Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

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CB Insights

AUGUST 8, 2017

In the battle for assets under management (AUM), incumbent wealth management firms have faced significant pressure from insurgent robo-advisors, as investors have poured over $1.6B into robo-advisors across 151 investments since 2013. Want the full expert post? Become a CB Insights customer.

Advisors

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Launched in 2013, Acorns is a new breed of robo-advisor. RESEARCH BRIEFING: RISE OF ROBO-ADVISORS. Users link their credit card to their Acorns account and let Acorns “keep the change” on every transaction. Find out how Betterment, Wealthfront, Stash, and Acorns are taking on the $70T asset management industry.

Advisors

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 26, 2015

When the going gets tough in today’s wealth management business, the tough acquire robo-advisors. International risk and investment management titan BlackRock has agreed to acquire FutureAdvisor , the San Francisco-based online investment advisor founded in May 2010, for an undisclosed sum.

Advisors

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Wells Fargo Advisors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached a settlement this week resolving charges that the bank dropped the ball in reporting suspect activities pertaining to money laundering for several years. According to a MarketWatch report published Tuesday (Nov. based branches and dealt with international clients.

Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Since 2013, 80% of the top 50 banks by total assets operating in the US have not acquired a fintech startup. Since 2013, only 18 fintech startups were acquired by just 10 of the top 50 US banks. But overall, Goldman’s recent fintech M&A binge appears to be an industry outlier, not the norm. JPMorgan Chase.

FinTech

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2018

The findings came from a survey of 2,000 individuals between 2013 to 2018. As reported last week in CPA Practice Advisor , per AppZen, roughly 30 percent of expenses filed by employees in the professional services space get flagged when scrutinized against corporate policies. The FBI noted that as much as $12.5

Business Email Compromise

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The comments come as Wells Fargo Advisors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached a settlement this week which resolved charges that the bank dropped the ball in reporting suspect activities pertaining to money laundering for several years. He said home equity loan activity is currently “very slow.”. million.

Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 2, 2016

Which robo-advisor is the fastest growing one of all? According to monthly SEC filings, no independent robo-advisor had made it to $300 million in assets managed faster than blooom. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, blooom demonstrated its technology at FinovateFall 2014, picking up a Best of Show award.

Advisors

Fintech News

MARCH 18, 2024

Ascend Money Founded in 2013, Ascend Money is a fintech startup in Thailand that is part of the Ascend Group, a digital technology business conglomerate providing digital financial, e-commerce, data and cloud services. Opn Founded in 2013, Opn is a provider of online payment solutions and digital transformation services.

FinTech

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

As of 2013, 70% of millennials believed that the way that people purchase things would be totally different in 5 years, and 33% believed that one day they won’t need a bank at all. Investing: Robo-advisors and micro-investing lower barriers to entry. Investing: Robo-advisors and micro-investing lower barriers to entry.

Finance

PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2016

The Council of Economic Advisors considers the change in the number of unbanked or underbanked to be heading in the right direction thanks to direct deposit, community development funding, and the efforts of the FinTech industry, but Bonnie Blankenship of the Cleveland Fed begs to differ. households without a bank account as of 2013.

Direct Deposit

PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

But there is a flip side to the data: It also shows that for first time since 2013, the number of AI deals have decreased, especially when it came to seed-stage startups. The company, which sells software that recognizes people and objects, has a $4.5 billion valuation, making it the world’s most valuable AI startup.

AI

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2018

19, 2013), Target was breached. In recent years, consumers have been burned by a lot of third-party relationships in regard to trust, which has left them “wandering about” as they try to build trusted advisor relationships with institutions when it comes to things like digital identity, financial services and payments.

Consumer

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

IIG is an investment advisor to the Trade Opportunities Fund (TOF), the Global Trade Finance Fund (GTFF) and the Structured Trade Finance Fund (STFF). International Investment Group (IIG), which provides loans to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), lost its license after the U.S.

Advisors

PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2018

The Federal Reserve issued guidance in 2013 to curb leverage in an effort to prevent a financial crisis repeat, the publication said, but regulators failed to predict the emergence of shadow lenders and non-bank players. leveraged loans underwritten between 2013 and 2017 as a result of the regulations.

Risk

Fintech Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

We’re thrilled to join forces with Alliance,” said Mr. Brown Whale, Valhalla’s lead and core advisor. About Alliance Founded in 2013, Alliance is a world-renowned esports organization known for its championship teams and top players. Together, we’re redefining what’s possible in competitive gaming.” Learn more at Valhalla.game.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

As r eported by The Wall Street Journal on Monday (June 10), a group of Hudson’s Bay shareholders have come forth with the proposal — and the group includes Chairman Richard Baker and WeWork Property Advisors, among others, and collectively they own 57 percent of the firm’s shares outstanding. The offer, at 9.45

Advisors

Wharton Fintech

AUGUST 21, 2023

And the long story short there is that you can, but going back to 2013, it was really hard to do; it was hard to figure out and it was super expensive. I didn’t know if you could invest it in private companies or private equity funds or venture capital funds, or things we call real assets like real estate or artwork or antique automobiles.

Accreditation

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

I lived through the subprime crisis,” said Arana, who worked at Deutsche Bank AG in New York from 2006 to 2013. “In Vostok Emerging Finance, and Victory Park Capital Advisors. Konfio’s technology is also able to keep non-performing loans under control, with the company’s delinquency rate at 4.8 So I saw an opportunity.”.

Small Business

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Since 2013, fitness tech exits have steadily increased, following a similar trajectory to overall deals and funding to the space. The fitness industry has seen 98 total M&As and IPOs since 2013, with 2017 already seeing 15 exits in the space. Using CB Insights data, we analyzed first exits in fitness tech since 2013.

Acquirers

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 24, 2016

This means that financial advisors using Envestnet will now have a complete 360 degree view of their customers overall financial health. ” The integrated platform, including FastLink, also provides advisors with Envestnet’s reconciliation process. .

Advisors

CB Insights

OCTOBER 6, 2017

In 2013, Nike invested in California-based industrial robotics startup Grabit , which is currently deployed in some of Nike’s manufacturing facilities. An Oxford University study published in 2013 estimated that nursing jobs have less than 1% probability of being automated. But there are hurdles on the road to automation.

AI

Green.Money

AUGUST 16, 2019

It happened in 2012-2013 and again in 2016-2017. He frequently speaks at business conventions and is a paid advisor to multiple corporations. Beyond the speculation, there is a real driving force behind Bitcoin. The technology works in such a way that every so often the price jumps by astounding numbers.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

From 2013 to 2017, Froman served as the U.S. Trade Representative — President Barack Obama’s principal advisor and negotiator on international trade and investment issues. Froman joins Mastercard from the Council on Foreign Relations and from the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs.

Visa

PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2016

That was followed by a restatement of financial reports from 2013 and 2014, which brought on a series of governmental investigations, which Jumio claims it is fully cooperating with. Should the sale to Saverin win court approval, Jumio’s investment bank, Sagent Advisors LLC, would pick up a $1.3 million fee, court papers show.

Posting

CB Insights

AUGUST 7, 2017

The largest deals of the year so far include GRAIL ‘s $914M Series B (mentioned above), Outcome Health ‘s $500M growth equity round from investors such as capitalG and Goldman Sachs, and Guardant Health ‘s $360M Series E (also mentioned above), with investors including Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and OrbiMed Advisors.

Advisors

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 16, 2015

.” Pictured (left to right): Tim Bixler, Credit Suisse Managing Director and Global Head of HOLT, and Kris Hammond, Narrative Science CTO, demonstrating Quill at FinovateFall 2013. Quill, the core technology behind the solution, was first introduced to Finovate audiences at FinovateSpring 2013.

Advisors

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 4, 2015

MortgageHarmony (Spring 2013 ). EyeOpen ( Europe 2013 ). Expedite Financial : San Francisco-based startup founded in 2013. Tactile Finance ( Spring 2014 ). Roostify ( Spring 2014 ). Home-Account ( Fall 2009 ) which was acquired by Bills.com in 2010. million in April 2014. Floify : Boulder, Colorado company founded in 2012.

Process

PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2016

With all of this connectivity, ET notes, online shoppers in India have increased from 20 million in 2013 to 39 million in 2015; that’s an increase of 95 percent in just three years. As India Value Fund Advisors Partner Haresh Chawla commented to ET : “Consumer Internet startups find it difficult to navigate slowdowns.

Advisors

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 17, 2016

“The combination of Midwinter’s advice software (AdviceOS) with SuiteBox sets a new benchmark for efficiency, compliance, and client engagement for advisors in Australia,” SuiteBox CEO Ian Dunbar said. Founded in 2013 and based in Auckland, New Zealand, SuiteBox demonstrated its technology at FinovateEurope 2016.

Advisors

CB Insights

AUGUST 23, 2018

JPM has established a new focus on retail investing with the introduction of its app, Just Invest, and reported launch of its own robo-advisor in 2019. Robo-advisor. Through a 10-year partnership with Visa (beginning in 2013), ChaseNet has been able to process payments on Chase-to-Chase transactions. Table of Contents.

Consumer

FICO

APRIL 9, 2018

The percentage of 2 cycle balances was also up by 24% and was the highest for February since 2013. To learn more about our cards benchmarking service, or FICO’s new Risk Benchmarking Service which forms part of the Fair Isaac Advisors P&L Insight Suite, please contact me at staceywest@fico.com.

Posting

FICO

MAY 25, 2021

As seen in Figure 1, in the unstressed economy of 2013-15, this would have aligned with a simple FICO® Score cut-off of 660 or higher. Figure 3 shows auto finance performance through the benign economy of October 2013 to October 2015. To gain more background about the FICO® Resilience Index, please visit [link]. . by David Binder.

Risk

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 12, 2016

Retirement and college savings robo-advisor, FutureAdvisor , announced its first major bank partner today. Since launching its service in 2013, FutureAdvisor has managed more than $700 million in client investments. FutureAdvisor CEO Bo Lu debuted its premium offering at FinovateFall 2013 in New York.

Advisors

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Polly Portfolio Unveils Bespoke Custom Investing Platform for Financial Advisors. ” Charlotte Business Journal names Passport among its Fast 50 award winners for its more than 475% revenue growth from 2013 to 2015. Around the web. CashStar announces digital gift card agreements with online marketplace OpenSky and Marcus Theatres.

Advisors

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 27, 2015

Introduced as a B2C solution during its FinovateFall 2013 demonstration , Guide Financial’s platform has since taken on a more B2B2C patina, and that it how the technology will be deployed by John Hancock. ” Guide Financial will remain intact and will continue to operate out of its San Francisco headquarters.

Acquirers