AI for Financial Advisors: How Does It Help?
For years, financial advisors have been a mainstay of the investment and finance world, offering investment advice and guidance to individuals, companies, and institutions looking to grow their wealth. However, in recent years there has been a growing chorus of criticism directed at human financial advisors and at the financial advisory industry in general, with […]
How AI Is Impacting Wealth Management
The financial industry is in the midst of unprecedented change. Many big banks and entrenched institutions are directing their IT budgets towards the support of legacy systems written in COBOL. But customers clearly want something else: convenient, more efficient digital banking experiences. This is opening up a disruption opportunity for young FinTech startups that are […]
Dogtown Media Named Top Leader in Financial App Development
Last year, an analytics team estimated that smartphone users in the U.S. spend 4.6 hours a day on mobile apps. When stats for app usage are that high, having an app for your business seems like an emerging standard. But wait — 21% of app users are reported to abandon an app after first usage. […]
China Goes After the Cryptocurrency Market with ICO Ban
Last week, the value of crypto tokens OmiseGO (OMG) and Qtum passed the $1 billion mark, making them the first initial coin offering (or ICO) unicorns on the Ethereum market. Seattle FinTech app developers with their fingers on the pulse of the crypto market knew that this day would come, but it has happened so […]
Apple Pay Marks Major Leap for Digital Payments
In addition to unveiling the Apple Watch and the new iPhone 6 models, Apple also revealed plans to sync up both devices with the Apple Pay digital payment system. The move will allow users to complete online and point-of-sale payments with their smartwatches and smartphones. Apple Pay uses near-field communications (NFC) technologies to allow connected […]