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Robo-advisors’ functioning is based on algorithms that allow platforms to suggest investment strategies based on large amounts of data which is received from different sources. Thus, robo-advisors use various data types; all this data should be collected, stored, secured, transformed, analyzed, and reported.

MySql is most commonly used by robo-advisors. However, NoSQL databases are also used (Cassandra, Redis, etc.).

Infographics: Databases in WealthTech platforms

The research is based on data received from open sources: AngelList, StackShare, LinkedIn.

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