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Robinhood wants gig workers’ IRA business
The company announced an IRA that's available through Grubhub, Taskrabbit, and Gopuff.
‘Sobering’ report shows increasing reach of fintech over traditional firms
About a quarter of Americans have tried a tech-based savings or investing service, and companies with scale are getting the most business, a report from Hearts & Wallets finds.
Robinhood is paying 3 percent bonuses for IRA rollovers. Is it enough?
It's a concept that's hardly new in financial services, but the brokerage is offering significantly more than competitors.
SoFi matches Robinhood’s 1% IRA match
The company's sprawling range of financial services include retirement accounts, which it is actively pursuing.
The Bay State’s fiduciary ruling
With the Massachusetts decision, the fiduciary question now moves to states.
Massachusetts high court upholds state fiduciary rule covering brokers
Decision strikes blow against online brokerage Robinhood but is hailed as a 'Fenway Park Red Sox grand slam home run' by fiduciary advocate.
Fintech challenged by market forces
While most adviser-facing fintechs were spared the pain felt across the wider technology landscape, not everyone escaped the year unscathed.
Robinhood goes after retirement dollars
The brokerage platform has launched Robinhood Retirement, which lets users open IRAs on its platform and matches 1% of their contributions.
Fintech Bytes: Robinhood layoffs, BlackRock partners with Coinbase
Some startups have already made moves to prepare for an extended bear market, but now the crunch is coming to more established fintech brands.
Robinhood nears debut of retirement accounts
The company has begun adding support for individual retirement accounts and Roth IRAs within its app, as well as pension accounts.
Robinhood debuts debit card after settling with state regulators
The Menlo Park, California-based company announced a new debit card last week, complete with a spare change investing feature, after reaching a settlement with the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation over lax oversight and service outages.
Amazon, AWS web outages affect Robinhood, Coinbase
Amazon Web Services says it has identified the cause of 'increased error rates' and is working to fix it.
When a hacker calls: How Robinhood fell victim to a vishing scam
The hack raises new questions about Robinhood’s efforts to ensure that its millions of customers get the support and help they need to invest safely.
RIAs should brace for technology disruption
Fintech experts say the next disruption could come from out of the blue, and that advisers should avoid embracing tech for tech's sake.
Robinhood launches 24/7 phone support
The free trading platform rolled out round the clock customer service following a recruiting spree of financial advisers turned customer service reps.
SEC hints at tougher regulation of online brokers
The agency issued a wide-ranging request for comment on how online brokerages use game-like features and other tools to attract investors.
Robinhood tumbles after slowdown warning clouds crypto boom
The online brokerage said that a significant portion of its second-quarter revenue was fueled by virtual currencies, primarily Dogecoin, and predicted it would see lower revenue during the third quarter.
A-Rod backs online brokerage Tornado in $10 million funding round
The seed round also featured other prominent participants like founder of Barstool Sports Dave Portnoy and New Enterprise Associates managing general partner Tony Florence.
Robinhood aims for $35B valuation in IPO
The company at the center of this year's meme stock frenzy will market 55 million shares for $38 to $42 each, according to a filing with the SEC.
Citigroup debuts no-fee stock trading
The bank's new offering puts it into competition with robo-advisers, discount brokerages and some big-bank peers.
