Digital Wealth: Teen-focused Fintech App Copper Raises $29MM, Grows To Over 800,000 Users
Copper has been gearing up to expand into investing (ranging from stocks to mutual funds to cryptocurrency), with plans to onboard its first group of customers within the next month.
Dear readers — thanks always for your time and attention! Your essential news in digital wealth is here. For deeper coverage, explore our subscription options below.
🇺🇸 Teen-focused Fintech App Copper Raises $29MM, Grows To Over 800,000 Users In Less Than A Year - TechCrunch, April 26, Washington D.C.
🇫🇷 Peculium Secures 10 Million Capital Commitment From Global Emerging Markets (GEM) - Yahoo Finance, May 5, Paris
🇺🇸 Carbon Collective Secures Funding To Expand Climate Change-Focused Investment Offerings - PR Newswire, April 28, California
Curated sponsorships
We work with select companies to deliver brand awareness to our 100,000+ digital finance audience. See our prior partners here, and reach out here with interest.
North America News
🇨🇦 OneVest Raises Capital From Omers Ventures - SWFI, April 28, Calgary
🇺🇸 AppCrown And FutureVault Announce Strategic Partnership - PR Newswire, May 2, New York
🇺🇸 Drivewealth Expands Robo-Advice Tech Stack With DriveAdvisory - WIRE19, April 30, New Jersey
🇺🇸 SMArtX Advisory Solutions Deepens Strategic And Commercial Relationship With Morningstar Investment Management - Yahoo Finance, May 3, Florida
🇺🇸 TIFIN's Financial Answers Acquires Two Additional Digital Assets To Expand Its Consumer Data Platform - PR Newswire, May 3, Colorado
🇺🇸 Incedo Lighthouse™ AI-Driven Digital Enablement Platform And New Digital Center Of Excellence Announced At T3 Advisor Conference In Denton, Texas - PR Newswire, May 3, Texas
🇨🇦 CI Global Asset Management Launches Blockchain And Metaverse ETFs - Businesswire, May 3, Toronto
🇺🇸 Banking Giant Goldman Sachs Launching Its First-Ever Loan Collateralized By Bitcoin (BTC) - The Daily HODL, April 29, New York
🇺🇸 Planet Wealth Takes On Wall Street With Broker-Dealer Bid - PR Newswire, April 28, Tennessee
🇺🇸 Orion Infuses Behavioural Finance Into Its Financial Planning Technology - Businesswire, May 2, Nebraska
🇰🇾 Einvestment’s Offshore Funds Account Provides An Automated And Paperless Method For Wealth Management - Digital Journal, May 3, Cayman Islands
🇺🇸 HashCash Builds A Blockchain-Powered "Wills And Inheritance" Model - Benzinga, April 29, California
EMEA News
🇬🇧 PIMFA Rolls Out Wealthtech Platform - International Adviser, May 4, London
🇮🇹 Salt Edge Partners Azimut To Launch Investment App Beewise - Fintech Futures, May 5, Viareggio
🇩🇪 Scalable Capital Expands Digital Wealth Management Service - Finextra, May 5, Munich
🇩🇪 Dericon And Investify Tech Developing A B2B Offering For Digital Wealth Management - The Paypers, April 28, Frankfurt
🇬🇧 Investment Platform AJ Bell Targets Millennials With New App Dodl, Offering Low Prices And Easier Investing - iNews, May 4, London
🇬🇧 Fractional Investment Platform Investables Readies For UK Launch - Fintech Futures, May 3, London
🇨🇭 UBS Raises Threshold For Full Payout On Accounts Sent To Call Center - Advisor Hub, April 29, Zurich
Asia Pacific News
🇸🇬 Thematic Investment Startup Koinbasket Raises $2 Million In Pre-Seed Round - BusinessToday, May 5, Singapore
🇸🇬 Billance Announces A Strategic Partnership With ‘Cabital’, A Leading ‘Wealth Management Platform’ - Digital Journal, April 29, Singapore
🇭🇰 Samsung’s Investment Arm To Pursue Asia’s First Blockchain ETF - Blockworks, April 29, Hong Kong
🇸🇬 Grab-Led Digibank Consortium Selected To Receive Malaysia Digital Banking Licence - Businesswire, April 29, Singapore
🇲🇾 Kenanga Joins The Robo-Advisory Race With KDI - The Edge Markets, May 3, Kenanga
Blogs, Webinars, Podcasts
🇨🇭 The Perfect "Sandbox" – How Avaloq Innovates In The Cloud - WealthBriefing, May 3, Zurich
🇬🇧 ESG Demand Drops Among European ETF Investors - Financial Times, April 29, London
🇦🇺 Algorithms Giving Financial Advice? Better Get Used To It - Watoday, May 4, Perth
🇰🇷 Robo-Advisors Attract Investors Amid Bearish Market - The Korea Times, April 28, Seoul
🇸🇬 4 In 5 Singapore Respondents Plan To Invest More Amid Strong Concerns Over Inflation And Rising Costs: Endowus Wealth Insights 2022 - Yahoo Finance, May 5, Singapore
🇺🇸 Inside Goldman Sachs’ Plans For Marcus To Be The Dominant Digital Bank - The Financial Brand, April 30, New York
🇬🇧 Client Satisfaction Up In UK Wealth Industry - WealthBriefing, April 29, London
Virtual Events & Conferences
🇪🇺 Finnovex Europe - Finnovex, May 10-11, Virtual
🇬🇧 Fintech World Forum 2022 Conference - Fintech Conference, May 23-24, London
🇺🇸 Fintech Talents North America - 3rd Edition - Fintech Talents, May 12, Virtual
🇨🇿 FinTech & DeFi Startup Pitch - Depo Ventures, May 11, Virtual
Reports, Surveys, & Awards
🇺🇸 SmartRIA® Named A Wealthtech100 Company By FinTech Global - Fintech Futures, May 4, Tennessee
🌐 Global Digital Wealth Management Market 2022 To 2028 Industry Insights And Major Players Are Finastra, Temenos, FIS, SS&C Tech - Queen Anne & Magnolia News, May 2, Global
🇺🇸 WealthTech Solutions Market 2022 By Top Key Players: FinMason, Aixigo AG, InvestCloud, Wealthfront Inc, Addepar, Etc… - Manufacturelink, May 2, Massachusetts
More? More!
If you want to go deeper in Fintech & DeFi, upgrade to a premium Blueprint subscription below. Our value prop is simple: experienced judgment, accurate vision. If you knew the shape of the tomorrow, what would you do today?