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We recently welcomed Brooke Roberts and Leighton Roberts, co-founders and co-CEOs of Sharesies, to our NYC headquarters for a fireside chat with our CEO Naureen Hassan. Sharesies has grown into one of the leading wealth apps in New Zealand and Australia connecting over 1,000,000 investors to financial markets, with over $12 billion in assets managed on the platform. DriveWealth is proud to have helped power that journey from the start. Below Brooke shares what our partnership has meant for their mission.

This spring, baraka (YC S21) launched options trading with DriveWealth. Founded in 2020, baraka provides investors across the Middle East with access to U.S. markets through its investing app, supported by market insights, educational resources and portfolio tools. Through DriveWealth’s infrastructure, eligible baraka investors can now trade long call and put options on more than 500 U.S. stocks, giving them another way to express bullish or bearish market views with greater precision and control. The launch expands the range of investment products available through baraka and responds to growing demand from its investor community. # # # Options carry significant risk and are not suitable for all investors. Options trading may expose investors to potentially rapid and substantial losses. Individuals should not enter into an options transaction until they have read and understand the options disclosure document, “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options”, which outlines the purposes and risks of options transactions. A copy of the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options (the “ODD”), including supplements, issued by the Options Clearing Corporation, can be found here (https://lnkd.in/gr_MsPH3).

DriveWealth has been named to CNBC's "World's Top FinTech Companies 2026" list for the third consecutive year, reflecting our accelerated growth and continued commitment to power the future of global investing. Presented by CNBC and Statista, the list recognizes 250 companies across eight fintech segments for their global impact on the industry. This recognition reflects our continued growth and the trust our clients place in us to power investing experiences for millions of people around the world. Congratulations to all the companies on this year's list, including our clients at Acorns, C6 Bank, Chipper Cash, Freetrade, Inter, Moneybox, MoneyLion, OnePay, Revolut, Step, and Ualá. Thank you to our team and clients for making this possible. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ggMQMwUd #CNBC #DriveWealth #Fintech

The global investment system has always operated behind invisible but impenetrable gates. Minimum balances, geographic restrictions, and institutional intermediaries determined who could participate, and who was worth serving. That's changing. DriveWealth Chief Digital Officer Harry Temkin makes the case that retail investors have arrived on the global market for good, and that the infrastructure powering this shift now has to prove it can scale responsibly. Read his full take in Forbes: https://lnkd.in/eyidQeSc

Congratulations to our client ABB on being named the Best Bank of the Year, Azerbaijan by Euromoney. This win follows their 2025 Euromoney win for “Best Digital Bank of the Year". As the leading bank in Azerbaijan, ABB is committed to providing innovative, accessible, and affordable financial solutions to the millions of customers who trust their platform. DriveWealth is proud to provide the infrastructure that helps power these experiences.

Congratulations to our client Revolut on being named the World’s Best Digital Bank by Euromoney for the second consecutive year. Revolut empowers millions of customers every day to take control of their financial freedom, with seamless, borderless, and innovative financial solutions. DriveWealth is proud to provide the infrastructure that helps power these experiences.

Financial institutions have primarily focused innovation budgets on surface-level investor experiences, or “the glass,” as we call it. What investors can see and touch. The infrastructure powering these experiences has not evolved at the same pace. As AI reshapes what's possible in finance, DriveWealth CEO Naureen Hassan makes the case that investing in modern infrastructure has gone from a supporting role to a strategic imperative. Swipe through for the key takeaways, and then read her full take in Forbes: https://lnkd.in/gWbziFJm

We are proud to have participated in a landmark moment for the future of financial markets! Today, in partnership with The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), DriveWealth executed a real transaction involving a tokenized equity share on a regulated blockchain rail, then detokenized the asset back into traditional form at day's end — a live proof point that tokenized securities can move through their full lifecycle within the regulated framework investors already trust. This milestone is a direct extension of our mission to power the future of investing and we're excited to keep building toward what's next.