General News

March 7, 2023 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

UK-based Fintech Tide has published a survey that indicates women founders find it difficult to access capital. According to the survey, limited access to capital is the top issue for starting a business. Tide reports that more than half, or 53% of women across the… Read More

March 7, 2023 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lendable is pleased to build its Analytics and Business Intelligence team with the addition of Federico Mambelli. Lendable Head of Analytics and Business Intelligence, Olivia Johnson, said: “We are delighted to welcome Federico to the team, who brings a wealth of experience in economic and… Read More

March 7, 2023 @ 6:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), which claims to be the world’s largest telematics service provider, announced that it has acquired Amodo, a telematics company based in Europe. The acquisition brings together two telematics companies “with large and growing footprints in Europe, giving Amodo’s customers access to… Read More

March 7, 2023 @ 5:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ:AMZN), announced plans to launch an AWS infrastructure Region in Malaysia. The new AWS Region will “give developers, startups, entrepreneurs, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and nonprofit organizations, greater choice for running their applications and… Read More

March 6, 2023 @ 4:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantum Brilliance, the developer of room-temperature miniaturized quantum computing products and solutions, announced the launch of its Qristal software suite, “enabling R&D teams to explore integrating quantum systems in real-world applications in a critical step towards practical utility of the technology.” With Qristal, developers and… Read More

March 6, 2023 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CAPE Analytics, which claims to be the leader in AI-powered geospatial property intelligence, announced its integration with insurance carrier American National in order to enhance its risk management and underwriting processes “by leveraging CAPE property insights.” Working with CAPE geospatial property insights will “allow American… Read More

March 6, 2023 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clear Capital, a national real estate valuation technology company, announced the launch of Universal Data Collection (UDC), the latest in the company’s suite of products designed “to support appraisal modernization.” UDC supports Fannie Mae’s newly announced Value Acceptance + Property Data program, as well as… Read More

March 6, 2023 @ 6:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Six in ten (63%) UK accounting and finance professionals are “concerned over the accuracy of their company’s monthly financial statements,” according to new research published by FloQast, a provider of accounting workflow automation. Accounting and finance teams are feeling “the pressure of the recessionary environment,… Read More

March 5, 2023 @ 3:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Immuta, a data security firm, announced an additional strategic investment to its Series E funding round from ServiceNow. This investment reportedly comes “at a time of immense growth for Immuta and its Data Security Platform SaaS offering, which saw annual recurring revenue increase by 200%… Read More

March 3, 2023 @ 5:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

While January was dismal, February delivered a bit of bounce in Reg CF activity, according to Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA). The improvement in February reverses a downward trend that started in October. CCA reports that its Online Investment Index, which tracks the top 50 deals,… Read More

March 3, 2023 @ 10:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Startups in 2023 are facing compensation markets “unlike any in recent memory,” according to an update from Carta. Layoffs have “afflicted large, public tech companies as well as companies across the VC ecosystem.” In the private markets, declining valuations and increasing intervals between funding rounds… Read More

March 3, 2023 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

trackd, the cybersecurity start-up automating vulnerability remediation without the fear of disruption, announced that it is emerging from stealth-mode behind $3.35MM in seed funding, and will bring its approach to the cybersecurity community in 2023. trackd’s unified vulnerability and patch management platform “leverages the collective… Read More

March 3, 2023 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

InvestCloud, the global player focused on digital transformation for the financial industry with over $6 trillion in assets, has announced the release of the next evolution of InvestCloud White, called InvestCloud White FMB+. The new product offering “includes integrated front, middle and back-office InvestCloud solutions,… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 12:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lacework, the data-driven cloud security company, announced that Verifone, a global FinTech and payment solution provider to the world’s best-known brands, has selected the Lacework Polygraph Data Platform “to help secure its cloud infrastructure as the company moves to a cloud-native DevSecOps model.” Verifone’s platform… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aventus, a Web3 solutions provider for enterprises, has partnered with Nexos Technologies, a digital payments and banking platform providing open banking and payment solutions, in order “to bring blockchain-enabled solutions to the digital banking and payments sector.” Nexos Technologies has deep domain expertise “in traditional… Read More

March 1, 2023 @ 9:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Board, a global provider of Intelligent Planning Solutions which help organizations plan smarter, enabling actionable insights and better outcomes, announced it has been selected by Nationwide, the world’s “largest” Building Society, in order “to transform financial planning.” Nationwide decided on Intelligent Planning from Board, in… Read More

March 1, 2023 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payment firms Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) are reportedly taking a step back from forming new partnerships with cryptocurrency-focused companies. This, after the collapse of major businesses operating in the nascent industry. As first reported by Reuters, the crypto-assets sector experienced somewhat of… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital identity is not the easiest concept to define, according to an update from Juniper Research. It overlaps with other, similar, areas.  The crossover with areas “such as security, privacy and data management can be significant, and in some cases, they are indistinct.” As noted… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 2:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

When the Tide Goes Out, could have long-term implications for private markets, according to a recent update from Pitchbook. A report from Pitchbook notes that asset growth from fund performance and future fundraising are the two most important variables in their estimates, and they are… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FinTech Alliance has announced its fourth annual Investment Series, “with signups now open for FinTechs and investors to take part. ” The annual series has “included key partners like Augmentum FinTech, White & Case, Mountside Ventures, Albion VC and PwC” The Investment Series is nationwide and… Read More