November 14, 2024 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI), a digital financial services that helps members borrow, save, spend, invest and protect their money, announced a new robo-advisor platform, expanding on the company’s automated investment offering. SoFi is one of the automated investment platforms to provide access to alternative asset classes alongside… Read More

 Tagged banking, robo advisor, sofi

November 14, 2024 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarpay AG is pleased to announce that it will officially rebrand to Bivial AG in the coming weeks. As noted in a blog post by Kkarpay, the new name reflects the company’s evolving vision and core values while adding a “personal touch”—by including the initials… Read More

 Tagged europe, klarpay, payments, switzerland

November 14, 2024 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ETFs win over “newcomers” as they invest into the stock market, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) noted while adding that the the rise in ETFs which aim to track the performance of an index, in its Active Retail Investor Dashboards. Its analysis of this… Read More

 Tagged amf, autorite des marches financiers, etfs, france, investing, research

November 14, 2024 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has provided DSW Capital, a mid-market, challenger professional services licence network and owner of the Dow Schofield Watts brand, with capital to support its acquisition of DR Solicitors, the specialist law firm working with medical professionals (including… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, DSW Capital, financing, oaknorth, uk, united kingdom

November 13, 2024 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG has released that retail survey with key findings indicating how consumer behavior may change during the coming months. The KPMG survey of consumer retail attitudes was conducted by Red C at the end of October. The key findings from the survey / research study… Read More

 Tagged consumer behavior, consumer spending, ireland, Research Study

November 13, 2024 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gen Z are turning investing into casual discussions, according to a report from eToro. The research study noted that younger investors are far more open to talking about portfolios with friends and family. The eToro research report revealed that Gen Z investors are “twice as… Read More

 Tagged etoro, gen z, investments, Research Report

November 13, 2024 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE: APO) is reportedly investing in startup Vega as well as adopting its tech that aims to enhance service for customers aiming to boost investments in private markets. The asset management firm and fintech industry focused investment provider Motive Partners are… Read More

 Tagged Apollo Global, vega

November 13, 2024 @ 4:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Carta announces exclusive streamlined solution with Morgan Stanley at Work for private companies seeking to IPO. Morgan Stanley at Work to become Carta’s U.S. public equity management platform, aligning cap table management and IPO readiness with public equity compensation solutions and wealth management. In preparing… Read More

November 13, 2024 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (V: NYSE) flexible credential is going global by transforming the traditional payment card for a digital future. First in the United States, Visa Flexible Credential will reportedly roll out with the Affirm Card, a debit card that allows eligible consumers to buy now and… Read More

 Tagged affirm, payments, uae, visa

November 13, 2024 @ 12:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, announced that it has agreed to acquire Boundary Street Capital, LP, a specialist private credit investment manager focused on the digital infrastructure, enterprise infrastructure software, and tech services sectors in the lower middle market…. Read More

 Tagged acquisition, alternative investments, Boundary Street Capital, real assets, stonepeak