Fintuity expands team ahead of virtual adviser launch

COO appointed

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Digital IFA Fintuity has appointed a COO and expanded its Chartered IFA team by 60% in the wake of the launch of its financial virtual adviser.

The company has appointed Tony Beavon as its chief operating officer and added advisers Luke Brooke and Ian Watson, who is also a Chartered accountant, and Ruth Arnett to its team. Following a successful $3m investment round, Fintuity has set out its intentions to launch a virtual adviser and a number of other technology projects focused on tackling the UK's advice gap. In June, the fintech announced it had raised £2.15m in development funds over the last year to create its virtual adviser, an amalgamation of human advice and AI technology. "The sheer demand for online financial ad...

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