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Fintech Spotlight: M1 Finance, A Mobile Wealth Creation And Management Tool
Saturday, February 20, 2021 - 8:18am | 803The past few weeks in financial markets were volatile. Despite coming under scrutiny for their decisions to limit trades, brokers like Robinhood, popularized due to their no-cost, gamified investing platforms, saw an increase in account openings. M1 Finance, an automated money management platform,...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For December 5, 2020
Friday, December 4, 2020 - 9:45pm | 1196Meet The Backbone Of Major Finance Platforms What Happened: In recognition of the top disruptive innovators creating positive and diverse change within the financial services space, Benzinga spoke with Kenneth Chan, managing director at ViewTrade Holding, as well as the president and CTO of Orbis...
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M1 Finance Adds Smart Transfers Automatic Money Management Feature
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 7:55am | 412Key Points: M1 Finance is a platform for digital investing, borrowing and banking. The firm launched Smart Transfers, an automatic money management tool. Smart Transfers lets users optimize dollars and build long-term wealth. Fresh off its $45-million Series C funding round led by Left...
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5 Brokerage Execs On 2020 Market Trends: 'Trading Has Become Cool Again'
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 10:57am | 698Lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic have prompted a rise in speculative retail trading activity that's reflected in increased client order flow. The trend was the topic of discussion among five market experts Tuesday at the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards in a panel...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For October 17, 2020
Saturday, October 17, 2020 - 8:42am | 3676Meet Q.ai, The App That's Disrupting Hedge Funds The Nitty-Gritty: Though trading apps like Robinhood democratize financial markets, they don’t allow investors the tools to properly manage investments. That’s according to Stephen Mathai-Davis, a former institutional investment...
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M1 Finance Closes On $45M Series C To Pursue Strategic Growth Initiatives
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 3:10pm | 357After surpassing $2 billion in assets one month ago, M1 Finance, an automated money management platform, announced the closure of a $45-million Series C funding round led by Left Lane Capital, bringing the company's total funding to just under $100 million. What Happened: M1 Finance is a...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For September 12, 2020
Friday, September 11, 2020 - 3:45pm | 952S&P Global Market Intelligence, Snowflake Team Up What's Going On: On Sept. 9, S&P Global Market Intelligence announced a collaboration with cloud data platform Snowflake, to seamlessly deliver S&P’s Global industry-leading financial, textual, ESG, and alternative data. What...
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M1 Finance Surpasses $2B In Assets, Hones In On Growth Initiatives
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 1:16pm | 322M1 Finance, a platform for money management, announced it surpassed $2 billion in assets. What To Know: M1 Finance is a platform for digital investing, borrowing, and banking. As part of a vision to help self-directed investors build long-term, sustainable wealth, M1 doubled down on growth...
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M1 Finance Raises $33M In Series B Funding, Eyes Growth Initiatives
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - 3:48pm | 395M1 Finance, an automated money management platform, announced a $33-million Series B funding round Tuesday led by Left Lane Capital, with participation from Jump Capital and Clocktower Technology Ventures. M1 Reaches $1B In Assets Under Management M1 said it's leveraging a record-...
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M1 Finance Prepares Launch Of M1 Spend: 'It's Really A Next Generation Personal Finance Account'
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 4:00pm | 421M1 Finance, a robo-adviser platform that allows for free and automatic investment in custom stock and ETF portfolios, in February announced it reached $1 billion in assets. CEO and founder Brian Barnes spoke with Benzinga about driving user growth and enhanced platform functionality. Natural Growth...
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M1 Finance Passes $1 Billion In Assets
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 1:06pm | 301Investing platform M1 Finance said Wednesday it has passed the $1-billion mark for assets on its platform in the just over three years since its launch. The Chicago-based company said its free money management platform also hit the milestone while relying on just $26.5 million in venture...
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M1 Finance Reaches 100K Funded Accounts, Prepares To Launch Banking Feature: 'The Comprehensiveness Of The Platform Makes It Unique'
Monday, July 15, 2019 - 2:40pm | 615As M1 Finance — a robo-adviser platform that advertises its ease of use — expands its user base and moves into the traditional banking space, CEO and founder Brian Barnes spoke with Benzinga for an update on the company. About M1 Stanford graduate Barnes, who...
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M1 Finance: Merging Robo-Advisors Efficiency With The Control Of A Online Brokerage
Friday, February 17, 2017 - 9:42am | 779It's almost that time of year. The 2017 Benzinga Global Fintech Awards is a competition to showcase the companies with the most impressive technology that are paving the future in financial services and capital markets. To get you prepared for this year's awards, Benzinga will profile each...
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How Does A Fintech CEO Plan His Day To Disrupt The Wealth Management Industry?
Friday, February 10, 2017 - 2:27pm | 813To get you prepared for the 2017 Benzinga Global Fintech Awards, Benzinga will profile the daily schedules of select fintech leaders whose companies have applied. For this installment, we spoke with M1 Finance CEO Brian Barnes. Read the first installment of this series here. A Day In The Life BZ...
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Fintech Brokerage M1 Finance Rolls Out Retirement Account Functionality
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 - 2:59pm | 295Working out a retirement plan means ensuring each of your dollars is fully invested while minimizing the fees your funds incur. Balancing these forces can be difficult for investors, so Chicago-based M1 Finance, an automated online broker, has developed a fintech solution for investors. The...