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Advisors want deeper client relationships and to build a more sustainable business model. Standing out from an increasingly homogeneous advice market doesn’t have to be expensive or time-intensive, but it does mean a little lateral thinking.

Fintech is exiting 2021 with a bang. IPOs and M&A are on the horizon, while venture capital is shaking things up. Crypto may have lost one battle but it has its sights set on winning the war. BNPL is tapping the capital markets, and fintech stocks could be a bubble just waiting to happen, according to one veteran PE exec.  

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According to the American Kennel Club, the Shiba Inu is an ancient breed of dog. In modern times, it also happens to be the face of an $81 billion dollar cryptocurrency named Dogecoin.

Keep in mind that these newly listed Bitcoin ETFs do NOT actually hold Bitcoin, but rather Bitcoin FUTURES, and specifically, futures traded on the CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) which settle monthly in cash. In other words, these new ETFs will never actually hold Bitcoins. How will this affect Bitcoin trading, settlement and, most importantly, how the ETFs will trade? Again, who knows. Its a brand new world.

This week we're back with a fresh round of new Top 5 VC deals, and the funding numbers continue to exceed $100M+ and cover the globe, though most were out of the US this week. This week's top deal came out of the Philippines - the other four top deals all came out of California. Hospitality, NFT gaming and payments platforms were amongst the categories funded

Fintechs are flooding the publicly traded markets, and SPAC deals will persist at least until 2022. A leading crypto investment firm is expanding into wealth management for high-net-worth investors. Banks are strengthening their tech stacks, and consumers are gearing up for holiday shopping. 

Major financial firms Franklin Templeton and Charles Schwab are in the mix this week. Sequoia is morphing into an RIA. And a wealth management-focused fintech firm is inching closer to unicorn status.  

Financial advisors looking for software to add to their technology stack would do well to seek out providers who engender a culture that supports client success.

Entreda, the provider of cybersecurity software, systems and cyber security training to wealth management firms and financial advisors, has acquired Privva, a privately-held firm that helps companies conduct cyber risk assessments through its cloud-based platform.