Wall Street Money AB Hands Out Free Shares, Taps Aqurat as Issuing Agent
Startups give away free trials all the time. Wall Street Money AB is going bigger: it’s literally giving away stock.
Alloy and Mastercard Join Forces on Fraud-Resistant Onboarding
Fraud is rising, onboarding is getting tougher, and fintechs are running out of patience with patchwork solutions. Enter a new alliance: Alloy and Mastercard have teamed up to launch a joint onboarding platform designed to help financial institutions cut fraud while improving customer conversion rates.
Envestnet Names Veteran Finance Leader John Hofmann as CFO
Envestnet, a heavyweight in wealth management technology with roughly $7 trillion in assets running across its platform, is bringing in a new financial leader. The company announced that John Hofmann will join as Chief Financial Officer on September 1, 2025, succeeding Josh Warren, who has held the role since 2023.
PayGround Taps New Head of Product to Drive Healthcare Payment Innovation
Healthcare payments may be one of the last frontiers in fintech—confusing, fragmented, and still bogged down by legacy systems. PayGround, a healthcare payment platform looking to simplify that mess, just made a key move to sharpen its edge: hiring Joshua Cooper as its new Head of Product.
InstaBrain and Life Quotes Team Up to Speed Up Life Insurance
Life insurance has long been synonymous with paperwork, phone calls, and waiting weeks for approval. InstaBrain Inc. and Life Quotes.com think that model is obsolete—and they’re betting that artificial intelligence can make life insurance as fast and frictionless as booking a flight online.
RevoAI Wants to Redefine Banking With Ethical AI and Skills-Building
Most fintech startups talk about disrupting banking. RevoAI, a newcomer with big ambitions, is talking about replacing it with something it calls “Bank 5.0.” The pitch? An AI-powered financial platform that doesn’t just manage your money—it helps you build the skills to stay employable in an economy increasingly shaped by automation.
Airsed Securities Doubles Down on Compliance and Investor Protection
In an era where fintech scandals can torpedo investor confidence overnight, Airsed Securities is making a different kind of headline—by emphasizing regulation, not disruption.
AssetLink Secures Patent for AI That Automates Financial Matchmaking
The days of cold calls and spreadsheets may be numbered. AssetLink, an AI-powered distribution platform for asset managers and RIAs, has landed a U.S. patent for its proprietary AI systems and methods that automate one of the industry’s most stubborn pain points: connecting the right products with the right advisors at the right time.
JICA Deploys Finastra’s Loan IQ in First Japan Rollout
Japan’s largest aid agency just modernized its lending playbook—and it’s a first. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has gone live with Finastra’s Loan IQ platform, marking the inaugural deployment of the widely used lending system in Japan.
Americor Elevates Drew Bourne to SVP of Strategic Finance
Americor, the Irvine-based consumer financial services provider best known for its debt relief solutions, has promoted Drew Bourne to Senior Vice President of Strategic Finance and FP&A. The move signals the company’s growing emphasis on long-term capital planning and enterprise-wide financial strategy.
