Tagged: digital investments

Digital Investment Infrastructure Fintech WealthKernel Appoints Aqsa Tariq as CFO

The new CFO joins WealthKernel to steer the company’s strategic vision. WealthKernel, a provider of digital investment infrastructure, recently confirmed the appointment of Aqsa Tariq as its new Chief Financial Officer. Having held key positions at FNZ Group, Goldman Sachs International, and EY LLP, Aqsa… Read More

Wealth Management Fintech FNZ, Virgin Money to Launch Investment Solution for UK Clients

FNZ, the global wealth management platform, and Virgin Money, the “full service” digital bank serving 6.6 million customers across the UK, are announcing that they have partnered in order “to launch a new digital investment solution for UK retail investors.” The service has been “developed… Read More

Digital Investment Infrastructure Fintech WealthKernel Appoints Brian Schwieger as Chair, Non-Executive Director

WealthKernel, a provider of digital investment infrastructure, announces the appointment of capital markets veteran Brian Schwieger as its new Chair of the Board. Brian was previously working as “the Global Head of Equities and ETF trading at the London Stock Exchange (LSE), bringing decades of… Read More

Kuwait: Securities House Launches Zad App, a Shariah-Compliant Investment Platform with Alpaca

Zad is reportedly the “first-of-its-kind digital investment platform launched in Kuwait by Securities House, “offering end-users access to trade over 4,000 stocks and ETFs in full compliance with Islamic Shariah principles.” As noted in a blog post, Zad is “the brainchild of the fintech Securities… Read More

Vator Securities Chooses Bricknode to Administer Share Issue Services

Vator Securities, a corporate finance and advisory service provider, has chosen Bricknode’s digital investment management platform “to administer share issues.” Since its launch in 2010, Vator Securities has “focused on financing growth companies through a range of issuance services.” Vator raises capital “from local and… Read More

Digital Assets: Betterment Launches Innovative Cryptocurrency Offering

Betterment, which claims to be the largest independent digital investment advisor in the U.S., announced the launch of its cryptocurrency offering, Crypto Investing by Betterment. Betterment will reportedly “add expert-built, managed, and diversified crypto portfolios alongside its traditional investing portfolios.” The portfolios will be “available… Read More

Mastercard Supports Fintech Investment Platform NORD.Investments with Open Banking Payments

Aiia, a Mastercard company, and NORD.Investments are announcing a collaboration that will “enable quick, easy and secure top-up open banking payments in Denmark’s largest independent digital investment advisor platform.” Until today, NORD.Investments customers “experienced some challenges when adding funds to the investment platform, as the… Read More

Truist Wealth Expands Digital Investing Capabilities with Truist Invest

Truist Wealth has expanded its digital investment offerings with Truist Invest, a robo advisor, and Truist Invest Pro, a hybrid investing solution that “combines automated investing with access to a team of financial advisors.” Joseph M. Thompson, chief wealth officer at Truist, said: “Digital investing… Read More

P2P Investments Are Increasingly Being Added to Investor Portfolios: Report

Robo.cash notes that since the beginning of 2022, P2P investments have increased their share in investor portfolios (considerably more than other assets). At the same time, when planning their future expenses, investors still “trust stocks more,” the team at Robocash wrote in a blog post…. Read More

EstateGuru Investors Financed €14.1M in Loans During June 2022

Despite the ongoing holiday season, EstateGuru investors reportedly financed €14.1 million worth of loans during the month of June 2022. All of the primary markets they operate in performed “exceptionally,” led by Estonia (€3.5M), Germany (€3.0M) and Lithuania (€2.7M). EstateGuru further revealed that they witnessed… Read More

Bondora Explains Why Go and Grow Is Successful, Mainly due to Portfolio Distribution

For those interested in how Go & Grow works, Bondora recently shared information about what makes it successful (mainly its portfolio distribution). Bondora has provided details on how the claims added to Go & Grow are distributed, the most common ratings, the “most popular” goal… Read More

Investors Backed Nearly €20M in Loans via EstateGuru in May 2022

European lender EstateGuru notes that their investors backed nearly €20.0 million worth of loans in May of 2022. The “best-performing” market was Estonia (€7.0M), “followed by Lithuania (€5.0M) and Finland (€3.6M).” As EstateGuru predicted last month, repayments “improved during May.” Their borrowers “paid back €14.6M… Read More

€14.7M Worth of Loans Financed via EstateGuru in April 2022

European lender EstateGuru reports that €14,7M worth of loans were financed during April of 2022. New loans in Estonia “contributed nearly 50% of the volume, followed by Germany and Latvia.” During the past month, EstateGuru reports it has “seen a rise in investor activity and… Read More

Sustainability: Impact of Investments Now Visible in ABN AMRO Internet Banking and App

ABN AMRO’s (AMS: ABN) investment clients are now able to see what impact they have made with their investments. The impact was already stated in the quarterly updates clients received, “but is now also visible in internet banking and via app.” As noted in a… Read More

EstateGuru Financed €16.7M in Loans in March, Despite Macroeconomic Changes: Report

As the EstateGuru team claims to have predicted, the total funded amount in March was “similar to February.” EstateGuru‘s management writes in a blog post that investors “financed €16.7M worth of loans and, despite macroeconomic changes, investor and borrower behavior remains stable.” During March, Estonia… Read More

EstateGuru Reports Germany, Estonia Contributing Over Half of Total Funding via Platform in Jan 2022

The first month of this year saw €16.3M in loans originated via EstateGuru with Estonia and Germany together contributing more than half the total amount of funding. Due to seasonality, repayments came in at a “modest” at €2.5M, accounting for 23 loans with “an average… Read More

Coinbase Prime Empowers OneRiver to Provide Separately Managed Acct Strategies for Investment Advisors

Investors are reportedly demanding high-quality, diversified exposure to digital investment strategies. And to address such requirements, institutions must steadily move along the adoption curve, equipped with advanced tools and trading capabilities. Coinbase Prime continues to cater to the goals of institutional investors in navigating this… Read More

WealthKernel Introduces Instant Matching Deposits, Supported by ClearBank

WealthKernel, a provider of digital investment services and infrastructure, has introduced Instant Matching Deposits that are being powered by ClearBank, the Cloud-enabled clearing bank. Instant Matching Deposits enables investors “to instantly fund their accounts and begin trading without waiting days for payments to clear, and… Read More

EstateGuru Platform Investors Financed €18.6M Worth of Loans in December 2021

EstateGuru notes that 2021 ended “strongly” for their platform, with their investors financing €18.6M worth of loans in December 2021. As mentioned in the update from EstateGuru, the total funded amount for the year was €2028M. In December, Estonia, Lithuania and Germany all “contributed over… Read More

EstateGuru has Financed €484M in Loans Since Inception, with Germany Remaining Platform’s Largest Market

The team at European online lender EstateGuru notes that during 2021, they have primarily focused on developing their loan origination tech and hiring new loan managers and credit analysts. This has helped them to support the relatively high volume of loan projects while maintaining a… Read More

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