On Wednesday we introduced Netverify, our latest addition to the Jumio product line, and revealed the VC behind the $25 Million investment, Andreessen Horowitz. We are impressed with the media reaction and are proud to list just a few snippets.

Tom Taulli at Forbes explains
How Jumio’s Daniel Mattes Raised $25 Million

Ina Fried at All Things Digital
Jumio Lands $25.5 Million in New Funding Led by Andreessen Horowitz

Darrell Etherington at BetaKit
Jumio Raises $25M, Turns Webcams Into ID Readers

Bloomberg‘s Danielle Kucera writes
Jumio Valuation Said to Be $100 Million After Andreessen Funding

Boonsri Dickinson at Business Insider asks you to
CHECK THIS OUT: Your Webcam Can Read Your ID Card To Verify Your Identity

Bill Klump at Daily Disruption,
Jumio Launches Netverify and Closes $25.5 Million Investment Led by Andreessen Horowitz

At FierceMobileContent, Jason Ankeny writes
Jumio launches Netverify, boosted by $25.5M Series B round

FinSMEs
Jumio Closes $25.5M Series B Funding

Dan Primack at Fortune,
Venture capital deals

Trevor Gilbert at PandoDaily,
Jumio Raises $25.5 Million

The Paypers
Jumio secures USD 25.5 mln in Series B funding round

Jonathan Marino at PEHub,
Jumio’s Great and Powerful Backer Revealed to be Andreessen Horowitz

Stephen E.F. Brown for San Francisco Business Times,
Jumio Raises $25 Million

Lisa Sibley for the Silicon Valley Business Journal,
Jumio raises $25.5M in Series B funds

SiliconTap writes
Jumio Lands $25.5M

Shane McGlaun at SlashGear,
Jumio lands $25 million to make web cams read IDs

TechCrunch has Leena Rao
Payments Company Jumio Raises $25.5M From Andreessen Horowitz; Will Hit $100M In 2012 Revenue

Bambi Francisco Roizen for Vator News,
Jumio backed by Andreessen Horowitz; targets $100M rev

Sean Ludwig at VentureBeat,
Jumio grabs $25M from Andreessen Horowitz to help merchants take credit cards via webcam

and from the Wall Street Journal
The Daily Start-Up: Andreessen Horowitz Backs Video Co. Jumio

Thank you very much for your continuing interest in Jumio. Stay tuned for more.

Yesterday we introduced the solution that turns a webcam into a credit card reader: Netswipe.

With the initial release we got a lot of immediate attention from the media – current affairs and tech sites alike. We are proudly giving you a selection of what people had to say about Jumio in the hours after the launch. (All links open in new tabs/windows.)

TechCrunch wrote (Read all)

…the Netswipe technology solution is one hell of a unique selling proposition for everyone involved..

Mashable wrote (Read All)

…for online purchases, this could be a better, potentially faster and safer way to make payments.

Forbes wrote (Read all)

…Deliver Radical Change to Online Payments

ReadWriteWeb (Read all)

…aims to disrupt the entire payments system by providing a seamless, one-stop solution for both merchants and developers alike.

The Financial Times wrote (Read all)

…Jumio may have most joy on the PC initially and web pages of merchants…

American Banker wrote (Read all)

Lights! Camera! Transaction!

All Things D wrote (Read all)

New Online Payments Opportunity Through the Webcam Lens

Engadget wrote (Read all)

…brings POS payments to the desktop

Cnet wrote (Read all)

There’s no question that being able to hold up a credit card to a camera is easier than having to type in numbers.

GigaOm wrote (Read all)

I think it has a good shot at successfully jumping into this market.

Thanks!

The announcement of Eduardo Saverin’s involvement with Jumio generated enormous media reaction. We are extremely proud to give you a quick overview of who said what.

Here’s TechCrunch:

Exclusive: Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Leads $6.5M Round For Jumio

Huffington Post boasts:

Jumio Gets Major Investment From Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin

Sez’ VentureBeat:

Facebook co-founder Saverin backs mobile payment startup Jumio

Hot Mercury News:

Jumio: Facebook co-founder Saverin leads $6.5M funding for Mtn. View startup

All Things Digital ain’t shy either:

Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Leads Funding for Jumio

A few international responses

L’Expansion, France

Le co-fondateur de Facebook investit dans un nouveau site de paiement en ligne

O Dia, Brasil

Brasileiro do Facebook investe mais de US$ 3 bi em start up

Der Standard, Austria

Facebook Co-Founder Saverin steigt bei Linzer Startup-Jumio ein

Thanks for reading, stay tuned for more to come.

The answer is Yes.

But wait! Before you call us arrogant, aloof and self assured, give us a second to explain why Jumio is a hot start-up. Naturally, our own expectations are high, and the hard work the developers are putting in at the moment seems to be a strong indicator that we are indeed working on something that will put Jumio spot on the map of the payment world.

But it is not our own high expectations that lead us to boastful statements. Recently, Jumio got some really good press we’d love to share with you. Starting off is former FT journalist Tom Foremski with a Silicon Valley Watcher interview with Daniel. To quote Tom:

“I met with Mr Mattes earlier this the year and I was impressed by what I heard — if he can deliver on his presentation then this will become one of the hottest startups of 2011.”

Find the thouroughly readable interview in its entirety here.

This was followed by a piece on Jumio, published by none other than TechCrunch on no other night than Christmas Eve. The lead of the story is, what else could it be, the Jumio version of silent night we posted last week. The text remains on a sersious note, however, and also quotes Foremski’s interview. See the TechCrunch article here.

Thanks for that, and here’s to a great 2011!