<s>
Pocketbook	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Sydney-based	O
free	O
budget	O
planner	O
and	O
personal	O
finance	O
app	O
launched	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocketbook	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
personal	O
finance	O
app	O
in	O
Australia	O
to	O
offer	O
users	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
manage	O
their	O
money	O
through	O
linking	O
their	O
bank	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2016	O
Pocketbook	B-Application
claims	O
to	O
support	O
over	O
250,000	O
Australians	O
,	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
that	O
number	O
was	O
435,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocketbook	B-Application
is	O
founded	O
by	O
Alvin	O
Singh	O
and	O
Bosco	O
Tan	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Pocketbook	B-Application
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
ZIP	O
Co	O
Ltd	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
employs	O
security	O
measures	O
like	O
end	O
to	O
end	O
encryption	O
,	O
CloudFlare	B-Application
protection	I-Application
,	O
fraud	O
detection	O
,	O
identity	O
protection	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocketbook	B-Application
is	O
available	O
via	O
web	O
and	O
mobile	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocketbook	B-Application
has	O
raised	O
$	O
500,000	O
from	O
technology	O
fund	O
Tank	O
Stream	O
Ventures	O
which	O
is	O
co-founded	O
and	O
backed	O
by	O
Markus	O
Kahlbetzer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Best	O
Personal	O
Finance	O
App	O
:	O
Pocketbook	B-Application
won	O
the	O
2016	O
Finder	O
Innovation	O
Awards	O
,	O
presented	O
at	O
a	O
gala	O
dinner	O
hosted	O
by	O
media	O
personality	O
and	O
The	O
New	O
Inventors	O
presenter	O
James	O
O'Loghlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finalist	O
in	O
the	O
SWIFT	B-Protocol
Innotribe	O
startup	O
competition	O
in	O
Dubai	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
