Acorns

Acorns, a mobile-focused financial wellness technology, announced an expansion of its ecosystem with Early, a tool to automatically invest in a child’s future. What Does It Mean? With the addition of Early, Acorns is a holistic destination for saving and investing at any age. The funds...

With the COVID-19 coronavirus, extreme uncertainty has hit home, forcing some families to consider tapping into their savings and investments. Despite the economic downturn, Ksenia Yudina, CEO, and founder of UNest, a college savings app, suggests parents don’t lose sight of their goals, such...

Sage, a brokerage lowering the burdens associated with building and maintaining an insurance book of business, formally announced the closure of a $6 million funding round, led by NFX, Tectonic Capital, and Treasury, the fintech launched by the co-founders of Acorns and Betterment. In a statement...

Finhay, a fintech, micro-investing platform founded in 2017, formally announced the closure of a financing round led by Acorns’ co-founder Jeffrey Cruttenden and Thien Viet Securities. As part of the development, Finhay will use the funding to expand market reach, improve infrastructure, and...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. The proliferation of tech-enabled financial services has led to an explosion of offerings for consumers looking to get their financial...

Lil Nas X, the record-breaking chart-topper know for his worldwide hit "Old Town Road" released his second big music video on Thursday: "Panini" The video is a future-punk dreamscape directed by Mike Diva (of "Japanese Donald Trump Commerical" fame) and contains...

With the constant temptation to spend your paycheck, coming up with down payment for a home can put a damper on your budget. Paying for a down payment may make you ask yourself: "How much house can I afford?" Before you consider downsizing or backing out, check out this collection of...

Our fifth episode of the Fintech Focus podcast features Manning Field, chief operating officer of fintech startup Acorns. Acorns is an investing app with a core service that lets users invest small amounts into a portfolio.  The app has since expanded to offer retirement saving and a suite of...

The 2018 Benzinga Fintech Summit began Wednesday in San Francisco with a keynote address from Jeff and Walter Cruttenden, the father-son team that co-founded several startups including Acorns, one of the most widely used investing apps in the world, and have since launched Say and Blast. JP...

The Benzinga Fintech Summit is a gathering of the top leaders in payments, lending, capital markets, blockchain and cryptocurrencies in San Francisco Nov. 14. Why You Should Be There Many fintech startups are attempting to crack open the financial services industry because of its massive consumer...

One of the key messages and purposes of the 2018 Benzinga Global Fintech Awards is bringing leading people and companies of fintech together to meet, network and grow the industry. When brands in the fintech space take advantage of these opportunities, it can often lead to successful partnerships....

What happened: Acorns, the fintech app that lets users automatically invest small amounts, announced Tuesday the purchase of Portland-based fintech startup Vault, which sells automated retirement investment plans to small businesses. Why it matters: The acquisition gives Acorns, a company with a...