

Our record-breaking audience has spent a hot two days in San Jose watching 68 demos covering the best in fintech.

After watching the 68 demoing companies show off their newest innovations on stage in front of the sold out auditorium, the crowd voted for their 3 favorite demos at the end of each day. The eight companies with the highest number of votes were crowned winners.

Here they are in alphabetical order:

EyeVerify, for its Eyeprint Verification technology that enables mobile biometric authentication

Loop, for its smart mobile wallet system accepted at virtually every retail POS terminal without making changes to the existing POS system

Interactions, for its voice-activated self-service solution for mobile and phone interactions 

Motif Investing, for its Advisor Platform that streamlines the way advisors build, monitor, and rebalance investment portfolios

Ondot Systems, for its CardControl technology that allows users to remotely control their credit and debit cards via their smartphone

PrivatBank, for topless, contactless smartphone-enabled Android ATM technology

SaveUp, for its Gen Y/Millennial-oriented solution that combines gamification with personal finance

Stockpile, for their “give the gift of stock” solution that helps people invest in the brands they love  

As always, thanks for your continued support. See you next year at FinovateSpring 2015!

All of the demo videos will be available on Finovate.com in two weeks.

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Notes on methodology:  
1. Only audience members NOT associated with demoing companies were eligible to vote. Finovate employees did not vote.     
2. Attendees were encouraged to note their favorites during each day. At the end of the last demo, they chose their three favorites.    
3. The exact written instructions given to attendees: “Please rate (the companies) on the basis of demo quality and potential impact of the innovation demoed.”  
4. The eight companies appearing on the highest percentage of submitted ballots were named Best of Show.  
5. Go here for a list of previous Best of Show winners. 

Stockpile Gift Cards Enable Consumers to Give the Gift of Stock Ownership

This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateSpring 2014.

Stockpile is our next presenter. The Palo Alto-based company is demoing its Stockpile Gift Cards.

“For the first time ever, people are able to give a Gift Card of Stock for birthdays, graduations, Bar Mitzvahs, Christmas, and other occasions. Pick a company and dollar amount (say $50 of Apple) and pay with your credit card. The recipient gets their stock by entering a claim code and either logging into their Stockpile account or signing up for one.”

Presenting: Avi Lele (CEO) and Dan Schatt (Chief Commercial Officer)

Product Launch: June 2014

Metrics: $2.8 million; 11 employees

Product distribution strategy: Direct to Consumer (B2C), Direct to Business (B2B)

HQ: Palo Alto, California

Founded: December 2010

Website: stockpile.com