July 3, 2024 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Atom bank, which claims to be the UK’s first app-based bank, announced this past week that it has appointed Gareth Jones as its new Chief Risk Officer “subject to regulatory approval. He replaces Chris Sparks, who is retiring after nine years at the bank.” Gareth… Read More

 Tagged atom bank, gareth jones, new appointments, uk

July 2, 2024 @ 10:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rainforest, a payment provider purpose-built for software platforms, announced it has raised an oversubscribed $20 million Series A funding round led by Matrix Partners.” Additional participating investors “include Accel, Infinity Ventures, BoxGroup,  The Fintech Fund, Tech Square Ventures, Ardent Venture Partners – all of whom… Read More

 Tagged funding round, matrix partners, rainforest, software

July 2, 2024 @ 8:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has reportedly permitted two new Fintech startups to test their innovative solutions in SAMA’s regulatory sandbox. As noted in the update from SAMA, “Sulfah for Finance” is authorized to launch a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform and “Wadaie for FinTech” to… Read More

 Tagged fintech adoption, SAMA, saudi central bank, startups

July 2, 2024 @ 8:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nucleus Financial Platforms, one of the UK’s independent, adviser platform groups has announced the completion of the acquisition of Third Financial, following regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in May this year. Third Financial is an investment platform and front-to-back wealth management software… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, nucleus financial platforms, third financial, uk

July 2, 2024 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) has agreed to acquire Preqin, an independent provider of private markets data for £2.55 billion or approximately $3.2 billion in cash. Bringing together Preqin’s data and research tools “with Aladdin’s complementary workflow capabilities in a unified platform will create a preeminent… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, blackrock, preqin, private markets

July 2, 2024 @ 6:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Acuity Knowledge Partners, a provider of high-value research, analytics and business intelligence solutions to the financial services sector, today announced the acquisition of PPA Group (PPA). PPA is a technology-enabled service provider “to financial institutions in Germany and Switzerland, providing services focused on bespoke structuring… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, acuity knowledge partners, ppa group, research

July 2, 2024 @ 1:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital lender Assetz Capital has shared information on two transactions. Assetz Capital is an online lender supporting the property development sector. According to the company, one transaction included a £5 million commercial mortgage to refinance an ibis Styles hotel at Waterloo Street in Glasgow, owned… Read More

 Tagged assetz capital, uk, united kingdom

July 2, 2024 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ahead of Thursday’s general election, UK’s PensionBee shares its recommendations for potential changes to the pension landscape under a new government. Commitment to ‘pot for life’ Becky O’Connor, Director of Public Affairs at PensionBee, commented: “Although not directly mentioned in the Labor or Conservative manifestos,… Read More

 Tagged pensionbee, pensions, uk, united kingdom

July 2, 2024 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On 1 July 2024, Clearstream introduced a direct link to South Korea with the Korea Securities Depository (KSD). This innovative link is expected to provide clients “with seamless market access to settle and safe keep Korean government bonds, including Korean Treasury Bonds (KTBs) and Monetary… Read More

 Tagged clearsream, securities depository, south korea

July 2, 2024 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) has revealed the acquisition of Pluto Capital Inc., described as an artificial intelligence (AI) powered investment research platform that delivers “highly-customized” investment strategies based on customer needs and financial goals. With this strategic acquisition, investors may anticipate “a new era of intelligent, data-driven… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, pluto, robinhood