General News

August 28, 2023 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A total of 808 venture capital (VC) funding deals “worth $8 billion were announced in the UK during January to July 2023,” according to a recent update shared by GlobalData. Both VC funding deals volume and value “witnessed considerable year-on-year (YoY) decline of 28.4% and… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil will require an estimated $200 billion (BRL 1 trillion) investment to reach its 2030 climate goals, according to a new study released by the World Economic Forum. That’s over $100 Billion USD more “in climate transition investments than the country is currently on track… Read More

August 27, 2023 @ 7:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

British Business Investments announces a new £20m Tier 2 capital facility for Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited. Funds raised from the facility will enable Cambridge & Counties Bank “to increase its volume of competitive lending to smaller businesses over and above levels it might have… Read More

August 27, 2023 @ 2:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, announced Martin Murrell has been named Head of Global Payments and Milton Santiago was named Head of Global Digital Solutions. The new leaders will further SVB’s commitment “to innovative products, client solutions and exceptional client… Read More

August 27, 2023 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global assurance partner, LRQA, has announced the appointment of Ian Spaulding as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), “effective from 1 September 2023.” Current CEO, Paul Butcher, has decided “to step down and will support the organization in an advisory capacity to the board.” LRQA’s… Read More

August 26, 2023 @ 11:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

11 early-stage startups from 7 countries (3 from Switzerland, 3 from Germany) have been selected for the upcoming Tenity Incubation Program starting “on August 28th, 2023, in Switzerland” Selected startups reportedly receive “an initial CHF50k investment from the Tenity Incubation Fund II.” The fund will… Read More

August 26, 2023 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Socotra, the provider of modern, cloud-based technology for insurers worldwide, announced today that Sonny Patel has joined the company in the role of Chief Product and Technology Officer. She will be responsible for “leading the company’s Product and Engineering teams alongside Product Architect Matt Hamilton,… Read More

August 26, 2023 @ 3:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  As the banking landscape rapidly evolves, we decided to speak with Amit Dua, President at SunTec, a technology partner that claims to work with the world’s largest banks, helping them to improve their customer experience, pricing strategies, and ESG approach through technology-led solutions. Amit… Read More

August 26, 2023 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

U.S. lender exposure to synthetic identities is nearly $3 billion; Auto loans reach $1.8 billion representing more than 60% of total exposure to synthetic identities, according to an update from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU). As origination volumes for some credit products slow, a new TransUnion  analysis… Read More

August 26, 2023 @ 1:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Reserve Bank’s ongoing efforts to ease inflation by increasing net borrowing costs and then cooling demand for products/services could begin to undermine investments in innovative tech that might make the economy more robust in the long-term. This, according to research released this past… Read More

August 26, 2023 @ 10:50 am By Michael Wong  |  

CGS-CIMB Securities (CGS-CIMB), an integrated financial services provider in Asia, has raised about S$35 million ($25.8 million) for its first Vietnam-focused ETF — CGS Fullgoal Vietnam 30 Sector Cap ETF — launched Friday on Singapore Exchange (SGX). The ETF, which comprises the largest and most… Read More

August 24, 2023 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Datasite, an SaaS-based technology provider for global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) professionals, has completed the acquisition of MergerLinks, a London-based financial data platform used by finance professionals to find deal information, promote credentials and connect with investors, companies, and advisors for capital transactions. The acquisition… Read More

August 24, 2023 @ 10:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Wednesday) the appointment of John Hsu as Managing Director and Group Chief Technology Officer. He succeeds Richard Leung, who will become Group Chief Information Officer. Reporting to Mr Leung, Mr Hsu will reportedly… Read More

August 24, 2023 @ 6:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anura Solutions, LLC, an ad fraud solution company, announces its successful completion of its SOC 2 Type 1 audit for 2023. This achievement demonstrates Anura’s dedication to “maintaining the highest standards of data security, operational excellence, and customer trust.” Beth Kahn, Co-Founder and CFO of… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and SME Finance in Lithuania have joined to provide €40 million in financing for businesses in the Baltics and elsewhere, according to a statement by the EIF. The EIF will be providing a guarantee to SME finance to provide investments… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Altum Group, a provider of fund, corporate, and family office solutions, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with RiskScreen, which claims to be an industry leader in advanced compliance solutions. The partnership marks a pivotal moment in Altum’s journey towards “being a future-fit business,… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 11:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The global economic slowdown has hit SaaS startups hard, according to an update from Capchase. With their customers looking for ways to reduce costs, many have “experienced increased churn, longer sales cycles, and tougher price negotiations.” But these effects have “not been felt evenly across… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 8:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DLocal Limited (Nasdaq: DLO), a technology-first payments platform enabling global enterprise merchants to connect with billions of consumers in emerging markets,  announced earlier this month that Pedro Arnt has been “appointed as co-Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of the company,… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 5:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unqork, the Codeless as a Service platform, is excited to announce today the availability of the Unqork platform on Google Cloud Marketplace, which allows customers “to explore, launch and manage software without having to manually configure the software, virtual machine instances, storage or network settings.”… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In an IG Investor Sentiment Survey of c.4500 clients, only 28% of UK clients said ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) considerations “are important to them when making an investment decision.” This is particularly low “in comparison to 42% of Australian investors and 40% of Japanese investors.”… Read More