June 2023 Summaries

Sylon Asesores, a Mexican investment advisor, has launched Rivium, a user-friendly app that provides comprehensive and customized banking and investing experiences to Mexican investors through its partnership with Alpaca's advanced brokerage technology. Rivium aims to break down investment barriers and make finance more accessible, empowering individuals to participate in global financial markets with ease and confidence. The platform offers diverse investment products, including individual stocks, fractional shares, bonds, cryptocurrencies, ETFs, and commodities, while providing transparent, user-friendly, and innovative solutions that promote financial inclusion, education, and long-term wealth creation. Rivium's partnership with Alpaca has enabled the company to provide seamless integration with its fintech platform, competitive pricing, regulatory compliance, and access to the US market, solidifying its position as a leader in democratizing access to investing and cutting-edge financial solutions.

The Alpaca documentation site has been improved to provide a more seamless and interactive experience for users. The new features include "Suggest Edits," which allows any user to contribute to the accuracy and clarity of the content, as well as live API interaction, which enables users to test and experiment with APIs directly within the documentation in real-time. This upgrade supports over 18 programming languages and provides a hands-on experience for developers to learn and build robust applications using Alpaca's APIs. The site also includes a survey to gather feedback from users and contact information for any questions or concerns.

We've enhanced our Broker API dashboard with new filters to streamline your experience, enabling you to rank and search users by various parameters, such as the "Created At" date and account status. We've also improved team management features, allowing you to add, manage, edit, and remove members from your team, including a new Support role with read-only access. Additionally, we've introduced company overview options, enabling you to provide business details that can be used for tax filing documentation or when partnering with us. Furthermore, we've added sandbox configurations, giving you control over daily transfer and transaction limits, as well as the ability to enable crypto trading for your instance. Finally, we've introduced a feature to request account closures, allowing you to initiate the closure of end-user accounts by providing a reason and ensuring that accounts with open positions or funds cannot be closed. These updates aim to simplify your workflow, empower your fintech application development, and ensure a smooth user experience.