Spot gold prices surged to fresh all‑time highs in the first quarter of 2026, reigniting investor interest in precious‑metal exposure. That price…
FIS ® announced the rollout of a new generative‑AI feature embedded within its Insurance Risk Suite. Dubbed the Insurance Risk Suite AI Assistant,…
NinjaTrader Group, the Chicago‑based provider of retail futures trading technology, announced on February 17 that Christopher Tripp will take charge as General Manager for…
In a fintech world obsessed with clicks, conversions, and app installs, Beforepay is trying something decidedly analog: fortune cookies. This Lunar New…
AI chatbots can already draft your emails and plan your trips. Now they may soon pay for them—securely, and with your bank’s…
The acquisition arrives at a moment when the U.S. wealth‑management ecosystem is witnessing a wave of mergers and partnerships aimed at scaling distribution capabilities and broadening product access. Brokerage general agencies (BGAs) like LeSourd traditionally serve as intermediaries between life‑insurance carriers and independent financial advisors, offering underwriting expertise, carrier relationships, and back‑office support. By folding a BGA into its operating model, Simplicity gains a ready‑made conduit to a new regional advisor base while simultaneously extending its own suite of “accumulation and protection” solutions.
iCapital is doubling down on infrastructure. The global fintech firm announced a definitive agreement to acquire Passthrough, a specialist in investor onboarding…
Daloopa, which positions itself as a financial data layer for the “agentic era,” has published new research benchmarking leading AI agent systems on real‑world financial retrieval tasks. The headline finding: when powered by structured financial databases instead of public web inputs, top‑tier agents saw accuracy jump to roughly 90%—an improvement of up to 71 percentage points.
AI agents are everywhere. Reliable, enterprise‑grade AI agents for high‑stakes finance? That’s a much shorter list. Samaya AI, a fast‑rising AI platform…
Finloop Finance Technology Holding Limited, which positions itself as a global Web5 wealth technology platform, has announced a strategic cooperation with Hong Kong‑listed Vobile Group (HKEX: 3738), a specialist in digital content asset protection and transactions. The two firms plan to focus on tokenizing IP‑related real‑world assets in offshore markets—specifically targeting revenue rights tied to cultural and creative intellectual property.