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SigFig Brings AI to its Financial Advisor Collaboration Platform Engage

Finovate

Wealth management solutions and technology company SigFig has added a number of new capabilities to its financial advisor collaboration platform, Engage. The new capabilities include a range of AI-powered tools and solutions to enhance client engagement and boost efficiency for advisors and their teams.

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Dollar Shave Club Names New Chief Executive Officer

PYMNTS

Michael Dubin , who started the brand in 2011, previously told the board of his decision to leave his chief executive position and will stay with the firm as a board member and special advisor. I'm absolutely thrilled to pass the torch to Jason [Goldberger].

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How Fintech Advances Have Been Shaped by AI and Machine Learning

Fintech Review

The Core Impact of AI and ML on the Development of Fintech Photo by Dan Cristian Pădureț on Pexels.com Robo-Advisors Robo-advisors have changed significantly since the introduction of KaChing (now known as Wealthfront) in 2008. But where have AI and ML made the greatest impact in Fintech?

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Prescription Drug Discounter GoodRx Launches IPO

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Founded in 2011, GoodRx gathers drug prices on more than 70,000 U.S. “We want to make it as straightforward and clear as possible. We literally have billions of prices in our database. The idea is to optimize the best prices for a given drug, depending on the location of the user.”. pharmacies for shoppers to compare and track drug prices.

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Analytics in Action: Yarra Valley Water and Application Processing

FICO

Yarra Valley Water uses FICO® Blaze Advisor® decision rules management system and FICO® Decision Management Suite to reduce the time required to the water application process from months to minutes, without adding staff. Yarra Valley Water receives 25,000 land development applications annually. Taking easyACCESS to the next level.

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From Investing To Budgeting, How Millennials Are Disrupting Personal Finance

CB Insights

But legacy institutions are fighting back, cherry-picking the best financial innovations that their younger competitors develop — investment robo-advisors, AI-based budgeting, and expense monitoring — and incorporating them into their services. Investing: Robo-advisors and micro-investing lower barriers to entry.

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Funding Could Bring The RealReal To $1B Valuation

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In July, the company, which was founded in 2011, raised $115 million in funding, led by Perella Weinberg Partners, with participation from Sandbridge Capital and Great Hill Partners. Earlier this year, it was reported that the online retailer was considering an initial public offering (IPO) for later this year.