Tagged: betterment

March 14, 2017 @ 12:08 pm By Spencer Li  |  

One of the fundamental differences between Chinese and US lending platforms can be found just by examining the home pages of their websites. Most, if not all, US platforms’ landing pages are targeted at borrowers and exhibit mainly information around borrowing whereas, on those of… Read More

March 10, 2017 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendItUSA, the annual event that jumps between New York City and San Francisco everu 12 months, opened up to larger audiences and an industry sector that endured a challenging year. The online lending sector received a two-punch assault in 2016; a battle that left the… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 1:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform, PeerStreet, announced on Monday it has integrated with Betterment, an independent online investment advisor through Quovo. The portal stated that customers of both it and Betterment may now view their PeerStreet positions within the context of their investment portfolio on the… Read More

February 21, 2017 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Consumer Financial Data Rights Group (CFDR), a new organization that was created to defend consumers’ access to their data and fuels innovation in the fintech industry, announced on Tuesday it has submitted a response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) request for information (RFI) in regards… Read More

January 31, 2017 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Betterment, the largest independent Robo-investment advisor, has announced the release of new services expanding the company’s platform beyond a single digital product to a multi-plan advice offering. Betterment’s three plans are now Betterment Digital, Betterment Plus, and Betterment Premium. Betterment believes it can now meet… Read More

January 20, 2017 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

 A group of fintech companies announced on Thursday they have come together to create the Consumer Financial Data Rights (CFDR) group. This organization will notably defend consumers’ access to their data and fuels innovation in the fintech industry. Founders of the CFDR group includes leaders from Affirm, Betterment,… Read More

March 29, 2016 @ 5:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, robo-adviser firm Betterment announced it has received a total of $100 million from venture capital investors during a series E funding round. The company also confirmed that its valuation has raised from $450 million to $700 million. Swedish investment firm, Kinnevik, led the funding round. Previous… Read More