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Wealthtech is on the move with strategic investments, partnerships, hirings and more. Read Advisor Tech Talk for 9/14/21.

Seasons change and so does the fintech landscape. Since our last update, one major cryptocurrency exchange is calling out the SEC, Europe does not want to get left behind on digital currencies, investors have some remorse over buy now pay later, and SPACs are still popular.  

In June, Gary Gensler, Chairman of the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), discussed his heightened interest in oversight of options trading, an activity that has continued to increase across the financial markets over the past 16 months in particular.

John Sarson first started thinking about bitcoin as an investment opportunity in 2015. At the time, he was managing his own RIA firm focused on ETFs and low-cost trend-following investments.

Despite the chaos in the world lately, the financial markets continue to turn. Global fintechs are exploring the U.S. markets for multi-billion-dollar public listings, including more potential SPACs. Just because a company looks like a fintech doesn’t mean it is one. Demand for bitcoin and Ethereum is only growing stronger, and crypto payments have made their way to Android. Let’s dive in.

Just when it looked like the summer doldrums were upon us, Square saved the day, announcing a blockbuster deal in the buy now, pay later space. It is yet another sign that fintech continues to disrupt traditional payments. In addition, international M&A is afoot while the IPO pipeline continues to grow.

ComplySci’s first quarter financial performance this year represented a “high water mark” of earnings growth for the firm, which has already been generating robust expansion for the past several years.

What a difference a week can make! The SPAC deal pipeline continues to fill, while Wise tested the mettle of the LSE in a post-Brexit world and the Nasdaq provided a Shanghai surprise. One major Wall Street firm made a bullish call on a fintech consumer lending platform. Google is on the fintech prowl in Japan while the banks look on, plus traditional lenders are upping the ante to compete with their tech-savvy rivals.

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The summer doldrums may be upon us but not the wealthtech space, where activity is bustling. Advisor tech firms are busy building, strengthening their offerings and adapting to a changing financial advisor landscape.