With the third annual FinDEVr Silicon Valley 2016 only a few weeks away (and tickets still available), it’s a great time to look back and see what the FinDEVr alums have been up to this year.
From new integrations, new solutions, and new partnerships to mergers, acquisitions, and initial public offerings, we were impressed at how busy our FinDEVr alums have been. Take a look for yourself—and then be sure to save your spot at FinDEVr when it returns to Silicon Valley, October 18 & 19.
Alums presenting at FinDEVr Silicon Valley 2016:
Aerospike (FD15)
Earned a spot on the Big Data 50
Released version 3.8 of its database server
DefenseStorm (formerly Presidio) (FD15)
Rebranded as DefenseStorm
Ranked as one of the top 10 most promising cloud banking solutions of 2015
Raked in $3 milion in new funding
Entrust Datacard (FD15)
Named 2015 CFO of the Year (Kurt Ishaug) by Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal
Teamed up with Harman to safeguard IoT data
Provided instant card-issuance technology to Bank of the Ozarks.
Announced EMV-instant issuance milestone of more than 10 million cards in the U.S. in one year
Partnered with Trend Micro to bring better data encryption and authentication technology to businesses
Released Datacard MX Series Laser 350 with new personalization features
Envestnet | Yodlee (formerly Yodlee Interactive) (FD15)
Discussed thin files and the foundation of credit in a special Finovate feature
Forged strategic partnership with United Capital
Unveiled its Risk Insight API
Partnered with South African API marketplace, Limitless
Brought account aggregation and PFM tools to Australian Superannuation fund, QSuper
Presented the new incubator class for its Ynext program
Integrated with Salesforce Financial Services Cloud
Hyperwallet (FD15)
Helped facilitate payments to expert freelancers on OnFrontiers network
Added a pair of VPs: Tomas Likar (Strategy and Business Development) and Daniel Berardo (People)
Launched loyalty program for independent workers
Won Best Corporate/Government Payments Programme at Emerging Payments Awards
Modo (FD15)
Demoed at FinovateFall 2016
Connected digital payments hub with Finovate alum Klarna’s checkout solution
Closed $2 million funding round
MX (FD15)
Signed deal with Vision FCU to provide its money management app
Demoed at FinovateFall 2016, became first company to win Finovate Best of Show six times
Partnered with fellow Finovate alum NCR to launch new money management platform
Added Cash Flow feature to MoneyDesktop platform
Powered Homeownership Preservation Foundation’s digital money management app
Provided technology for fellow Finovate alum Q2’s Contextual PFM solution
Inked multi-year data aggregation deal with USAA
Recruited first CMO, Don MacDonald
Honored as the Innovation Showcase Award winner by the attendees of the BAI Retail Delivery conference
Named by Self Lender as 1 of 3 startups who is “absolutely crushing it” in fintech
Personal Capital (FD15)
Offered digital wealth management for BancAlliance Member Banks
Hired former Yodlee CFO
Featured in FT Partners research report on digital wealth management
Announced new investment of $50 million, with another $25 million coming in 2017
Topped $2 billion AUM
Launched Financial Fitness program for employers to offer employees
Debuted first eBook, A Better Financial Life
Earned spot on first Forbes Fintech 50
Lowered investment minimum from $100,000 to $25,000
Named one of the top 100 tech companies in Colorado by Built in Colorado
SnoopWall (FD15)
Listed in Silicon Review as one of the 20 fastest growing security companies
WorldPay (FD15)
Renewed Ingenico terminal contract
Announced transaction gains of 14% after IPO
Launched initial public offering
Other alums:
American Express Corporate Payments (FD15)
Partnered with Klarna
Arxan (FD15)
Quoted in eWeek on the problem of app security
Announced its Cyber Security scholarship program
Extended its app-security protection to Apple TV
Authy (FD15)
Reviewed by Developer in a look at two-factor authentication
Avalara (FD15)
Added to its Compliance Document Management Solution, CertCapture
Featured new Stripe integration, earned dual honors at American Business Awards
Teamed up with WooCommerce to help online merchants manage sales taxes
Launched LandedCost to help SME’s manage international transaction fees
Announced sales-tax accuracy guarantee
BehavioSec (FD15)
Earned recognition at 2016 European Fintech Awards in the Risk, Intelligence, and Security category.
BlockCypher (FD15)
Announced instantaneous cross-border payments.
Unveiled its Ethereum toolkit for developers.
Blockstack.io (FD15)
Acquired by Digital Asset Holdings.
Braintree (FD15)
Won Payment APIs category at API World 2016.
CenturyLink Business (FD15)
Hosted SatuitCRM and SatuitCRA software as part of new partnership
Chain.com (FD15)
Named to the Forbes Fintech 50.
Launched open source blockchain protocol.
Checkbook.io (FD15)
From the Tech Side: Interview with Checkbook.io CTO PJ Gupta
Launched to the public
Skry (formerly Coinalytics) (FD15)
Rebranded as Skry
Corezoid (FD15)
Launched its Platform-as-a-Service core banking technology via Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Participated in Startup Grind
Went live in the U.S. and Western Europe
Currency Cloud (FD15)
Partnered with Arkea Banking Services
Featured by Business Insider in its list of potential future U.K. fintech unicorns
Hired Fiona Tee as New CFO.
Deluxe (FD15)
Celebrated its 100th birthday by ringing opening bell on the NYSE.
Enterprise Engineering (FD15)
Appointed Susan Certoma as New President
EVO Snap (FD15)
Partnered with Verifone to facilitate EMV payments at restaurants
Fidor Bank (FD15)
Acquired by Groupe BPCE
Partnered with GFT Technologies to build a mobile banking app
Opened offices in Dubai; added Ge Drossaert as managing director
Worked with Telefonica Germany to power its new mobile banking service
Earned spot in the Fintech 50 2016
Won Best Use of IT in Retail Banking at 16th Annual Banking Technology 2015 awards
Finicity (FD15)
Unveiled new ACH Account Verification API
Won first place in the Finance APIs category of the API World Awards 2016
Acquired Aurora Financial Systems
Forte Payment Systems (FD15)
Partnered with Intech Worldwide
Gem (FD15)
Launched Gem Health Network with Philips Blockchain Lab
Raised $7 million series A
Interxion (FD15)
Provided its Cloud Connect solution to help Neutral Internet Exchange connect to Microsoft Azure
Intuit Developer (FD15)
Unveiled personalized app recommendations for QuickBooks Online
Earned spot on San Francisco Business Times list of Area’s Best Places to Work
Partnered with Fundbox to provide invoice financing to SMEs
Teamed up with Kiva to support small business financing via Quickbooks financing platform
Kabbage (FD15)
Enlisted to Marketo for new marketing solutions
Revamped app to enable mobile onboarding for loan applications
Partnered with Scotiabank to co-brand loans for SMEs in Mexico and Canada
Earned a spot on the 2016 CNBC Disruptor 50
Reached $2 billion in loans in five years
Teamed up with fellow alums OnDeck and CAN Capital to form Innovative Lending Platform Association
Launched its first TV campaign
Honored by Marketplace Lending Power 20 Awards
Worked with Santander to bring same-day financing to SMEs in the U.K.
Powered Sage’s small business loan offering
Partnered with ING to provide platform lending to SMEs in Europe
Raised $135 million in new funding
Kashoo (FD15)
Launched “period locking” new feature to lock data within prescribed timeframes
Kofax (FD15)
Demoed at FinovateSpring 2016
Kontomatik (FD15)
Announced expansion to Portugal
Introduced its Financial Health Indicator for small and medium-sized lenders
Earned spot on the European Fintech Top 100
Featured in HuffPost Business in a look at “the five most useful APIs in the financial world”
Demoed at FinovateEurope 2016
Linqto (FD15)
Piloted the LEVERAGE App Store with nine credit unions
Demoed at FinovateSpring 2016
Lleida.net (FD15)
Won U.S. patent for its registered email solution
Markit/F2 (FD15)
Enhanced WSO software and services to better integrate trade settlement and cross-border lending
Launched ISDA Amend 2.0 in partnership with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association
Added to KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index
Unveiled Chartworks Suite
Agreed to acquire Prism Valuation
Provided fixed-income pricing data and liquidity metrics for European Commission
Partnered with BitSight Technologies to enhance its Know Your Third Party platform
Introduced compliance solution to help meet new FRTB requirements
Added Federal Republic of German to derivatives trade management service
Selected by PIMCO to improve due diligence and onboarding procedures
Powered Thornburg Investment Management’s enterprise data management solution
Launched new Common Reporting Standard solution for tax residency identification and due diligence
Supplied FinTech Sandbox with fixed income pricing and reference data
Merged with IHS in $13 billion deal
Unveiled new tax utility service
Acquired credit default swap pricing service from Fitch Solutions
Deployed smart automation technology from Finovate alum WorkFusion
Acquired systems integration technology from JP Morgan
Added three new customers for its Know Your Third Party platform
Hired by UBS to manage its investment bank’s investible indices
Began using Amazon Web Services
Introduced new streamlined process for cross currency swaps settlement in partnership with CLS
Named to The TRADE Hall of Fame
Selected by Aberdeen Asset Management to value hard-to-price assets for positions with limited market data
Launched its WSO Credit Manager
Mitek (FD15)
Released SDK for mobile check-capture
Chosen by online currency exchange b-Sharpe for its identity verification solution, Mobile Verify
Partnered with Avoka to provide new mobile onboarding solution
Demonstrated at FinovateSpring 2016
Added Stephen Ritter as new CTO
Elected CEO James B. DeBello as board chair
Launched mobile deposit in the U.K.
Combined its Mobile Verify solution with anti-fraud technology from IdentityMind Global
Teamed up with Harland Clarke to improve RDC security
Introduced mobile multi-check capture for commercial mobile deposit
Added facial recognition to its ID document verification solution, Photo Verify
Nexmo (FD15)
Acquired by Vonage for $230 million
Featured in Finovate CEO Interview (Tony Jamous)
Demoed at FinovateEurope 2016
OnDeck (FD15)
Launched marketing campaign featuring Shark Tank judge Barbara Corcoran
Unveiled Accountant Advisor Program
Added to credit offerings available to Canadian small businesses
Collaborated with fellow Finovate alums Kabbage and CAN Capital to form the Innovative Lending Platform Association
Earned spot in the Marketplace Lending Power 20
Powered SMB loan platform for Chase
Partnered with Innovate Finance to debut Transatlantic Policy Working Group
Demoed at FinDEVr New York 2016
Entered referral agreement with Opus Bank to power SMB lending
Announced partnership with JP Morgan
Listed by Colorado Biz as one of the “Best Companies to Work For in 2015”
Added new small business lending options
Quisk (FD15)
Rolled out mobile money platform at National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd
Provided the cashless, cardless payment technology Network International deployed at points of sale in UAE
Selected as a 2015 Red Herring 100 Global Winner
Skry (formerly Coinalytics) (FD15)
Rebranded as Skry
Spreedly (FD15)
Secured $3 million in new financing
Raised $2.5 million in funding
Temenos (FD15)
Powered wealth management solution for Standard Chartered
Provided core banking solutions for international microfinance specialist, Microcred
Replaced legacy IT systems at London’s BACB with CorporateSuite
Brought its Treasury Trader solution to National Bank of Kuwait in Egypt
Implemented its account origination module with Pennsylvania State Employees CU
Deployed its core banking system technology with Cater Allen Private Bank
Partnered with Ripple to power direct, real-time, bank-to-bank settlements for Deloitte
Added new core banking client, BMO Asia Pacific
Selected by Bank of Montreal to provide core banking solutions
Provided payments and banking platform technology to Philippine-based credit union groups
Deployed its T24 core banking system at Bermuda Commercial Bank
Forged strategic partnership with TransUnion
Picked by Pakistan’s Soneri Bank for its T24 core banking system
Announced plans for a $500 million refinancing of its banking facilities
Reported 23% profit gain in FY 2015
Deployed WealthSuite at Nordea Bank Luxembourg
Won Best Provider of Front-to-Bank Wealth Suite Solutions at Asian Private Banker’s Technology Awards 2015
Thinking Capital (FD15)
Helped diversify alt lending in Canada with Shopify integration
Powered new Staples Business Loans program for Canadian SMEs
Partnered with CIBC to expand small business lending in Canada
Earned recognition at Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Canada Awards
Deployed T24 core banking technology with Ghana-based Sovereign Bank
Thomson Reuters (FD15)
Earned a spot on the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index
Unveiled its KYC due-diligence solution, Org ID
Named 2016 European Tax Technology Firm of the Year by International Tax Review
Released its compliance solution, Checkpoint State Clear Comply
Launched FX benchmark service
Created new indices for the Chinese currency, the renminbi, in partnership with Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Ltd.
Introduced new version of its ONESOURCE tax solution
Selected as preferred data partner by NAB Asset Servicing
Teamed up with Hong Kong-based accelerator, SuperCharger
Unveiled its new desktop platform
Collaborated with Samsung on mobile security and intelligent IT for the enterprise
Tokbox (FD15)
Launched its video broadcast solution for producers
Brought voice and video chat to Apple TV apps with its new developer toolkit
Token (FD15)
Opened new office in London
Unveiled new payment network to facilitate PSD2 compliance
Earned a spot at Plug and Play accelerator
UpGuard (formerly ScriptRock) (FD15)
Raised $17 Million Series B
Wallaby (FD15)
Launched Wallaby for Chrome 2.0, providing access to credit card advice in the browser
Xignite (FD15)
Provided free market data for FinTech Sandbox demo participants
Announced availability of its XigniteGlobalCurrencies API in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace
Won Best Cloud Solution at Wall Street Letter Institutional Trading Awards
Raised $20 million in new partnership with Tokyo’s QUICK Corporation
Earned spot on the first Forbes Fintech 50
Partnered with Ipren to provide real-time and delayed equity prices
Surpassed 50 billion API calls in a single month
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