General News

September 9, 2022 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FNZ, the global wealth management platform, announced that it has agreed to acquire DIAMOS AG, the specialized Wealthtech provider for the asset and wealth management industry, “to further enhance its global wealth management platform.” The acquisition will “strengthen FNZ’s global client proposition adding advanced product… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 4:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

ShiftPixy (NASDAQ:PIXY) shares rocketed higher a whopping 176% today following the announcement it would trade its shares on digital securities platform Upstream (by MERJ) along with spinning out ShiftPixy Labs as its own company. While shares dipped slightly in after-hours trading, ShiftPixy started the day… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 3:49 pm By Steve Loader  |  

Just 14 of the last 97 recently launched IPOs saw a share price improvement between their first-day trading price and the end of August 2022. The remaining 83 suffered a decrease, according to data published by IPOScoop. The figures could indicate the real growth potential… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced an interest rate increase of 75 basis points – matching the US Federal Reserves’ last bump – as it targets a 2% rate of inflation. The rate increase was the largest ever in the history of the ECB. The… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 11:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With financial services globally and in Singapore shifting towards embedded finance, KPMG announced the launch of Singapore’s first Embedded Finance Hub with ambitions “to accelerate the adoption of embedded finance in the country.” The Hub, set to run for at least 2 years is expected… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maps.me, alongside Monavate, announced a new prepaid card offering, powered by Mastercard (NYSE: MA). Today’s consumers are digital, borderless, and proving “to be increasingly open to using financial products that are integrated with apps that they use daily and trust.” With a waiting list of more… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of British Business Bank plc – the UK government’s economic development bank, has announced a €30 million “initial” investment to Atempo Growth’s inaugural venture debt fund. The new fund is expected to target VC-backed businesses in the UK and… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Versa Asia, a Malaysia-based digital cash management platform, recently revealed that they have finalized an “8-figure” investment round. Details of the funding have not been shared publicly. This latest investment round has reportedly been led by Hibiscus Fund, a VC fund that is being managed… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 6:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clear Capital, a national real estate valuation technology company, has announced the launch of ClearInsight+, a technology-enabled set of valuation products “to support Freddie Mac’s ACE+ PDR (automated collateral evaluation plus property data report), a new offering for certain loan types.” Freddie Mac began offering… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 10:41 am By Freddie Digby  |  

As firms battle with reduced revenue, Freddie Digby, CCO of Adsum, stresses that halting your investment in tech should be the last thing a business should be considering ahead of a recession The identity of the nation’s next Prime Minister was just one of many… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zurich-headquartered digital signature firm Skribble has finalized a EUR 10M round of funding. The firm’s investment round has been led by Munich’s Acton Capital Partners and Swiss VC company VI Partners. Contracts including employment and supplier agreements, along with delivery notes or tenders, have long… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Raftt, has raised a seed round of $5 Million. The funding was led by Aleph VC and Cardumen Capital. Raftt shared that a number of private investors participated in the round, including Ariel Maislos and Benny Schneider, Devtools angel investors; Adi Sharabani, founder of Skycure… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After months of investments tumbling in a downward trend, July seemed “to mark a positive turning point for global markets,” according to an update from PensionBee. In fact, China was “the only leading stock market to fall in value.” This brief rebound had “created speculation… Read More

September 4, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

StepFunction, a key player in SaaS revenue growth solutions, recently announced a $5M post-seed raise led by Dallas Venture Capital (DVC) along with contributions from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Inventus Capital Partners, and Z5 Capital. McKinsey research indicates that SaaS companies that “focus on cross-selling,… Read More

September 3, 2022 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fairmarkit, the automated sourcing platform that is transforming the procurement of goods and services for enterprises, announced a $35.6 million Series C investment, “bringing its total funding to date to $78 million.” The investment round was “led by OMERS Growth Equity with participation from investors… Read More

September 2, 2022 @ 1:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sberbank Switzerland, part of one of the largest banks in Russia, is being sold while planning a name change. Sberbank has been impacted by the sanctions applied to the Russian regime due to its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Sberbank is partly owned by the government… Read More

September 1, 2022 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ticketmaster announced that it will allow event organizers to issue NFTs (non-fungible tokens) that are reportedly tied to tickets on Flow, a blockchain/DLT network that’s run by a16z-backed Dapper Labs. Big news for live event fans! @Ticketmaster Event Organizers now can offer digital keepsakes, minted… Read More

September 1, 2022 @ 8:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Numerix, a key player in capital markets risk management technology, announced that it has been acquired by Genstar Capital, a private equity firm “focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, healthcare, industrials, and software industries.” Founded in 1996, Numerix reportedly “has over… Read More

September 1, 2022 @ 6:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA), Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) had a booming month in August. While other markets sank (think crypto and public securities), platforms participating in securities offerings under Reg CF jumped. CCA reports that new issuers hit a record 159 companies aiming… Read More

September 1, 2022 @ 1:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Reserve has reportedly changed the timing of the introduction of its real-time payments solution, called FedNow, to the middle of 2023. The US Federal Reserve is aiming for a full-scale production rollout of the new payments service for somewhere between May and July… Read More