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3E Software Raise Late-Stage VC
In June 2019, 3E Software, a Fayetteville, Arkansas company that simplifies and improves financial systems through the use of their online platform, received $300 thousand in a round of late-stage venture capitalist funding sponsored by Community Bank Investors of America and Cadron Capital Partners. 3E Software provides its financial software through its platform, Teslar. Teslar is based…
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PFITR wants to be the Kelly Blue Book for fixed income securities
Bond broker, author and teacher Jim Koetting is trying to make buying bonds simple for people with no experience. St. Louis startup PFITR is focused on bringing market transparency and true pricing data from the bond market to institutional investors working for cities, counties, hospitals, banks and credit unions, so they are able to tell if they…
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EyeVerify sold for $100 million to Alibaba’s Ant Financial [Updated]
Kansas City-based EyeVerify has been sold to Ant Financial Services Group, a payment affiliate of Alibaba and operator of Alipay, according to a press release on EyeVerify’s website. Although the amount was not publicly disclosed, Bloomberg is reporting from an anonymous source the deal was for around $70 million. Update: Startland News reports from an anonymous source the…
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AssetRover helps new real estate investors estimate their ROI fast
Investing in real estate is a dream for many, but limited resources and the fear of another real estate bubble keep many from following through on that dream. Cedar Rapids-based startup AssetRover is hoping to simplify the process for on-the-fence investors with its Rental Property Analyzer. The idea for AssetRover came from co-founders Jeri Frank…
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Social Assurance helps financial services navigate digital marketing
The company serves over 1,400 financial institutions across the U.S. Lincoln startup Social Assurance is helping banks, insurance companies and financial advisors navigate the choppy waters of customer relations in the digital age. “We provide the software, process, content and strategies to help financial institutions market with confidence,” said Ben Pankonin, CEO and co-founder of…
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Envudu taps into the psychology of saving money
Envudu founder Ryan Ruff had a front row seat to the struggle of ordinary people and their finances. Ruff was working for his father’s business that helped people get out of debt. However, they noticed that even as they lowered debt in one area, the people were overspending in other areas of their life. “My father tasked…
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iEmergent offers market intelligence for mortgage lenders
Did the mortgage crisis of the late 2000s save the real estate industry? iEmergent CEO Laird Hedlund Nossuli thinks it might have. She also thinks her company’s Mortgage MarketSmart app might be laying the groundwork for a more stable real estate market in the future. “Lenders are realizing that if they don’t change and meet more…
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LeverageRx helps doctors connect with financial experts
A startup in the current NMotion Accelerator class is creating an online marketplace to help physicians and dentists with their finances. “By the time a doctor gets through undergrad, med school, residency, and into practice, it may be 10 years longer than someone going to work after an undergrad degree,” said Colin Nabity, founder of LeverageRX.…
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D3 Banking raises $10 million from West Partners
Omaha-based digital banking platform D3 Banking has raised $10 million in capital from West Partners, according to a press release. West Partners is based in San Diego. “Our work with multibillion-dollar banks such as Arvest, First Tennessee Bank and IBERIABANK will result in more than 1.5 million users enjoying a more personalized, consistent and intuitive digital banking…
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Why Dwolla made its transactions free (and what happened next)
Des Moines-based payments company Dwolla decided a year ago to make all its transactions free. The company had started in 2010 with free transactions under $10 and 25-cents for all transactions over $10. “That worked out really well for a long time,” said Jordan Lampe, Director of Communications and Policy at Dwolla. “But what we started seeing was…