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Schwab’s Intelligent Income is an important advance, but only if all your money is at Schwab
OPINION JAN 29, 2020
Schwab’s Intelligent Income is an important advance, but only if all your money is at Schwab

Be on the lookout for more firms to offer income solutions that don’t require investors to sell assets at a large cost

By Jack Sharry
Riskalyze updates technology to help brokers comply with Reg BI
FINTECH JAN 28, 2020
Riskalyze updates technology to help brokers comply with Reg BI

The risk tolerance technology provider debuted new Reg-BI compliant workflows at the FSI conference

By Ryan W. Neal
SEC publishes observations on industry cybersecurity practices
FINTECH JAN 27, 2020
SEC publishes observations on industry cybersecurity practices

The agency highlights specific examples of firms' cybersecurity and operational resiliency practices

By Ryan W. Neal
Fidelity updates Wealthscape with paperless account opening
FINTECH JAN 27, 2020
Fidelity updates Wealthscape with paperless account opening

Fidelity says the new experience will reduce the number of pages needed to open an account by 75%

By Ryan W. Neal
Shake-up at eMoney Advisor
FINTECH JAN 23, 2020
Shake-up at eMoney Advisor

The financial planning technology vendor is losing two executives from its sales team and refocusing development on its core products

By Ryan W. Neal
Wells Fargo reassessing wealth technology
FINTECH JAN 23, 2020
Wells Fargo reassessing wealth technology

Firm reports new leaders resetting its technology direction to the tune of $166 million

By Ryan W. Neal
Schwab has no plans to bring fractional shares to its adviser platform
FINTECH JAN 22, 2020
Schwab has no plans to bring fractional shares to its adviser platform

Some say the firm is putting its retail platform before its institutional business

By Ryan W. Neal
Mature fintechs, not startups, get bulk of funding and acquisition deals: Deloitte report
FINTECH JAN 21, 2020
Mature fintechs, not startups, get bulk of funding and acquisition deals: Deloitte report

Fintech firms that are at least five years old are receiving more funding and are being acquired more often

By Ryan W. Neal
Put podcasting on the to-do list for 2020
FINTECH JAN 17, 2020
Put podcasting on the to-do list for 2020

The trick is knowing your message and finding your voice.

By Jeff Benjamin
Lawmakers demand FTC investigate Envestnet Yodlee for selling consumer financial data
FINTECH JAN 17, 2020
Lawmakers demand FTC investigate Envestnet Yodlee for selling consumer financial data

The data aggregator maintains it is in compliance with laws, regulations and best practices on data security and privacy

By Ryan W. Neal
Real AI at work for advisers
FINTECH JAN 17, 2020
Real AI at work for advisers

Three firms where artificial intelligence is helping with financial planning

By Ryan W. Neal
Cryptocurrency trading platform introduces SMAs for digital assets
ALTERNATIVES JAN 16, 2020
Cryptocurrency trading platform introduces SMAs for digital assets

SFOX hopes the SMA platform will help more financial advisers manage cryptocurrency assets on behalf of clients

By Ryan W. Neal
Orion sales rumors continue
FINTECH JAN 16, 2020
Orion sales rumors continue

Barron's reports private equity owner is seeking nearly $2 billion

By Ryan W. Neal
WisdomTree adds blockchain infrastructure to ETF ecosystem
FINTECH JAN 14, 2020
WisdomTree adds blockchain infrastructure to ETF ecosystem

The asset manager led a $17.65 million round of funding in tech startup Securrency

By Ryan W. Neal
Visa acquiring data aggregation fintech startup Plaid for $5.3 billion
FINTECH JAN 13, 2020
Visa acquiring data aggregation fintech startup Plaid for $5.3 billion

Plaid connects fintech startups like Betterment and Acorns with traditional banks

By Ryan W. Neal
More consolidation coming in online brokerage market
FINTECH JAN 13, 2020
More consolidation coming in online brokerage market

Firms need large cash on hand to make up lost commission revenue

By Ryan W. Neal
AI in 2020: Artificial Intelligence? Or just plain artificial?
FINTECH JAN 13, 2020
AI in 2020: Artificial Intelligence? Or just plain artificial?

AI is one of the buzziest words in fintech. Are the AI claims real or is our intelligence being insulted?

By Ryan W. Neal
LPL integrates Envestnet MoneyGuide with ClientWorks
FINTECH JAN 09, 2020
LPL integrates Envestnet MoneyGuide with ClientWorks

The firm is hoping to make it easier for brokers to embrace financial planning

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra outlines questions firms must answer on Reg BI compliance
ALTERNATIVES JAN 09, 2020
Finra outlines questions firms must answer on Reg BI compliance

Regulator also highlights private placements, digital communications and bank sweeps as priorities

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Goldman taps former Fidelity exec to grow lending service for RIAs
FINTECH JAN 09, 2020
Goldman taps former Fidelity exec to grow lending service for RIAs

Anthony Rochte will take over as head of GS Select

By Ryan W. Neal