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ScratchWorks — a fintech accelerator sponsored by Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions and the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business — says five enterprises have been picked as semi-finalists for its yearly contest, which connects startups looking for funding with wealth management leaders.
These five groups include the billing and payment solution AdvicePay, led by popular blogger and advisor Michael Kitces and Alan Moore.
Other finalists are Reallocate, a turnkey allocation platform that includes real estate investments; SolidusLink, a precious metals platform; Winston Matthews, a virtual reality firm run by a teen entrepreneur (of the same name) that aims to improve client marketing and education; and 280 CapMarkets' BondNav, a bond trading platform for RIAs.
Earlier this week, Cetera Financial Group says its 8,000-plus advisors are getting access to AdvicePay on its platform, so investor clients can pay for fee-for-service advice in a more streamlined and automated way. (Earlier this year, AdvicePay raised $2 million through an online campaign.)
"The convergence of 21st century financial advice and financial technology is upon us. Advisors who seek to optimize their service to clients must not only embrace financial technology but also be part of championing and supporting its development," according to The Colony Group Chairman and CEO Michael Nathanson, a finals judge.
"ScratchWorks is leading the way in bringing financial advisors and entrepreneurs together in the ultimate collaboration for the future of the industry," he added.
