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  • Panelists focus on simplicity, security in meeting of mobile payments minds

    The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is on the verge of its 100th year of operation, having first opened its doors for business in 1914. Chirpify, by contrast, checks in well shy of the century mark. The Portland-based Twitter commerce platform launched just four months ago. But on Monday at the Kauffman Center for…

  • Watch ‘The Future of Mobile Payments’ at 2 p.m. (Live Stream)

    Tune in at 2 p.m. for the live stream of KCnext’s “Future of Mobile Payments” event, showcasing the CEOs of startups Dwolla and Chirpify along with a senior vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The event begins with individual presentations, and around 3 p.m., journalist Ben Paynter will join the speakers…

  • Ben Milne honored on Inc.’s ’30 Under 30′ list

    Inc. has named Dwolla founder and CEO Ben Milne to its “30 Under 30” list, an annual feature showcasing 30 entrepreneurs and co-founding teams under 30 years of age who are “solving big problems.” “Dwolla isn’t just taking on PayPal,” Inc.’s spotlight says about the Des Moines-based online payments startup. “Ben Milne’s start-up is disrupting…

  • TEDxDesMoines returns July 15 with Ben Milne on lineup

    TEDxDesMoines is only a few weeks away, but tickets are still available to hear from entrepreneurs, artists, professors and dreamers. Ben Milne of Dwolla is one of the announced 10 speakers. This year’s theme is “The Space Between.” July 15 will mark the third time the event has come to Des Moines, and the first…

  • Dwolla and Chirpify CEOs, Federal Reserve official headline July 9 event

    A lineup featuring two startup founders and a senior official from the Federal Reserve Bank will take the stage July 9 at the the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo. for GO – The Future of …

  • Check out Ben Milne unveiling FiSync 2.0 at Finovate (Video)

    We reported on Dwolla’s latest release of FiSync on the same day that Ben Milne unveiled the upgraded financial services product at Finovate Spring 2012 in San Francisco. But our introduction of FiSync just didn’t pack quite the same punch as a presentation from Milne, the fast-talking co-founder and CEO of the Des Moines-based payments…

  • Dwolla’s Milne to present Tuesday at Tech ESP event in Kansas City

    Another Tuesday, another public speaking engagement on the Silicon Prairie for Ben Milne. One week removed from a high-profile question-and-answer session in Des Moines, Milne, the co-founder and CEO of Dwolla, will present Tuesday evening as part of Kansas City’s Technology Entrepreneur Speakers Program (Tech ESP). The event will take place from 5:30-7 p.m. at…

  • In new investor Kutcher, Dwolla sees an A-plus pitch and product man

    Dwolla today put an end to the speculation about its secret star investor. The Des Moines-based online cash transfer startup confirmed that Ashton Kutcher did, in fact, contribute to the $5 million Series B round it announced in February. And as that news rippled out across the internet, Kutcher and Dwolla CEO Ben Milne explained…

  • Ashton Kutcher, Dwolla confirm star’s involvement in Series B round

    When reports of Ashton Kutcher’s involvement in Dwolla’s $5 million Series B round surfaced in late February and set the rumor mill in motion, the team behind Dwolla, an online cash transfer startup, remained mum on the subject. But today, Dwolla and Kutcher are going public with their relationship. Kutcher, an Iowa native, Hollywood star…

  • Watch live: PrairieCast at 1 p.m. with Ben Milne and Danny Schreiber

    Join us at 1 p.m. (special time!) for Episode 80 of PrairieCast, the final episode of our weekly webcast that we launched in February 2010. Our guests will be Ben Milne (far left) of Dwolla – he was our first PrairieCast guest – and Danny Schreiber (near left) who leads our newsroom team. In addition…