Tagged: robo advisor

February 27, 2018 @ 10:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bankorus (formerly MiCai), a provider of Robo-advisor solutions to wealth management companies and individuals with a combined AUM of $30 billion, is partnering with AI Catapult, the new Blockchain and AI accelerator created by JD.com. JD.com is one of the largest digital commerce platforms in… Read More

January 4, 2018 @ 1:29 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Robo-advisor Wealthfront announced a $75 million round of financing led by Tiger Global Management with participation from all existing venture capital investors, including Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures, Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Social Capital and Spark Capital Growth. Launched by Andy Rachleff and Dan Carroll in December 2011, Wealthfront currently… Read More

December 21, 2017 @ 5:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

FCA authorised crowdfunding aggregation platform InvestUp may be going crypto. The UK based Fintech has so far focused on the peer to peer lending space but management is currently looking at adding algorithm driven cryptocurrency investing. InvestUp shares that 2017 has been another good year… Read More

November 25, 2017 @ 11:23 am By Xu Gao  |  

Robo-advisors Now Required to Gain License to Operate in Mainland China On November 17th, top financial regulators in mainland China (including PBOC, CBRC, CSRC, CIRC and SAFE) released a new set of rules covering the country’s asset management market. It is the first time that… Read More

October 1, 2017 @ 2:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robo-Advisor Blooom now manages over $1 billion of retirement accounts for their clients, according to the company blog. Blooom was started in 2013 to “help the traditionally un-helped”. The platform explains that “Wall Street has made a habit of running in the opposite direction of investors with… Read More

September 13, 2017 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Betterment, the largest independent online investment advisor, will now offer two new portfolio strategies: a smart beta portfolio strategy and an income portfolio strategy. Betterment has selected the portfolio strategies from BlackRock and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) designed to meet users diverse needs and… Read More

September 4, 2017 @ 12:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), leading Robo-advisor Betterment has raised $69,999,997 in equity. The first sale was said to take place on August 23, 2017. It appears this is part of a Series E funding round that was… Read More

August 27, 2017 @ 4:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online investment advisor Ellevest has raised $32,458,913 million according to a Form D filed with the SEC. The document was signed and submitted last week indicating that $2,180,015 is remaining to be sold (if you are interested). To date, Ellevest has now raised $51 million in… Read More

August 10, 2017 @ 2:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

NSR Invest and LendingRobot, the most prominent platforms providing Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) services in the alternative lending space, have joined forces to create the leading platform in this sector. Lend Core LLC, the parent company of NSR Invest, has acquired Algorithmic, Inc. and all its… Read More

July 26, 2017 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Betterment, an online financial advisor, has introduced a new messaging feature designed to give users the best of both worlds. The Robo-Advisor will now offer access to financial advice from experts via there App. So users may ask questions wherever and whenever they want. This… Read More

June 6, 2017 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

New platform Wahed is said to be the world’s first automated investment service designed for Shariah-standard, ethical investing, The company reports it has raised $5 million in seed funding from individual and institutional investors including Khalid Al Jassim the Managing Partner of Afkar Holdings and… Read More

May 23, 2017 @ 3:28 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

According to a company release, fintech startup MortgageGym secured £2 million in funding from its seed round. The company, which is licensed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), plans to launch this summer and will connect customers seeking a home mortgage with brokers and banks. Customers can upload… Read More

May 16, 2017 @ 3:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

OpenInvest has received $3.25 million in Seed funding led by high profile VC Andreessen Horowitz. The Fintech firm also received funding from Abstract Ventures, Wireframe Ventures and SV2. OpenInvest is described as “social impact investing platform” targeting retail investors. The Robo-advisor enables investors to align… Read More

April 7, 2017 @ 1:36 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Marvelstone Capital, a data-driven asset management company located in Singapore, announced last week that it would begin rolling out robo-advisors to its family office clients in Asia. The robo-advisors, co-developed with another Singapore-based fintech startup Smartfolios, will be available on desktop and mobile. Marvelstone Capital hopes the… Read More

April 6, 2017 @ 12:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingRobot Says Strong Demand Takes Robo-fund Beyond Individual Investors LendingRobot and its relatively new offering “LendingRobot Series“, has announced a product specifically for institutional investors labeled, “LendingRobot Professional”. The new Robo-fund for alternative lending was created “based on significant interest” from wealth managers and family… Read More

February 24, 2017 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Bambu, the Singapore-based Robo-Advisory platform, has provided an update on their one year anniversary. Bambu is a Fintech firm that provides a white label platform for investment managers to provide a robust array of online advisory services for desktops and mobile devices. During the first year… Read More

February 8, 2017 @ 7:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Bond Mason: Over half of wealth managers would now recommend direct lending as an alternative to mainstream cash products. BondMason has published its Market Report 2017 reviewing the trends in the UK peer to peer lending market.  BondMason is a platform that provides investors a… 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

December 23, 2016 @ 1:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech firm Nutmeg is raising money fast. Last month (November), Nutmeg announced it had closed on £30 million Series C led by Convoy Global Holdings in Hong Kong. This week Nutmeg has revealed an additional cash injection of £12 million – this time Taipei Fubon Bank… Read More

December 9, 2016 @ 6:06 pm By Xu Gao  |  

China Minsheng Financial Holding Corporation Limited (CMFH) Plans to Acquire a Fintech Company. On the 30th November, China Minsheng Financial Holding Corporation Limited (CMFH) announced its intent to acquire a Fintech company. CMFH believes that such an acquisition will improve its capacity in Fintech development,… Read More