The fintech's latest cash infusion comes as investors have flocked to wealth management- and brokerage-technology startups trying to make investing easy for the retail class. Samantha Lee/Business Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. DriveWealth, a startup that builds technology allowing firms to offer financial services like stock-trading and do-it-yourself investing, said raised its Series C round of funding in...

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A wave of new initiatives and partnerships centered on accessing private investments is hitting the market. Industry insiders say it's just the beginning. Ruobing Su/Business Insider; Samantha Lee/Business Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Redeem now Private markets, like equity and credit, have grown more accessible as firms recognize investors want exposure to valuable companies that tend to delay public debuts (if...

In interviews, a dozen sources describe the Silicon Valley startup's impressive rise and recent struggles to compete in the crowded wealth-tech space. Lucas Jackson/Reuters; Samantha Lee/Business Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Redeem now SigFig has raised some $120 million in funding from the likes of DCM Ventures and Bain Capital Ventures and signed partnerships with industry giants with the promise of powering...

What's up with the banks? Even as interest rates are expected to rise this year and Treasury yields are rallying, bank stocks are taking a hit. Financials are among S&P 500 sectors in corrections, and bank ETFs are getting pummeled. The KRE, which tracks regional banks, along with the KBE, which tracks larger banks, just posted their worst weeks in a little over two years. Gina Sanchez, CEO of Chantico Global, is watching banks' performance over the last several sessions. While she is...