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Morgan Stanley to acquire EquityZen, expanding access to private shares
FINTECH OCT 29, 2025
Morgan Stanley to acquire EquityZen, expanding access to private shares

The Wall Street giant’s newest deal, the first under CEO Ted Pick, signals a push to connect clients with private company shares and deepen relationships with high-growth firms.

By Leo Almazora
Zocks CEO: 'Our job is to make sure advisors can keep up'
FINTECH OCT 28, 2025
Zocks CEO: 'Our job is to make sure advisors can keep up'

As the pace of AI innovation accelerates, Zocks co-founder and CEO Mark Gilbert says his company’s mission is simple: help financial advisors spend less time on tasks — and more time helping clients.

By Andy Burt
Why one fintech platform aims to be the Strava of behavioral discovery for RIAs
FINTECH OCT 28, 2025
Why one fintech platform aims to be the Strava of behavioral discovery for RIAs

Marla Sofer, whose leadership experience includes roles at BlackRock and JPMorgan, explains how gamification and AI can help elevate client engagement and understanding for advisors.

By Leo Almazora
Dynasty takes minority stake in Grantd, expands equity compensation focus
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 27, 2025
Dynasty takes minority stake in Grantd, expands equity compensation focus

Dynasty Financial Partners CEO Shirl Penney says investment in stock plan platform will be "of enormous value to the evolution of the independent RIA space."

By Leo Almazora
Nitrogen, FP Alpha roll out new AI-powered tax planning tools for advisors
FINTECH OCT 24, 2025
Nitrogen, FP Alpha roll out new AI-powered tax planning tools for advisors

The fintech firms' latest software updates promise deeper insights and streamlined workflows for advisors navigating complex tax planning needs.

By Leo Almazora
AWS outage highlights how RIAs can weather cloud failures
FINTECH OCT 24, 2025
AWS outage highlights how RIAs can weather cloud failures

Robinhood, Morningstar, Coinbase, and Chime were among the financial service providers impacted by this week's outage at Amazon Web Services.

By Andrew Cohen
Envestnet names Bhaskar Peddhapati as CTO, continuing C-suite refresh
FINTECH OCT 23, 2025
Envestnet names Bhaskar Peddhapati as CTO, continuing C-suite refresh

The fintech giant's latest executive hire, whose experience includes a stint at Wells Fargo, replaces a longtime technology veteran at the company.

By Leo Almazora
Asset servicing faces data and efficiency reckoning in 2025, new global survey reveals
FINTECH OCT 20, 2025
Asset servicing faces data and efficiency reckoning in 2025, new global survey reveals

North American firms in particular are feeling the strain.

By Steve Randall
Advisor360's Parrot AI update gives advisors new tools to review client data
FINTECH OCT 17, 2025
Advisor360's Parrot AI update gives advisors new tools to review client data

After acquiring Parrot AI earlier this year, Advisor360 is expanding its capabilities to read, summarize, and interpret client data from CRMs and documents.

By Andrew Cohen
Aboon secures $17.5M seed funding to streamline 401(k) plans for advisors
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 16, 2025
Aboon secures $17.5M seed funding to streamline 401(k) plans for advisors

The investment led by Bain Capital, with participation from Edward Jones, comes as new research points to the rising role of 401(k)s for younger generations' retirement security.

By Leo Almazora
Pontera cries 'anticompetitive,' Fidelity cites cyber safety in credential sharing standoff
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2025
Pontera cries 'anticompetitive,' Fidelity cites cyber safety in credential sharing standoff

An open letter from the fintech to the 401(k) giant has sparked a fierce debate over how retirement savers ought to be able to engage third-party advisors.

By Leo Almazora
Advyzon taps MoneyGuide veterans for financial planning push
FINTECH OCT 15, 2025
Advyzon taps MoneyGuide veterans for financial planning push

With a new planning platform set for 2026, Advyzon seeks to streamline workflows for RIAs by integrating financial planning, portfolio management, and reporting.

By Leo Almazora
Meet the 5-star wealth technology firms of 2025
FINTECH OCT 14, 2025
Meet the 5-star wealth technology firms of 2025

From advisor productivity to data quality and protection, the top tech providers in the wealth space are solving for the most critical challenges facing advisors and wealth firms.

By Leo Almazora
More Americans turning to AI for retirement advice, but experts urge caution
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 10, 2025
More Americans turning to AI for retirement advice, but experts urge caution

A surge in AI-powered financial advice is reshaping how Americans plan for retirement, but industry voices caution that human insight remains critical.

By Leo Almazora
FINRA fines Ally Invest $850k over recordkeeping failures
FINTECH OCT 09, 2025
FINRA fines Ally Invest $850k over recordkeeping failures

The penalty, one of the biggest against a robo-advisor, comes after Ally reportedly failed to preserve more than 22 million business-related electronic communications due to technical errors.

By Leo Almazora
Focal raises $5m to bring AI automation to financial advisors' workflows
FINTECH OCT 09, 2025
Focal raises $5m to bring AI automation to financial advisors' workflows

Startup aims to reduce manual tasks, boost efficiency, and expand enterprise adoption.

By Steve Randall
AssetMark's new RIA chief takes the fight to fee compression
FINTECH OCT 06, 2025
AssetMark's new RIA chief takes the fight to fee compression

Additional services allow advisors to pick up the slack and expand as the rest of the industry gets squeezed.

By Andrew Cohen
Holistiplan, Hamachi.ai join AI-powered fight for advisor efficiency
FINTECH OCT 03, 2025
Holistiplan, Hamachi.ai join AI-powered fight for advisor efficiency

The team behind the newly launched Hamachi communication platform includes veteran fintech innovators from Orion and Redtail.

By Leo Almazora
Hackers claim 1 billion record mega-breach in Salesforce attack
FINTECH OCT 03, 2025
Hackers claim 1 billion record mega-breach in Salesforce attack

Experts say the cyber-criminal coalition's latest threat, which names Alllianz Life and other giant firms, marks a tactical shift from traditional ransomware to public extortion.

By Leo Almazora
BlackRock debuts AI-powered commentary tool for advisors, lands Morgan Stanley as first client
ALTERNATIVES OCT 02, 2025
BlackRock debuts AI-powered commentary tool for advisors, lands Morgan Stanley as first client

Wall Street giant becomes the first to adopt BlackRock’s new AI-powered Auto Commentary, designed to help advisors deliver more personalized portfolio insights.

By Leo Almazora