AdviceRobo launches PSD2 robot for credit decisions
The AI-prediction model uses transactional data.
Robo-Advisory
Separating the wheat from the chaff
Discover the ways to tackle complex data estates with Adlib Software.
AI platform Talent Ticker launches in the UK market
Unifying data across sectors to help firms make decisions more efficiently.
A win-win despite the trade war: why small-time foreign investors and US markets need each other
While the trade war looks set to escalate, it seems there may be a silver lining for the US economy.
Bambu and OUTvest win FinovateAfrica’s Best of Show awards
The votes have been cast and tallied!
Moneyfarm moves on Germany with Vaamo acquisition
This not so little asset manager went to a new market.
Digital disruption is shaking up the worlds of watchmaking and finance
The Swiss watchmaking and finance industries will need to draw on their own heritage to respond to digital disruption.
Hauck & Aufhäuser launches robo-advisor Zeedin
Zeedin was built together with digital banking tech vendor Crealogix.
Lending Club, Wealthfront and Intuit team for consumer data
What do you get when you combine Intuit, Lending Club and Wealthfront?
Openbank launches investment robo-advisor
Santander’s digital banking subsidiary in Spain stays busy.
UBS to sell robo-advisor SmartWealth to SigFig
Swiss bank already has an equity stake in SigFig.
OCBC Bank unveils robo-investment service
Targeting “young and tech-savvy investors”.
The vital role of actionable content
Retail investors are more informed and independent than ever before.
DriveWealth and Bambu join forces on robo-advisory tool
Two wealthtech companies from opposite sides of the globe have built upon their partnership.
The rise of wealthtech
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are revolutionising wealthtech.
Italian robo-trading firm Fintech4i launches
4i – international, independent, institutional, investor-oriented.
Bambu raises $3m in Series A funding
Round led by Franklin Templeton Investments.
Additiv and Orange Business Services in juicy wealthtech hook-up
European robo-advisor Additiv makes its cloud-based tech available to banks and FIs.
Munnypot picks up investment from Livingbridge
Private equity firm invests in UK-based robo-advisor.
AI is a buzzy word, but how can banks put it to work?
What is AI and how can financial services companies leverage it to their advantage?
Robo-advisor Munnypot is so hot for Capita
Capita becomes a shareholder in UK robo-advice investment platform.
Wealthtech firm WeInvest raises $12.3m, Schroders among investors
The financing comes from angel investors and Schroders.
Nordea’s robo-adviser Nora picks up the pace
You can’t ignore Nora and AI’s advance.
Qapital lands $30m funding
The latest round brings Qapital’s total funding to $47.3 million.
Five ways AI is disrupting financial services
Whether you realise it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is taking over the world.
UK government fires up fintech with sector strategy salvo
The nation’s overlords set out their ambitious “Fintech Sector Strategy”.
Robo-advice: the future is now
While we know that robo-advice is here to stay, who is actually using it?
Wealth Wizards keen to “revolutionise” UK’s advice sector
UK-based fintech Wealth Wizards has launched Turo, a new artificial intelligence (AI) solution.
Jyske Bank turns to Munnypot for robo-advisory tools
Munnypot breaks out of the UK with its robo-advisory proposition.
Fintech funding round-up: 19 February 2018
Features Lydia, Qara and Aye Finance.
Fintech start-ups acquired by banks – CB Insights
2017 saw more acquisitions by top US banks than any other year.
Glossary: what’s what in fintech
What’s what in fintech? Here is a glossary of the most commonly used terms.
Where top US banks are betting on fintech – CB Insights
Research company CB Insights has mapped out where the top ten US banks are investing in fintech.
Blooom fighting fraud in world of the 401(k)
US independent robo advisor Blooom unveils new Suspicious Activity Alerts feature.
Wealthtech: a market poised for extended growth
Rapid changes are occurring in the wealth management space and the level of disruption in how advice and capital are managed is only beginning. Wealth management is a monumental industry. The players in the space run the gamut from gigantic hedge funds to individuals who manage their own investments. This changing wealth management landscape is driving a significant uptick in transactions.
The UK Robo-Advice Innovation Forum: key takeaways
Distilling some of the debates and discussions and showing how robo-advice is changing wealth management and indeed impacting the banking sector.
Why financial services should be terrified of dispensing wealth management robo-advice
Robo-advisors are software programmes that provide financial advice with minimal human intervention. Software has been providing advice for half a century, from portfolio management to trading strategies to currency management, and more. The novelty is providing robo-advice direct to consumers. Robo-advice costs less than “bricks & mortar & human” services, hopefully harvesting a bigger market. […]
Wealthtech is coming to the High Street
For those in employed in financial services, technology has always been important – integrated systems for operations and execution have been with us for decades. But to the banking customer at a High Street branch the advances in technology may not be obvious. However, slowly and surely innovations from the fintech sector are filtering down to the mass-market.
ING goes manic for Scalable wealth management dynamic
ING will start a partnership with online wealth manager Scalable Capital as the bank plans a digital investment solution for its retail customers in Germany. Customers of ING in Germany will be able to register in less than 15 minutes through a paperless process. With a minimum investment of €10,000 they can monitor their portfolios […]
New investment boosts Betterment valuation to $800m
Robo advisor Betterment is now that much closer to achieving unicorn status – courtesy of a $70 million investment from Sweden’s Kinnevik. The investment takes Betterment’s total capital to $275 million, and gives the robo advisor a valuation estimated at $800 million, reports Finovate (Banking Technology’s sister company). Praising the “strong partnership” between his firm and Kinnevik, Betterment CEO […]
