Rocket Dollar Raises $8 Million Series A Funding Round to Further Accelerate the Adoption of Alternative Investment IRA Platform
Rocket Dollar, the fastest-growing self-directed retirement platform, has successfully raised $8 million in Series A financing. The round was led by Park West Asset Management with participation from Hyphen Capital, Moneta Venture Capital, Kraken Ventures, and Primetime Partners, co-founded by Alan Patricof. Existing investor Sure Ventures also participated. Additionally, former T. Rowe Price Global Investment […]
Insurify, a ‘virtual insurance agent,’ raises $100M Series B
How many of us have not switched insurance carriers because we don’t want to deal with the hassle of comparison shopping? A lot, I’d bet. Today, Insurify, a startup that wants to help make it easier for people to get better rates on home, auto and life insurance, announced that it has closed […]
Railsbank raises $70M to build out its fintech-as-a-service platform
Financial services as a service — where entities like neobanks, retailers and others can create and sell their own financial products by way of a few lines of code and APIs — has been one of the bigger trends in the world of fintech in recent years, with embedded finance on its way to being […]
Fraud protection startup nSure AI raises $6.8M in seed funding
Fraud protection startup nSure AI has raised $6.8 million in seed funding, led by DisruptiveAI, Phoenix Insurance, AXA-backed venture builder Kamet, Moneta Seeds and private investors. The round will help the company bolster the predictive AI and machine learning algorithms that power nSure AI’s “first of its kind” fraud protection platform. Prior to this round, the company received $550,000 in […]
Plaid and Railsbank are taking embedded finance to the masses through their latest partnership
It seems like fintech partnerships have been on the menu lately and this next one could be a match made in digital banking heaven. Plaid and Railsbank are teaming up to bring Plaid’s Payment Initiation API to Railsbank’s customers, allowing them to instantly accept bank payments within their app or website. “This partnership is all about making it easier for any company, […]
Toyota Partners With Insurify To Streamline Shopping For Coverage
Toyota is partnering with Insurify, a platform that enables Toyota owners to shop and compare auto insurance rates, the companies announced Wednesday. Insurify is a Cambridge, Mass.-based company that is competing with such comparison shopping sites at Root Insurance, The Zebra and Coverhound. By partnering with Toyota Insurance Management Solutions, Insurify intends to provide a […]
TipRanks Secures $77 Million in a Prytek-Led Funding Round
The proceeds will be utilized to expand the company’s manpower. TipRanks, the Israeli company offering financial analytics services, announced on Thursday that it has secured a $77 million investment. The funding round was led by technology company Prytek and saw participation from several unnamed venture capitals. The funding came when the company is witnessing a […]
Guardian and Atidot Partner to Create New Insurance Models and Customer Experiences Using Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics
NEW YORK, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian Life) today announced it has entered into a joint venture with the AI and predictive analytics innovators at Atidot. The collaboration is focused on creating a platform that deploys artificial intelligence and machine learning to power data driven decision-making that […]
Panorays Recognized as a Strong Performer by Independent Research Firm in Cybersecurity Risk Ratings Platforms Report
New report says that Panorays “stands out for its workflow capabilities, accuracy and risk context.” NEW YORK, March 1, 2021 — Panorays, a rapidly growing provider of third-party security risk management software, today announced that it has been named a Strong Performer in The Forrester New Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings Platforms, Q1 2021 evaluation. The […]
Israel’s Rewire raises $20 million to expand financial services to migrant workers
Former Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang among investors in the company’s series B funding round Tel Aviv-based fintech company Rewire Ltd., which developed a mobile banking platform for international cash transfers tailored for the needs of expatriate workers, announced on Tuesday that it has completed a $20 million series B funding round. The round was led […]
Human API and CLEAR Partner to Empower the Safe Re-Opening of Businesses Across the Country Using Secure COVID Test and Vaccine Data
San Mateo, CA March 1, 2021 – Today, Human API, the digital health data platform company that connects consumers’ health data to companies they trust, announced their partnership with CLEAR and its Health Pass platform. CLEAR’s Health Pass is a mobile application that makes it safer and easier for people to get back to what […]
The (Super)Human Touch for Wealth Management
Every generation has understood the importance of passing on a legacy to those who come after them. Maybe it’s grandma’s wedding ring or a silver dollar your dad gave you that his father once gave to him. We treasure these things because it was important to the donor to pass them from their generation to […]
