10/06/2015
Google Takes Stake in Messaging Startup Symphony Communication Services
New fundraising round values Symphony at $650 million
FinTech
10/06/2015
Albridge Wealth Reporting Platform Augments Data Aggregating Capabilities
Albridge's implementation of ByAllAccounts is currently in pilot and is expected to fully launch in the fourth quarter of this year.
10/05/2015
Can robots close the retirement savings gap?
Robo-advisors aren't just for tech-savvy millennials.
10/04/2015
Royal Bank implements technology that can identify clients based on voice
Customers will have to opt in to the service, which is being phased in over a three-month period and has been created by tech firm Nuance Communications
10/02/2015
Informa Investment Solutions Announces Partnership with HWA International to Provide PerformanceIQ® Reporting Solution
Merchants & Planters Bank is the first client to use PerformanceIQ® since the partnership formalized.
10/02/2015
Hackers Attack Forex Broker FXCM
An FBI spokeswoman said the bureau was "aware of the incident and is investigating."
09/30/2015
11 fintech CEOs’ predictions for the future
These were their predictions for the most disruptive technologies between now and 2020.
09/30/2015
Fintech startups pose threat to traditional banks’ retail profit
Given that the number of startups is now estimated at 12,000, these slices can add up to a major threat.
09/30/2015
Start-up worth $2.3B after secret Zuckerberg fund invests
The start-up did not disclose the amount of money it raised, but said the funding round was aimed at bringing key investors on board—namely Iconiq Capital, which has poured the money into Adyen.
09/29/2015
Direct-to-consumer robo-advisers that don't expand their business model face long-term head winds
Skeptics say the automated investment services that choose to exclusively target retail investors are finding some success, for now, but won't for too much longer
09/29/2015
SS&C CEO Discusses Acquisition Flurry, Future Plans
Bill Stone, SS&C CEO, chats with Dan DeFrancesco about the five acquisitions his firm has made over the past 12 months and what the plan is going forward.
09/29/2015
World’s leading investment banks eye bitcoin and blockchain technology
In June, reports surfaced that Barclays will be working with Bitcoin tech company Safello
09/29/2015
Corporate Resolutions Inc. and iThreat Launch "Cyber Risk Intelligence"
These events have outlined just how vulnerable even the largest and most powerful companies are, and how important it is to have the tools and systems in place to be both proactive and reactive in the face of cyber risk.
09/29/2015
How Retail Banks Thread The Innovation Needle
Regardless of who’s got innovation in their sights, there are three topics that are always front and center: technology, engagement and data.
09/28/2015
Envestnet Wants a Big Piece of the Big-Data Market
“The companies also want to sell data analytics and research to money managers.”
09/28/2015
SS&C's Black Diamond Wins Twice at WealthManagement.com 2015 Industry Awards
SS&C was also recently recognized at the FTF News Technology Innovation Awards for "Best Client Reporting System" for the Black Diamond® wealth platform and at the Family Wealth Report Awards for "Best Front Office Solution" fo
09/28/2015
3 FinTech Start-ups Disrupting Big Banks
The Federal Reserve is threatening to increase rates and a recession could be imminent.
09/26/2015
Sallie Krawcheck Rolling Out Robo for Women
Sallie Krawcheck is launching a new online investment platform aimed at addressing the gender investing gap among women.
09/25/2015
Aspire Ventures to merge with Yellow Brick Capital Advisers
We share Aspire’s vision to invest in technologies that solve the problems of basic human needs
09/25/2015
Sliced Investing Partners with Concert Wealth Management
Concert Now Offers Its Advisors Competitive Funds Through Sliced's RIA Platform, Sliced Institutional