Tagged: financial wellness

March 23, 2023 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rain, a provider of financial wellness products that empower and engage employees, announced that it “raised $116 million, encompassing $66 million in equity and $50M in debt.” QED Investors and Invus Opportunities “led the Series A with participation from firms including WndrCo, Tribe Capital, and… Read More

March 20, 2023 @ 9:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Envestnet Data and Analytics, a subsidiary of Envestnet (NYSE: ENV), a provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness, has commissioned Forrester Consulting, an independent research firm, to conduct a Total Economic Impact study “to investigate the total economic impact of Envestnet Data… Read More

February 6, 2023 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In an analysis of its Health Saving Account (HSA) Database that was published recently, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found that, “despite health care expenditures increasing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, average HSA balances increased during 2021.” In fact, the majority of… Read More

February 3, 2023 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SEJ Services, which claims to be the most-trusted choice for janitorial and facility services throughout the Southeastern United States, has partnered with DailyPay–the provider of on-demand pay. Through this partnership, SEJ Services adds “an essential financial tool to its existing suite of employee benefits allowing… Read More

October 28, 2022 @ 5:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV), a provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness, announced that it is partnering with FNZ, a global wealth platform, to create “a fully digital, integrated wealth management experience for the U.S. market.” The integration of Envestnet’s and FNZ‘s… Read More

October 16, 2022 @ 2:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Northstar, the financial wellness benefit for employees, announced it has raised $24.4 million in new funding “led by GGV Capital and joined by new investors PayPal Ventures, Thomson Reuters Ventures, and Canvas Ventures.” Existing investors in the investment round included M13, Workday Ventures, Parade Ventures,… Read More

August 22, 2022 @ 11:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

honeygrow, the Philadelphia-based fast-casual concept, is joining forces with DailyPay – which claims to be the leader in on-demand pay. Through this partnership, honeygrow’s restaurant employees can now “access their earned pay after completing a shift.” Ultimately, DailyPay‘s benefit “allows employees to access their pay… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Abhi, which claims to be Pakistan’s “first-ever” financial wellness platform, enabling employees to access accrued salary in advance, recently announced the completion of a $17 million Series A raise. As noted in an update shared with CI, the fund raise was led by VC  firm… Read More

March 31, 2022 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

eMoney Advisor, a provider of tech solutions and services that help people “talk about money,” has announced the availability of white-labeling “for its financial planning and wellness mobile application, Incentive.” The incentive is built, operated, and supported by eMoney, however, companies may provide their own… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Plinqit, the “only” savings platform of its kind that pays users for learning about personal finances, revealed that its platform is now accessible via  Jack Henry’s (NASDAQ: JKHY) Banno Digital Platform. As noted in the update, Plinqit integrated to Jack Henry “using the Banno Digital… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 6:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Paperwork, a financial wellness company that helps people organize and manage their financial lives, recently announced it has closed $2.5 million in seed funding in a raise led by Kickstart Fund with participation from Launchpad Capital, AARP, StartUp Mavericks, and unnamed angel investors. The funds will be… Read More

January 13, 2022 @ 5:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One of the most challenging or pressing issues facing service-oriented companies right now is retaining hardworking, motivated professionals. According to a study shared by The Washington Post, the hospitality sector has the highest quitting rates of any industry by a considerable margin. TipHaus aims to… Read More

January 5, 2022 @ 1:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent Harris Poll reveals that US consumers are concerned about long-term finances and expect their employer to assist them with preparing financially for the foreseeable future. This study, commissioned by Funding Our Future campaign and DailyPay, polled over 2,000 American adults between the ages… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CuneXus, which claims to be the first digital storefront for financial institutions’ account holders, has announced a real-time, credit monitoring tool that’s available for financial institutions and end-users who may be embedded within the CuneXus storefront. The solution provides financial institutions the ability to show… Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 12:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ID Finance, which claims to be one of the fastest-growing Fintechs in Spain and Mexico, has raised 106% (€1,062,883) of its €1M fundraising target from 459 investors (at the time of writing) via Crowdcube with 3 days left in its crowdfunding campaign. After a record-setting… Read More

July 16, 2021 @ 6:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Constant, an established provider of digitized, self-service solutions for banking platforms and credit unions, reveals that it has teamed up with Alkami, a virtual banking service provider, in order to offer a key solution to improve digital or online loan servicing and loss mitigation for… Read More

May 13, 2021 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  MoneyLion, a U.S.-based consumer digital finance platform, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with insurance broker NFP to provide its members with direct access to insurance and financial wellness offerings. MoneyLion reported that the offerings are to help its members support their financial… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV), a provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness, announced on Thursday it has acquired Harvest Savings & Wealth Technologies. According to Envestnet, Harvest Savings & Wealth Technologies provides automated goals-based saving tools and wealth solutions to banks, credit… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regulators care “as much about consumer preference in debt collection as creditors,” according to Kelly Knepper-Stephens, Vice President Legal & Compliance at TrueAccord, a Fintech that aims to transform debt collection into “a pathway toward financial health.” Kelly, who’s based in the San Francisco Bay… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 1:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV), a provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness, announced on Wednesday it has expanded its Variable Annuity Program to become the Envestnet Insurance Exchange, powered by Fiduciary Exchange, LLC (FIDx).  According to Envestnet, the Envestnet Insurance Exchange provides… Read More