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Fintech Bytes: Prudential, Riskalyze and Future Proof Festival
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 10, 2022
Fintech Bytes: Prudential, Riskalyze and Future Proof Festival

A roundup of the rest of the week's fintech headlines.

Judge tosses class-action complaint against Schwab robo-adviser
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 10, 2022
Judge tosses class-action complaint against Schwab robo-adviser

A Northern California District Court judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit alleging Charles Schwab’s Intelligent Portfolios violated its fiduciary duty by over-investing clients in cash.

Reassessing cybersecurity in a changing world
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUN 09, 2022
Reassessing cybersecurity in a changing world

As the industry waits for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s final rules on cybersecurity, RIAs can take steps now to better safeguard themselves and their clients.

Citadel Securities, Virtu form crypto plan with Fidelity, Schwab
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES JUN 07, 2022
Citadel Securities, Virtu form crypto plan with Fidelity, Schwab

The crypto offering, still in its early development, could be available late this year or early next.

Envestnet President Stuart DePina stepping down as part of larger reorganization
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 07, 2022
Envestnet President Stuart DePina stepping down as part of larger reorganization

The tech giant is restructuring itself into three segments: Envestnet Solutions; Envestnet Data and Analytics; and Envestnet WealthTech.

Paxos to help broker-dealers introduce crypto trading to advisers
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES JUN 07, 2022
Paxos to help broker-dealers introduce crypto trading to advisers

The blockchain infrastructure company is launching a business aimed at introducing cryptocurrency across a broker-dealer's workforce of financial advisers.

Limra, Verisk team up to improve fraud detection and prevention
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 07, 2022
Limra, Verisk team up to improve fraud detection and prevention

The effort is designed to address the growing prevalence of account takeover fraud.

Fintech Bytes: AdvisorEngine, eMoney and Invesco's intelliflo
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUN 03, 2022
Fintech Bytes: AdvisorEngine, eMoney and Invesco's intelliflo

Catch up on the highlights from this week in fintech news.

Savant invests $3 million to help Australian fintech expand into US wealth market
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 01, 2022
Savant invests $3 million to help Australian fintech expand into US wealth market

Australian fintech Lumiant provides a digital client portal and engagement technology for advisers, and RIA Savant will be its first US customer.

Envestnet buys 401kplans.com, expanding retirement offerings
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 01, 2022
Envestnet buys 401kplans.com, expanding retirement offerings

The company said the deal underscores its ongoing commitment to the retirement plan industry and to investing in technologies that enhance its 'financial wellness ecosystem.'

United Planners adopts private network solution
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 31, 2022
United Planners adopts private network solution

The independent broker-dealer says the cybersecurity system from cleverDome offers more control than a virtual private network.

Fintech Bytes: iCapital, Morningstar, RIA in a Box
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 27, 2022
Fintech Bytes: iCapital, Morningstar, RIA in a Box

For some additional reading material in between cookouts and baseball games this weekend, here are the rest of the week’s adviser fintech headlines.  

Fintech unicorn Vise partners with Morgan Stanley alum's new RIA aggregator
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAY 26, 2022
Fintech unicorn Vise partners with Morgan Stanley alum's new RIA aggregator

Vise, a startup that provides advisers with custom indexing and automated portfolio management, is looking to boost growth by partnering with a new RIA aggregator.

Don't let an off-kilter tech stack crumble a deal
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 25, 2022
Don't let an off-kilter tech stack crumble a deal

Technology has become a deciding factor in today’s M&A, so if you're preparing a firm for acquisition, it’s clear that tech is where you want to make that strategic investment.

Bill Winterberg returns to adviser fintech at AdvicePay
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 25, 2022
Bill Winterberg returns to adviser fintech at AdvicePay

Winterberg will serve as vice president of financial planning growth at AdvicePay, the fee-payment-process technology created by XY Planning co-founders Michael Kitces and Alan Moore.

Advisers getting better at social media, but still have work to do
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 24, 2022
Advisers getting better at social media, but still have work to do

A new study analyzing social media posts from across the financial services industry found that while posts about a firm's or adviser's stance on issues are the most engaging, they account for only 1% of total posts.

Fintech Bytes: Fidelity, Riskalyze, Snappy Krakken
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 20, 2022
Fintech Bytes: Fidelity, Riskalyze, Snappy Krakken

A roundup of quick news items for the weekend, along with a bit of commentary from yours truly.

Digital brokerage Ally Invest launches human wealth management
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 18, 2022
Digital brokerage Ally Invest launches human wealth management

Investors with a minimum of $100,000 can receive financial planning and ongoing guidance from an adviser for an annual fee ranging from 0.75% to 0.85%.

iCapital receives patents for data security innovations
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 18, 2022
iCapital receives patents for data security innovations

Financial advisers are increasingly worried about securing client information and the consequences of a data breach, but iCapital has a new idea about how to make it safer for advisers to access its network of alternative assets.

Smarsh acquires tech to help firms monitor messaging apps
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 17, 2022
Smarsh acquires tech to help firms monitor messaging apps

The Telemessage technology, combined with existing services from Smarsh, will assist in the ongoing struggle to monitor private messaging apps used by employees at financial services firms.