FINTECH VIEWS: Continuous Supervision and the End of Reactive Compliance
By Sandra Murray, Account Manager, The Sycamore Company
Against the backdrop of whirlwind financial markets, surging regulatory scrutiny, and a colossal digital transformation, supervision and...
AI and Finance Converge in Bozeman: Highlights from the Big Sky AI Forum 2025
Against the stunning autumn backdrop of Bozeman, Montana, industry leaders gathered for two immersive days of dialogue, discovery, and forward-looking insight at the Big...
FINTECH VIEWS: Investment Management for RIAs, Family Offices
Challenges abound for the modern RIA or family office grappling with rising client expectations. With consumer-facing technology available at investors’ fingertips, today’s financial advisors...
FINTECH VIEWS: Cambridge Puts Industry’s First Fully Agentic-AI-Driven Account Opening Tool to Work
With wealth management firms racing to capture AI-driven productivity and efficiency gains, Cambridge Investment Research is touting an industry first: the implementation of an...
FINTECH VIEWS: No Longer in the Back of the Room
In the discussion of emerging technology and widespread use of artificial intelligence, there seems to be an assumption that back-office employees will soon be...
FINTECH VIEWS: ChatGPT 5.0 – What It Means for Fintech & WealthTech
Last Thursday evening, I logged into ChatGPT expecting my usual session—but instead, a major new update appeared: version 5.0. My curiosity kicked in, and...
FINTECH VIEWS: Tearing Down Data Silos – Start Small for Big Results
By Mike Overdorf, President and Founder, The Sycamore Company
Despite considerable investment in technology, data fragmentation remains a costly challenge for institutional broker-dealers and advisory...
FINTECH VIEWS: Q&A with L1 CEO Miguel Kudry – Democratizing Hedge Funds Via Onchain...
In another move to disrupt traditional wealth and asset management, Miami-based fintech startup L1 has unveiled high-alpha, onchain investment strategies managed by crypto-native hedge...
FINTECH VIEWS: SurgeONE.ai Puts “Humans-In-the-Loop” with Acquisition of MGL Consulting
SurgeONE.ai, Sid Yenamandra’s Agentic AI platform, announced the acquisition of MGL Consulting, a well-known industry compliance firm.
With this acquisition, Yenamandra partners with another industry...
FINTECH VIEWS | Reading the Room: Reddit, Reality and the LPL/Commonwealth Deal
The March 2025 acquisition of Commonwealth Financial Network by LPL Financial hit an immediate nerve in wealth management, an industry where consolidation is endemic:...