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Farther, a wealth tech firm, banks $15M Series A as valuation hits $50M

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Building wealth is a long process and can be complex, but Farther is bringing both technology and advisors to the table to make these kinds of services more accessible. Meanwhile, Genser, CTO, is a military veteran who previously worked at Goldman Sachs leading an artificial intelligence team in private wealth.

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Daily Crunch: India’s Central Bank says cryptocurrency ‘may even be worse’ than Ponzi schemes

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India continues to debate the fate of cryptocurrencies : A nation’s regulatory and banking bodies debating blockchain technology and its related tokens is a daily occurrence. But when an official from India’s central bank compares cryptocurrencies to Ponzi schemes, we take note. The TechCrunch Top 3. You can sign up here.).

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The new CIO mandate: Selling AI to employees

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Still, a report surfaced earlier this month that global banks and investment firms are examining the possibility of replacing entry-level financial analyst positions with AI. Employee training on AI is essential, says Sam Ferrise, CTO at Trinetix, a tech consulting firm.

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Alloy, Synctera and Unit discuss the future of embedded finance at TC Disrupt

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Banking-as-a-service (BaaS), embedded finance and open banking are among the hottest topics in fintech today. Make opening a bank account, storing money, receiving a payment card and lending money as easy as opening a social network account. The promise? A proud Barnard College alumna, she lives in Berkeley, California.

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Acrew Capital, Jeff Bezos back Colombia-based proptech La Haus’ $100M debt, equity round

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Jerónimo Uribe (CEO), Rodrigo Sánchez-Ríos (president), Tomás Uribe (chief growth officer) and Santiago Garcia (CTO) founded the company after Jerónimo and Tomas met Sánchez-Ríos at Stanford University. and often at far worse terms. .

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Fintech Roundup: How going Fast and furious can ruin your startup

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One day later, on December 7, it was revealed that CTO Diane Yu was transitioning from her role as Chief Technology Officer – a position she had just assumed in January 2021 – into an advisory position. More on this topic later). While Vareto is mainly targeting larger, enterprise businesses, Clockwork.ai

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Cognitio Corp enters into a strategic alliance with Indian River Advisors, LLC

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Cognitio Corp and Indian River Advisors LLC have just announced a strategic alliance. enters into a strategic alliance with Indian River Advisors, LLC. We are pleased to announce that Cognitio has entered into a strategic alliance with Indian River Advisors. The text below is from the joint announcement: Cognitio Corp.