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  • Hip Pocket launches kickstarter for a new app—and a revolution

    Hip Pocket launches kickstarter for a new app—and a revolution

    Nebraska-based software company Hip Pocket has launched a Kickstarter campaign for their new app, Hip Money. But it’s not just any fundraising campaign. It’s a movement. “We know that this is bigger than just an app,” said Mark Zmarzly, Hip Pocket CEO. “It’s a long-overdue movement for change.” It’s being called the “Fingers Up!” movement…

  • FinVR combines AI and augmented reality for investors

    FinVR combines AI and augmented reality for investors

    Speed + technology: it’s what financial firms and high frequency traders rely on when making their high-dollar investments. It’s also what separates the professional investors from the standard investor. This difference was the motivation behind Mark Neville’s FinVR, a virtual platform developed in 2014 to level the playing field for individual investors. By implementing the…

  • Bitcoin Mini helps keep Bitcoin decentralized

    Bitcoin Mini helps keep Bitcoin decentralized

    2016 is going to be a big year for Bitcoin, according to Ansel Linder, founder of BlockchainIO in Omaha. Even Forbes is fueling the Bitcoin fire with a recent article, “Should you invest in Bitcoin? 10 Arguments In Favor As Of December 2015.” “The smart money is going to get into Bitcoin first, and that includes business…

  • Benaissance has been acquired by WEX for $80 million

    Benaissance has been acquired by WEX for $80 million

    Omaha-based Benaissance has announced they have been acquired by WEX, a corporate payment solutions provider, for $80 million. The deal is currently awaiting regulatory approval but is expected to close in Q4 of 2015. WEX expects the purchase to be slightly accretive in 2016, according to a press release. Benaissance has had an ongoing relationship with Evolution1, a WEX…

  • D3 Banking’s Mike Carter on millennials and the future of banking

    D3 Banking’s Mike Carter on millennials and the future of banking

    Mike Carter is Chief Marketing Officer of D3 Banking, a digital banking startup based in Omaha. He recently spoke at the FinovateFall conference in New York. He will be presenting on millennials and banking at the Digital Economy Conference on October 2nd. SPN caught up with Carter by phone. SPN: How was New York? It…

  • C2FO’s $40 million raise will go to global expansion [Updated]

    C2FO’s $40 million raise will go to global expansion [Updated]

    The 2008 recession disrupted many industries in ways still being felt today. A Fairway, Kansas, company has seized this opportunity to create a marketplace for working capital with $5.4 billion in capital flow during Q2 2015. Prior to the Great Recession, suppliers found it a lot easier to obtain working capital from financial institutions at a reasonable…

  • QA with Edward Weniger on FinTech and the Digital Economy Conference

    QA with Edward Weniger on FinTech and the Digital Economy Conference

    Edward Weniger is the Founder of Alpha Bitcoin, which helps Omaha-area businesses accept BitCoin payments. He is also the organizer for this year’s Digital Economy Conference on October 2nd. SPN sat down with Weniger on Friday at The Exchange Building in downtown Omaha to talk about what’s hot in digital payments and why he’s putting on the…

  • What did Hip Pocket’s Mark Zmarzly think of Startup Voodoo?

    What did Hip Pocket’s Mark Zmarzly think of Startup Voodoo?

    SPN: You have done articles with SPN before, but for any new readers, what is Hip Pocket? MZ: We help banks and credit unions engage any online or mobile visitor in a consultative conversation that relies on both social influence and personalized consultation. The end goal is to generate a mortgage or retirement lead. The…

  • Two years since WebFilings launch, CEO says it’s pulling the market

    Matthew Rizai, CEO and managing director of WebFilings, knows a thing or two about startups. In the 1990s, Rizai led Engineering Animation Inc. (EAI), which went public in 1996 and has since morphed into other entities. Today, his exacting focus is on scaling WebFilings, the company he built in 2008 with trusted key players from…

  • Dwolla unveils ‘Instant,’ immediate access up to $500 for flat monthly fee

    Dwolla, the online cash transfer startup based in Des Moines, today introduced a feature to give its users instant access to cash, an alternative to its current two- to three-day waiting period for users to transfer funds into their accounts. Dwolla’s CEO, Ben Milne, founded the company in 2008 on the premise of a flat…