Digital Wealth: $130M Funding from SoftBank for Esusu, fintech using data to bridge the racial wealth gap
Esusu, a fintech startup built to help immigrant and minority groups save and build their credit, has since expanded its offering into the rental market and reached a valuation of $1 billion.
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🇺🇸 Esusu Becomes Unicorn With SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led $130M Funding - TechCrunch, January 27, New York
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🇺🇸 Apifiny Group Inc., A Cross-Exchange Global Digital Asset Trading Platform, Announces Plans To List On NASDAQ Via Merger With Abri SPAC I, Inc. - Yahoo Finance, January 27, California
🇺🇸 EarlyBird Goes Crypto With Gemini As Families Look Out For Their Children - Finance Feeds, January 27, Chicago
🇺🇸 DriveWealth Heralds "Decade Of The Digital Investor" As Trading Volumes Hit Record Highs And Fractional Investing Takes Hold - PR Newswire, January 27, New Jersey
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🇺🇸 Arvest Wealth Management Announces Year-End Results, Digital Tool - Times Record, January 29, Arkansas
🇨🇦 Croesus Announces The Appointment Of Annie Sinigagliese As Vice-President, Chief Product Officer - Newswire, February 1, Montreal
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EMEA News
🇬🇧 Monzo Launches Hunt For New Investments And Wealth Business Boss - Altfi, January 31, London
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🇲🇾 MDEC, Asean Fintech Group Collaborate To Facilitate Funding Opportunities - The Malaysian Reserve, January 27, Cyberjaya
🇬🇧 Consolidator Entrant Buys £280m Liverpool Adviser - FT Adviser, January 27, Liverpool
🇨🇭 M&G Buys 'Pioneering' Swiss Impact Manager Responsability - International Investment, January 27, Zurich
🇰🇪 Wealth-Tech Startup, Ndovu Launched In Nairobi - Capital Business, February 2, Nairobi
🇬🇧 Moneyfarm Would Lose Customer Focus If Swallowed By Finance Giant, Says CEO - Altfi, January 28, London
🇳🇴 Norway Wealth Fund Earns Second-Highest Return In 2021 - Arab News, January 27, Oslo
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🌍 When Robo Advisers Struggle To Scale -Planadviser, January 31, Global
🇬🇧 Nutmeg CEO: ‘a Lot Of People Will Have Their Fingers Burned With Meme Stocks’ - Financial News London, January 28, London
🇺🇸 Silicon Holler: Ro Khanna Says Big Tech Can Help Heal The US Heartland - The Guardian, January 29, California
Virtual Events & Conferences
🇬🇧 Digital Assets, Investment Migration & Insurance Solutions For HNW Families - Nirbhay Handa, February 9, Virtual
🇺🇸 Webinar: Creating User Impact Through Fintech By Stripe Product Leader - Product School, February 10, Virtual
🇨🇦 Fintech Career Fair By Fintech Cadence - Fintech Cadence, February 10, Virtual
🇬🇧 Fintech Power 50 Members Party - The Fintech Power 50, February 10, Virtual
🇺🇸 Understanding Decentralized Finance (DeFi) - CFA Society Boston, February 10, Virtual
Reports, Surveys, & Awards
🇺🇸 Digital Wealth Management Market Top Players Analysis: Finastra, FactSet Insight, SS&C Tech, Temenos, Salesforce, FIS, Miles Software, Eze Software, SimCorp, AdvisorEngine - Jannah News, January 28, New York
🌍 Robo-Advisor Market 2022 – Explained Effective Movements (Omicron Covid19 Updated) - Construction News Portal, January 29, Global
🇺🇸 Acorns Review: This Micro-Investing App Offers An Approachable Platform For Beginners - CNBC, January 30, California
🇪🇺 Europe Wealthtech Solution Market To Rise At 14.7% CAGR By 2028, Spurred By Covid-19 Pandemic | Business Market Insights - Industrial IT, February 1, Europe
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