Tagged: bny mellon

November 30, 2021 @ 4:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fundbox, the AI-powered financial platform for small businesses, has closed a $100M Series D funding round at a $1.1 billion valuation. This latest round was led by Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), joined by existing investors Allianz X, Khosla Ventures, and The Private Shares… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Market participants are currently able to apply their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles to the assets they’re willing to “accept as collateral,” utilizing ESG Data Analytics provided by BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK). As mentioned in the announcement: “In a milestone development for the collateral… Read More

October 3, 2021 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantexa, the data and analytics software firm focused on Contextual Decision Intelligence (CDI), recently revealed that BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK) has completed an investment in Quantexa, to “close its series D” – which was led by Warburg Pincus, an international growth investor, and a growing… Read More

June 14, 2021 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK), an American investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City with over $380 billion in assets, and Saphyre recently revealed that they’ll utilize AI tech to enhance the customer experience while also automating and expediting client onboarding. This partnership… Read More

March 31, 2021 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNY Mellon (NYSE:BK), an American investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City, notes that in the current environment, where the “intrinsic value of fiat currencies is increasingly being questioned,” it’s important to take into consideration the value of alternative currencies like Bitcoin… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Only a month after announcing that it was working on an integrated service for crypto-assets, BNY Mellon (NYSE:BK) has decided to make a strategic investment into crypto startup Fireblocks. The New York-headquartered financial powerhouse, which is notably among the biggest banking institutions and also one… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Fireblocks has raised $133 million in Series C funding according to the company. Fireblocks is on a mission to bring crypto to financial services firms including big banks, Fintechs, exchanges, and more. The funding round was led by Coatue, Ribbit, and Stripes with participation from… Read More

February 11, 2021 @ 8:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

BNY Mellon (NYSE:BK),  a bank with $2.2 trillion in assets under management, has announced the creation of a new Digital Assets unit that seeks to accelerate the development of solutions to help clients address growing and evolving needs related to the growth of digital assets,… Read More

August 3, 2020 @ 6:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies Inc., a provider of payments and financial messaging solutions in the cloud, revealed on August 3, 2020, that it has secured $35 million in growth equity financing. The latest investment into Volante’s operations was led by Wavecrest Growth Partners, along with participation from… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 8:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Vanguard, one of the world’s largest investment management firms with $5.9 trillion in global assets, is testing blockchain tech to improve and accelerate foreign exchange (FX) forward contracts. According to a release, Vanguard has partnered with Symbiont, Bankof New York Mellon, State Street, and Franklin… Read More

January 2, 2020 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Companies might think that they have to spend more money to generate more revenue, however, many are reportedly spending a lot more than what’s required in order to keep their accounts payable (AP) departments operational. Paper checks are still the main method through which American… Read More

October 25, 2019 @ 2:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Laura McGortey, director of strategic partnership solutions at New York-based BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK), a multinational banking and financial services holding company, says that there is more open banking activity in the US business-to-business (B2B) payments industry, when compared to the Eurozone (on the last… Read More

May 1, 2019 @ 8:30 am By Cali Haan  |  

Bakkt COO Adam White has blogged on his company’s efforts to become the go-to Bitcoin futures trading platform and “digital asset” custodian for institutions.  According to the post, Bakkt has acquired Digital Asset Custody Company (DACC) establishing a “commitment to setting a new standard for… Read More

March 22, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SixThirty, a global fintech venture firm based in St. Louis, announced on Thursday it has reached agreements with, BNY Mellon’s Pershing, Detalus, Enterprise Bank & Trust and World Wide Technology to join its roster of premier global financial services and technology partners. Founded in 2013, SixThirty… Read More

September 15, 2016 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

 Team “Utility Settlement Coin,” comprised of UBS, Clearmatics, Deutsche Bank, Santander, ICAP and BNY Mellon, has issued a brief update about its use blockchain technology to allow financial markets to complete financial transactions more quickly and smoothly.  In late August,  UBS Head of Strategic Investment & Fintech Innovation Hyder Jaffrey… Read More

August 25, 2016 @ 12:44 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

UBS and Clearmatics have  joined with BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank, Icap and Santander to advance the Utility Settlement Coin, an asset-backed digital cash instrument implemented on distributed ledger technology, according to a statement. “Digital cash is a core component of a future financial market fabric… Read More