NEW YORK, June 23, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scout Finance, the mobile-first company dedicated to giving fundamental investors access to stock research and data on-the-go, today announced that the Scout Finance mobile app for iPhone and iPad has won the “Best In Class—Mobile Innovation" award at the 2016 Benzinga Fintech Awards.
The award recognizes Scout Finance as one of the most innovative companies in the financial technology industry. With more than 250 Fintech companies competing, the award is a testament to Scout Finance, which provides low-cost mobile access to financial data that has traditionally only been available on very expensive market data terminals.
“What distinguishes Scout Finance is that we’ve created a mobile-first app that gives fundamental investors access to stock research and data they need on-the-go. It's all about enabling people who are mobile,” said Vivek Nasta, CEO of Scout Finance. “In every other industry, mobile has shaken the foundation of the experience from both a content and experience perspective. We don’t have any legacy desktop heritage, so when you use Scout Finance you have the purest mobile experience possible,” continued Vivek.
Scout Finance user base consists of a mix of buy-side and sell-side users who are focused on fundamental analysis of public companies. Scout Finance focuses on the critical functions that these users need on a day-to-day basis, including the ability to:
- Receive push notifications and email alerts for important updates related to companies that users are tracking
- Browse investor newsletters, analysis from investment blogs, and a curated stream of the best finance content from Twitter
- Read +4 million transcripts, SEC filings, investor presentations, and earnings releases
- Listen to full earnings call audio for 4000 companies and access “Real-Time Transcripts Briefs”
- Analyze key valuation ratios for companies over time
- Access full financial statements, valuation ratios, and consensus estimates
Click here to download the App. The Scout Finance app is available to download in the Apple App Store. One-touch access to corporate data and financials is also available from Scout Finance for media use. For more information or to request access, email support@scoutfin.com.
About Scout Finance
Scout Finance brings a “Mobile First” approach to finance professionals by offering best-in-class access to stock prices, data, and documents through an iPhone and iPad application. Scout is a professional-grade platform that transforms the way investors perform company research. Founded in 2014 by a team of former buy-side professionals and mobile technology experts, Scout Finance is headquartered in New York City and backed by leading financial technology investors. Please follow Scout Finance on Twitter and LinkedIn. For more information about Scout Finance visit www.scoutfin.com.