Allianz X boosts fund size to €1bn for insurtech action
Looking for digital firms in insurance and asset management space.
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Case study: Citizens Bank – fintech friendly
The 13th largest bank in the US pivots for digital era.
Top fintech stories this week – 15 February 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Fintech investment in US hits record $52.5bn
KPMG’s “2018 Pulse of Fintech” report is good news for the States.
Case study: 2ndQuadrant and tastyworks – boosting PostgreSQL database performance by 400%
Consultancy and support from 2ndQuadrant for online trading platform boosts PostgreSQL database performance by 400%.
Interview: Scott Cooper, CybiWealth – investing big for small pockets
Clever investment management, frustrations, and taking care of choices.
Morgan Stanley stocks up with $900m Solium acquisition
Wealthtech move marks its biggest deal since the financial crisis.
Analysis: openfunds − raise the standard
It’s surprising how haphazardly much of the data in investment funds is distributed.
Personal Capital gets $50m in personal capital
Digital wealth management company is in a happy Silicon Valley.
Pagaya shows off its AI-powered $100m ABS
Asset-backed securities looking toned and honed.
Broadridge partially acquires PivotData and Sol Hedge regtech
Fintech provider is expanding its regulatory capabilities.
Banking Technology February 2019 issue out now
Superstructures: fintech reaches new heights.
Data firm Essentia Analytics brings in £2.5m funding
Provided by Calculus Capital.
Welcome to the fintech library!
A compilation of books from the world of business, finance and technology.
Plaid buys fintech rival Quovo for $200m
Bank account connectivity firm finds something similar in the US.
Capis acquires FinTech Securities
Texan firm also reveals new promotions and products.
Top ten wealthtech stories in 2018
Witness the wonders of the wealthtech world for free!
Aiera bags $3.5m for AI-driven equity research
Welcome to the era of the artificially intelligent equity research analyst.
Morgan Stanley says yes to Yext for finance advice
Bank has digital brain wave for its financial advisors.
Motive Partners takes majority stake in Finantix
Private equity firm gets hold of digital services provider.
Banking Technology December 2018/January 2019 issue out now
Does fintech dream of electric leaps? Brightness and brilliance within.
BlackRock to acquire equity stake in Envestnet
BlackRock gets 4.9% equity stake in a stock transaction totaling $123 million.
Morgan Stanley’s $15m funding FX ups Integral
Foreign exchange tech provider looking for more banking and broker action.
Swift Institute calls for gender diversity in fintech
Issues call for proposals and offers €15,000 grant to deal with issue.
Top fintech stories this week – 23 November 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Banking Technology November 2018 issue out now
Fintech inception. Ideas come to life.
Wealthtech d1g1t likes digits with $7m funding boost
Two private investment rounds led by Purpose Financial.
Lendtech SoFi flying low as losses linger
US firm has lost money for the second consecutive quarter.
Focus Solutions releases financial advice software for FIs
“More than gamified fact-finding.”
Laureate turns to AlphaPoint for blockchain-based asset management tech
Laureate’s asset digitisation, investor portal, and secondary trading will rely on AlphaPoint’s technology.
#IGForexChat 3: What does the next year hold for emerging market currencies?
FX trading provider IG is taking a look at what the next 12 months could hold for currency pairs.
Citizens Bank pioneers SigFig’s new wealthtech for financial advisors, CoPilot
SigFig unveils CoPilot, a digital wealth management platform for financial advisors.
Sustainable ETF assets soon to be commonplace among investors
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are estimated to be worth $400 billion in the next decade.
Wahed Invest obtains $8m from existing investors
It claims to be the first Islamic fintech start-up to reach a valuation of $100 million.
Mining ESG data: the rise of technology
The root of an informed valuation is the disclosure of relevant information.
UBS Wealth Management USA in wealthtech revamp with Broadridge
UBS Wealth Management USA to be “the anchor client” on Broadridge’s new wealthtech platform.
Lending Club, Wealthfront and Intuit team for consumer data
What do you get when you combine Intuit, Lending Club and Wealthfront?
Goldman Sachs and Ayco in huge financial coaching deal with Google
Ayco will provide financial coaching to Google’s US-based employees.
FundGuard raises $4m funding to “revolutionise” investment funds tech
FundGuard, a cloud-based investment funds operating system powered by AI, has launched and raised $4m.
AXA to focus on fintech investment with fund restructure
AXA Investment Managers turns its £55m Framlington Financial fund into a fintech one.
