Retail Investing & Trading

Finanjo raises ₹1.5 crore to tackle India's finance gap

Finanjo raises ₹1.5 crore to tackle India’s finance gap

Finanjo, a Jaipur-based full-stack personal finance platform built for young Indians, has closed a pre-seed funding round of ₹1.5 crore (approximately $180,000), fully led...
Sherpas secures $3.2m seed to power AI in wealth management

Sherpas secures $3.2m seed to power AI in wealth management

Sherpas, an AI-native infrastructure platform for wealth management firms, has raised $3.2m in seed funding. The round was led by 1248, the family office of...
Nest Pensions reveals UK pension investment gap

Nest Pensions reveals UK pension investment gap

Nest Pensions, the UK’s largest workplace pension scheme, has unveiled new research highlighting widespread confusion among savers about where their pension money is invested. The...
Avantos secures $25m Series A to scale AI platform

Avantos secures $25m Series A to scale AI platform

Avantos, an AI-native operating system designed to transform how financial institutions onboard and service clients, has raised $25m in a Series A funding round. The...
Jump secures $80m Series B to scale AI for advisors

Jump secures $80m Series B to scale AI for advisors

Jump, an artificial intelligence platform for financial advisors, has raised $80m in a Series B round to accelerate the development of its AI-native operating...
Why UAE group pensions are a time-limited opportunity

Why UAE group pensions are a time-limited opportunity

The UAE group pensions market has moved from concept to live competition at remarkable speed. Following reforms to the end of service gratuity system,...
Monark secures $8.1m to expand retail private access

Monark secures $8.1m to expand retail private access

Monark Markets, a New York-based FinTech building infrastructure that connects brokerage firms and wealth platforms to private markets, has raised $8.1m in a strategic...
Retail investors show growing discipline and diversification

Retail investors show growing discipline and diversification

eToro, a global trading and investing platform, has reported that retail investors are demonstrating greater discipline, diversification and macroeconomic awareness, marking a significant shift...
Aviva Investors partners with Ripple on tokenisation

Aviva Investors partners with Ripple on tokenisation

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has partnered with financial technology company Ripple to explore the tokenisation of traditional fund structures...
Bound raises $24.5m Series A to automate FX hedging

Bound raises $24.5m Series A to automate FX hedging

Bound, an automated FX risk management platform, has raised $24.5m in a Series A funding round to help businesses protect against increasing currency volatility...

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Germany’s 2027 pension shake-up: who wins and who loses?

Germany's life insurance sector is facing its most significant competitive disruption in a generation, according to financial analytics firm Kidbrooke. With landmark pension reform...
KYCP managed service makes compliance affordable

KYCP managed service makes compliance affordable

For regulated businesses that lack the resources to run enterprise-grade compliance infrastructure, accessing institutional-quality technology has long meant choosing between ambition and affordability. KYCP...

Pleo research reveals finance systems failing scalers

Pleo, a spend management platform built for European businesses, has published new research revealing that the majority of European mid-market companies are being held...

IRA Financial boosts digital asset IRA platform with new features

IRA Financial, a provider of self-directed retirement solutions, has launched a rebuilt version of its digital asset investing platform, offering retirement investors real-time access...
Interactive Brokers launches agentic trading via Claude

Interactive Brokers launches agentic trading via Claude

Interactive Brokers, an automated global brokerage operating across more than 170 markets worldwide, has announced the launch of agentic trading capabilities through a direct...

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