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We analyzed 7 of the fastest-growing personal finance apps of all time to figure out the secrets to their success — here’s what we learned

CB Insights

Robinhood’s goal was not to build an app for day-traders or portfolio managers; it was to build an app for the first-time retail investor. The returns on these funds are much higher and much more reliable (for most) then trying to build a portfolio manually, especially when accounting for retail investor psychology.

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Fall In! FinovateFall 2015 Presenting Companies Revealed

Fintech Labs Insights

Alfa-Bank offers a wide range of products and operates in all sectors of the financial market, including corporate and retail lending. It is currently deployed at 20+ retail banks with over 500m transactions a year. ArcBit aims to lever Bitcoin and Blockchain technology to connect you to the global Internet economy.

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