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Robinhood Reaches $10.2 Million Settlement on March 2020 Platform Outage
Regulation // April 06, 2023

Robinhood has reached a settlement with state securities regulators regarding operational and technical failures. The $10.2 million settlement includes the platform’s outages in March 2020 and operational deficiencies prior to March 2021, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) said in the Thursday (April 6)...

Free Trading App Robinhood Sets Sights On Britain
financial apps // February 07, 2020

Robinhood, the investment app that upended its market by elimination of commissions on stock trades is bringing its brand of disruption to the United Kingdom. The UK launch is anticipated for early this year since it has obtained regulatory approval. Since November 2019, about 60,000...

Investment App Groww Lands $21.4M To Expand India Market Share
Investments // September 20, 2019

Indian startup Groww has raised $21.4 million in a Series B financing round led by U.S.-based VC firm Ribbit Capital. Existing investors Sequoia India and Y Combinator also participated in the round. Groww has raised about $29 million to date. Groww allows users to invest...

Acorns Adds Airbnb To Its Rewards Program
Loyalty & Rewards // October 25, 2016

Acorns, the microinvesting app, has reportedly added Airbnb, the homesharing service, to its rewards program. According to a report, the rewards program, dubbed “Found Money,” gives Acorns users bonus investment dollars when they use partner services, including Blue Apron, HotelTonight, Jet.com, 1-800-Flowers and now Airbnb....

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Acorns Will ‘Likely’ Go Public, CEO Noah Kerner Says

June 20, 2024
Investing and checking accounts app Acorns reportedly expects to launch an initial public offering (IPO), possibly sometime in the next couple of years. “That is likely something we will do in the future,” Acorns CEO Noah Kerner told Bloomberg Television on Thursday (June 20), adding that it could be in the next couple of years, […]

Robinhood Reaches $10.2 Million Settlement on March 2020 Platform Outage

April 06, 2023
Robinhood has reached a settlement with state securities regulators regarding operational and technical failures. The $10.2 million settlement includes the platform’s outages in March 2020 and operational deficiencies prior to...

Free Trading App Robinhood Sets Sights On Britain

February 07, 2020
Robinhood, the investment app that upended its market by elimination of commissions on stock trades is bringing its brand of disruption to the United Kingdom. The UK launch is anticipated...

Investment App Groww Lands $21.4M To Expand India Market Share

September 20, 2019
Indian startup Groww has raised $21.4 million in a Series B financing round led by U.S.-based VC firm Ribbit Capital. Existing investors Sequoia India and Y Combinator also participated in...