Global

March 6, 2024 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

To elevate its securities finance offering, CGS International Securities Pte. Ltd., an integrated financial services provider in Asia, has implemented global Fintech Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.‘s (NYSE:BR), Securities Finance and Collateral Management (SFCM) platform. The single platform enables CGS International “to minimize costs via automation… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Rabobank has reportedly carried out several pilots in order to execute over €2 billion in commercial paper transactions via blockchain platform Ubermorgen. The platform provides financial market participants with instant access to funds via the automated issuance of commercial paper as well as certificates of… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 2:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Yuno, a global payments orchestration platform, announces it has secured $25 million from a consortium of prominent investors, including DST Global Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, Kaszek Ventures and Monashees. Founded by experienced tech entrepreneurs Juan Pablo Ortega and Julián Núñez, Yuno offers its clients… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Central Bank of Ireland has reportedly shared a new multi-year payments strategy following concerns that banking institutions are not actually taking advantage of the opportunities made available through instant payments. While at the BPFI National Payments Conference, Vasileios Madouros, the Deputy Governor, Central Bank… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Private markets investment management firm Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE)  announced the final closing of Hamilton Lane Strategic Opportunities Fund VIII. The Fund represents approximately $700 million in commitments “from a wide range of institutions, including over 50 investors across North America, Asia, EMEA and Latin… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 11:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

THIS, which claims to be the UK’s “fastest growing” food brand (Feb ’23), making ridiculously meaty plant-based alternative, has secured over £1  million on Seedrs topping its funding target of £750,000. The securities offering has almost a month left in its campaign. THIS is offering… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru is sharing its loan portfolio for the month of January 2024. Estateguru says that it saw €6.1M in loan repayments in January, “with an additional €0.5M from recovered loans.” Estateguru says it also saw total returns amounting to €1.2M euros, with “an average return… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee Group plc, an online pension provider, recently announced it has entered into an exclusive, non-binding term sheet “with a large, US-based global financial institution in order to expand into the United States of America.” The US has the world’s largest Defined Contribution pension market,… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 11:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ESProfiler, the British cybersecurity start-up, announces a £2.8 million Seed round, led by Nauta Capital. This milestone builds on the momentum from angel investments received in 2023. Founded to tackle the inefficiencies in enterprise cybersecurity investments, ESProfiler is emerging as a key player in the… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a global online investment platform providing smaller investors access to private securities offerings, is partnering with NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) as part of its sector fund, the OurCrowd AI Fund. NVIDIA is the hottest artificial intelligence firm around today, as just about everyone needs their technology… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eric Demuth, CEO at Bitpanda, reveals that they’re launching LeadBlock Bitpanda Ventures (focused on Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals). When the team first created Bitpanda, there wasn’t much help available to them. There also wasn’t enough funding and there wasn’t expertise they could draw… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s challenger bank Monzo has finalized a heavily-trailed $400 million investment round, which has increased the firm’s valuation to $5 billion. The funding round, an incentive for pushing the banking platform towards profitability, was reportedly led by Alphabet-owned Capital G, along with contributions from Google… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES), a global alternative investment manager, announced that funds managed by its Alternative Credit strategy have launched Ansley Park Capital, a newly-formed lending and specialty finance company “that delivers full spectrum, customized financing solutions for essential-use, large-ticket equipment.” Ansley Park’s management… Read More

March 4, 2024 @ 11:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

EuroCrowd, the pan-European assocation that represents investment crowdfunding platforms across the continent, has announced a partnership with InnovUP,  or the Italian Innovation & Startup Ecosystem association. According to a note from EuroCrowd, the partnership means that EuroCrowd will help represent Italian platforms. This is said… Read More

March 4, 2024 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) announced a partnership between its marketing solutions line, TruAudience, and Samooha, by Snowflake, a native data clean room solution on Snowflake. The partnership paves the way “for a privacy and data-driven future in the advertising industry.” This also represents a significant step… Read More

March 4, 2024 @ 7:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayQuicker, a Fintech firm focused on the global payouts market, today announced its partnership with MONAT Global, a direct-selling company known for its haircare, skincare, and wellness products. MONAT will leverage PayQuicker’s unique offerings “to streamline commission-based payments to their Market Partners across the globe… Read More

March 4, 2024 @ 1:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Oliver Wyman, a global firm focused on management consulting, and a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE:MMC) announced the completion of its acquisition of Innopay. Innopay complements Oliver Wyman’s existing payments consulting capabilities. Innopay delivers strategy, scheme development, and execution “in the domain of digital payments,… Read More

March 4, 2024 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

A payments provider and once one of the most successful Fintechs in Germany, Wirecard collapsed into a pile of allegations of fraud and misconduct. Wirecard, at one time part of the DAX and valued in the billions of dollars, became a huge embarrassment for regulators… Read More

March 4, 2024 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IntoTheBlock, a provider of on-chain analytics has announced the integration of the TRON network into its Market Intelligence suite. Via a collaboration with TRON DAO, these advanced indicators “will be available for free to the TRON DAO community.” The TRON network, which is reportedly “known… Read More

March 4, 2024 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Businesses continued their positive start to the new year, Lloyds Bank’s latest Business Barometer has found. The Barometer – which measures businesses’ overall confidence “by assessing their trading prospects and optimism for the economy – found that while overall confidence dipped slightly to 42%, businesses… Read More