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Top Business-to-Business Wealth Tech Players

Top Business-to-Business Wealth Tech Players
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: additiv, Advisor Software, Bambu, BaseVenture, BondIT, Capital Preferences, Capitali.se, Comarch, DarcMatter, eMoney Advisor, Envestnet, EquityZen, ForwardLane, Heckyl Technologies, HedgeCoVest, InvestGlass, iQuantifi, meetinvest AG, mydesq, Novabase, Polly Portfolio, PsychSignal, RightCapital, StockViews, STRATiFi, Totum Wealth, Trizic, Venovate, WealthForge, Wealthtech, Xignite

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If you’ve been following our series on wealth tech, you’ve seen our analysis of the industry as a whole, a review of the top trends, and an examination of B2C wealth tech players.

Our wealth tech coverage continues this week with a review of business-to-business (B2B) players in the wealth tech space. These are companies that cater directly to banks, advisors, or brokerages, instead of offering products or services directly to consumers. B2B wealth tech is a large category, so I’ve sub-divided it into four digestible groups and listed my top picks for each category. Since category sizes vary, the number of selections also varies.

Alternative investment services
These are platforms that help advisors connect clients with unconventional investment types, such as private equity, hedge funds, futures, real estate, etc.

Screen Shot 2017-01-19 at 11.44.57 AMEquityZen’s EZ Institutional lets advisors give clients access to a diverse asset class

Technology for advisors and brokerages
These are tools available via API, SDK, or web interface to help advisors compete with robo advisors by allowing them to invest with less bias, increase client communication, scale operations, find new clients, and more.

Screen Shot 2017-01-19 at 11.40.41 AMTrizic offers advisors their own digital tools to compete with robo advisors

Non-U.S. B2B investment and advisor technology
Similar to the above category, these companies offer tools for advisors outside of the U.S.

Screen Shot 2017-01-19 at 11.30.52 AMmeetInvest helps advisors invest like world-renowned market experts

News and Information Companies
These are online platforms, APIs, or SaaS offerings that provide advisors market information, show them trending news, or connect businesses with market data to power their own products.

Screen-Shot-2016-10-31-at-3.22.22-PMForwardLane’s dashboard acts like a private research analyst for advisors advisors, helping them stay current on new trends and funds

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Asseco, Avoka, D3 Banking, Encap, Fidor Bank, Kasasa, Kensho, Klarna, LendingTree, Novabase, On Deck Capital, Ripple, SafetyPay

On Finovate.com

  • Klarna Raises $35 Million in ‘First Small Step” into Debt Financing
  • D3 Banking Brings in $10 Million from West Partners
  • LendingTree Launches CRA-Eligibility Tool
  • Encap Security Acquired by Client, AllClear ID
  • Avoka Locks in $12 Million in New Investment

Around the web

  • Banco CTT goes live with customer onboarding solution developed by Novabase.
  • Canada’s ATB Financial and Germany’s ReiseBank use Ripple to complete world’s first banking transfer using blockchain.
  • Wired UK profiles Fidor, “the fintech bank run by its customers.”
  • Asseco South Eastern Europe (SEE) named a Representative Vendor in Gartner’s report on open unified digital banking platforms.
  • Fortune.com’s list of the five hottest companies in fintech features alums Kensho and Ripple.
  • Kasasa’s MoneyIsland money-management game for children ranks among iTunes’ most popular apps.
  • Chip-Chap bitcoin marketplace leverages SafetyPay as a payment method.
  • OnDeck launches Accountant Advisor Program to help accountants arrange financing for their small business clients.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Novabase Launches MyWizzio, a Unique Smart Machine for Financial Advisers

Novabase Launches MyWizzio, a Unique Smart Machine for Financial Advisers
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: FinovateFall 2015, Novabase

NovabaseThis post is part of our live coverage of FinovateFall 2015.

The team from Novabase is up next.

MyWizzio, powered by IBM Watson, is a smart machine for financial advisers that provides a unique approach to drive sales and productivity. Built as an intelligent ecosystem of apps designed to leverage your existing tools and third parties, the solution adapts around each user’s context, using cognitive computing to achieve a higher level of performance when managing research, relationships, and sales. MyWizzio extends this tailored experience to the end-clients, creating a more holistic landscape with the right mix of self-service and direct-to-adviser engagement.

Presenters, left to right: Pedro Gaspar, director of innovation; Jay Wong, senior business developer

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Product launch: MyWizzio is launching September 2015 at FinovateFall
Product distribution strategy: Direct to business (B2B)

HQ: Lisbon, Portugal
Founded: 1989
Website: wizzio.novabase.pt
Twitter: @wizzio_Novabase

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Finovate Alumni News

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Auvenir, Avoka, Backbase, Betterment, BizEquity, Eco-Mail, Fiserv, Nostrum Group, Novabase, Ormsby Street, Payoneer, Wealthfront, Yseop, ZipZap, Zopa

On Finovate.com

  • “Last Call! FinovateFall Tickets Going … Going … “
  • “FinovateFall 2015: Mapping Fintech’s International Neighborhood”

Around the web

  • The Forrester Wave: Omnichannel Banking Solutions report recognizes Backbase as leader.
  • BizEquity signs contract with Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.
  • North American retailer Newegg chooses Payoneer to simplify its cross-border payments.
  • Zopa and Nostrum Group earn spots on The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 roster.
  • Philippine bitcoin-remittance service Rebit teams up with mobile money-transfer specialist, ZipZap.
  • Let’s Talk Payments looks at Wealthfront and Betterment in a discussion on the effectiveness of robo-advisers.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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FinovateFall Sneak Peek: Novabase

FinovateFall Sneak Peek: Novabase
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: FinovateFall 2015, FinovateFall 2015 Sneak Peek, Novabase

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The Sneak Peek series looks at the innovators demoing live on stage at FinovateFall 2015. Be sure to pick up your tickets to our annual autumn conference, and we’ll see you in New York!

Novabase_logo_FF2015Novabase is presenting Wizzio and MyWizzio powered by IBM Watson which empowers financial advisers to drive sales and productivity, while creating a more fluid and lasting conversation with clients.

Features:

  • Intelligent ecosystem of apps and widgets
  • IBM Watson to extend financial advisers’ abilities
  • Mix of client self-service and direct-to-adviser engagement

Why it’s great
It’s not about replacing the financial adviser, it’s about leveraging cognition and IBM Watson to radically empower her and her clients for more meaningful and efficient engagement.

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Pedro Gaspar, Director of Innovation
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Jay Wong, Senior Business Developer
Wong quote: “Be like water”
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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: defi Solutions, Feedzai, Financial Guard, Google Cloud Platform, Lending Club, LikeFolio, Motif Investing, Novabase, Taulia, TransferWise, Vouch, Xero

On Finovate.com

  • Feedzai Announces More than $17 Million in New Funding
  • Friction is Good: Social Network for Credit Innovator, Vouch Raises $6 Million

Around the web

  • Financial Guard launches its enhanced, fee-transparency service.
  • defi SOLUTIONS acquires OpenRule Systems APM.
  • Benzinga interviews Andy Swan, LikeFolio co-founder.
  • Wizzio by Novabase featured at IBM World of Watson event.
  • CNBC talks about P2P currency transfer with TransferWise CEO Kristo Kaarmann.
  • Motif Investing earns spot on CNBC’s Disruptor list.
  • Xero ranked #1 Forbes Most Innovative Growth Company 2015.
  • Lending Club receives Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award from Harvard Business School Association of Northern California.
  • Xero scoops Company of the Year at annual Hi-Tech Awards.
  • Payments Source looks at how Taulia speeds up payments for businesses.
  • Google drops cloud computing prices by up to 30%.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Alumni News– February 27, 2015

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Betterment, Fidor Bank, Fiserv, FutureAdvisor, LearnVest, Lendio, Loop, MaxMyInterest, Motif Investing, Novabase, Online Banking Report, Personal Capital, Prosper, SigFig, Silanis Technology, Top Image Systems, Wealthfront, Xignite, Yodlee
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgWired column looks at LoopPay and the evolution of digital wallets.
  • Silanis Technology partners with Box to help the cloud storage and file sharing specialist provide financial services.
  • Bank of the West to offer photo billpay courtesy of technology from Fiserv and Top Image Systems.
  • Finovate Debuts: Novabase Puts Watson-Powered Wizzio to Work Boosting Sales and Productivity.
  • Mainstreet reviews top roboadvisors including Wealthfront, Betterment, Personal Capital, FutureAdvisor, SigFig, Motif Investing, and LearnVest.
  • Prosper partners with Western Independent Bankers to offer consumer loans to unattractive borrowers.
  • Tech City News features video highlights from FinovateEurope 2015.
  • That Was Easy: Staples to Use Lendio to Power Small Business Lending.
  • Daily Fintech looks at programmable bank trends via APIs from Fidor, Open Bank Project, Yodlee, and Xignite.
  • AlleyWatch interviews MaxMyInterest CEO and founder Gary Zimmerman.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Finovate Debuts: Novabase Puts Watson-Powered Wizzio to Work Boosting Sales and Productivity

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Finovate Debuts, Novabase

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Is it a contradiction that technology can make it easier for bank relationship managers and other financial professionals to do a better job of providing more “human” engagement?

That’s the goal of Novabase, a new Finovate alum based in Portugal that is leveraging the cognitive computing of Watson to give financial professionals sophisticated resources to better serve their clients and customers.

You may remember Watson as the supercomputer that surprised viewers of the game show Jeopardy! with its ability to outwit its human opponents. Now that same technology that was used to answer questions ranging from cable TV personalities to New Testament geography is being used in industries ranging from transportation and telecommunications to energy and financial services.
 

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“Our vision is to make life simpler and happier for people and businesses, through technology,” the company said in response to questions about its experience at FinovateEurope 2015 in London. “Wizzio is a Novabase solution for a next generation sales tool for bank relationship managers and financial advisors that provides a unique approach to sales and engagement.”

The Stats
    • Founded in 1989
    • Headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, with offices in Angola, UAE, Spain, Mozambique, and the United Kingdom
    • Has more than 2,000 employees
    • Invested more than €22 million in research and development for specialized products over the past three years
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The Story
Novabase believe that the greater connectivity and greater independence ushered in by the mobile world has made a major impact on consumers’ attitudes. Consumers now expect the institutions they rely on to be both more responsive and better able to meet us on our own, increasingly on-the-go terms.
Consumers also increasingly expect personalization and customized service. Not only do consumers and clients expect you to be where they are. They also expect you to know, understand, and treat them as unique individuals, with unique, specific challenges.
Technology like Novabase’s Wizzio Powered by Watson can help banks and other financial institutions respond to these demands with a proactive, multichannel approach. To the extent that getting to know customers is essentially data work, technology like Wizzio handles the heavy lifting, giving the sales professional the time and energy to focus on the “personal touch”.
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The Technology
Wizzio powered by Watson can be thought of as an “intelligent ecosystem of apps and widgets” designed to help financial professionals keep track of everything they need to do their jobs more efficiently. Information on client accounts, finances, and investments are as readily available as agenda, email, and real-time stock market information.
With Watson, the Wizzio is capable of responding to questions in natural language, and combines predictive analysis and cognitive computing to put critical and insightful information into the hands of financial professionals sooner. These time-savings equate into both more personal one-on-one time with customers as well as greater opportunity to add new clients.
Platform features include the ability to interrupt processes and return to them later without losing place, and a “meeting mode” that allows professionals to share their device with clients and keep sensitive information hidden. Wizzio powered by Watson integrates with banks’ existing systems, and can be added to by third party and in-house development teams.
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The Future
Novabase comes away from its first Finovate with high marks, calling the live demo format and networking environment, “refreshing” and “intimate”. Datamonitor Financial gave Novabase a “5/5” rating based on originality, potential to have a long-lasting effect, game-changer potential, novelty or newness to consumer, and ability to change the market. Wrote analyst Daoud Fakhri, “it’s a perfect score for Novabase’s multi-channel banking platform, Wizzio.”
The company sees its growth very much tied to the spread and proliferation of smart machines – from phones, to tablets, to wearables and beyond. And as computers and artificial intelligence change our ability to process and integrate data, we should anticipate more ways tools like cognitive computing can and will be applied to our daily lives.
“Wizzio will extend the degree that cognitive computing reshapes the way we work,” Novabase said in a statement after the conference. “With more connected devices in the world, the role of smart machines will set a new standard for collaboration.”

Novabase’s video demo from FinovateEurope 2015 will be available soon in the Finovate Video Archives section.

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Novabase Launches Wizzio Powered by IBM Watson, a Next Generation Sales Tool

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: FinovateEurope 2015, Novabase

Novabase_logo_high-res.jpgThis post is part of our live coverage of FinovateEurope 2015.

Our final presenter of the day, Novabase, is here launching its solution for bank relationship managers and financial advisers.
WIZZIO, powered by IBM Watson, is a next-generation sales tool for bank relationship managers and financial advisers that provides a unique approach to drive sales and productivity. Built as an intelligent ecosystem of apps and designed to leverage your existing tools and third-party integrations, the solution adapts around each user’s context, using cognitive computing capabilities to achieve a higher level of performance when managing research, relationships, and sales.
Presenters: Pedro Gaspar, head of live banking, and Jay Wong, senior business developer, live banking
 
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Product launch: February 2015
Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B)
HQ: Lisbon, Portugal

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