Tagged: saas

January 30, 2025 @ 5:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook noted in a new report that the infrastructure software as a service (SaaS) sector has experienced significant growth, driven by the increasing adoption of digital transformation, Big Data, and advanced technologies like large language models. The report from PitchBook explained that this sector encompasses… Read More

January 14, 2025 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN) and Enfusion, Inc. (NYSE: ENFN) announced their entry into a definitive merger agreement for Clearwater to acquire Enfusion, a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for the investment management and hedge fund industry. According to the announcement, the purchase price is $11.25… Read More

December 15, 2024 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Goose Valley Ventures (GVV), a FinTech-focused VC firm supporting  startups in the Nordic and Baltic regions, is pleased to announce its investment in Lithuanian FinTech Torus, an SaaS intelligence platform for banks and paytechs. With this investment, GVV underscores its commitment to backing startups that… Read More

September 8, 2024 @ 6:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announced that MidWestOne Bank, a community bank headquartered in Iowa with approximately 140 thousand customers and branches across 4 states, has gone live with Temenos Digital Onboarding as SaaS on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The SaaS solution was implemented for MidWestOne “by… Read More

August 29, 2024 @ 12:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Lemon says it will work with WiserFunding to improve its SaaS related lending decisions for SMEs. Lemon recently closed a pre-seed funding round of £500,000 to fuel its growth. The funding was led by SFC Capital, alongside Pitchdrive and SyndicateRoom. Angel investors participating included… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategy consultants at OC&C have shared a report unveiling a significant opportunity for Embedded Finance for scale SaaS ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and payroll providers. Embedded Finance refers to the “integration of financial products into non-financial customer journeys.” The value chain for embedded finance typically… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amount, a digital origination and decisioning SaaS platform powering consumer and small business deposit account opening and loan origination, announced the successful close of a $30 million equity capital raise. The company will use the funds to further “invest in its world-class technology and accelerate… Read More

August 3, 2024 @ 5:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Provenance Blockchain Foundation, a non-profit organization responsible for developing and growing the public blockchain for financial services, announced the carve-out of Provenance Blockchain Labs, a blockchain development firm building a suite of foundational infrastructure SaaS products that enable asset issuers and servicers to efficiently transact… Read More

June 26, 2024 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The SaaS funding landscape in 2024 is very different from even two years ago, according to an update from Capchase. In previous years, venture capital (VC) funding was “the most popular form of SaaS funding, with countless firms investing bold amounts into fledgling companies,” the… Read More

June 24, 2024 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Belgian Fintech Chift has raised €2.3 million in seed funding, according to a statement from the company. The funding round was led by Entourage, an early-stage fund specializing in B2B SaaS and founded by Pieterjan Bouten – founder and former CEO of Showpad. Other investors… Read More

June 22, 2024 @ 6:58 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Amount, a digital origination and decisioning SaaS platform powering account opening, loan origination, and financing, unveiled a partnership with Liberty Bank to modernize its technology infrastructure to originate personal loans from within the bank for the first time. Based in Middletown, Conn., Liberty… Read More

June 14, 2024 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The world of SaaS startup fundraising is unique, according to an extensive update from Capchase. It’s fast-paced, data-heavy, and can be “unpredictable at times,” Capchase notes in a blog post. As explained by Capchase, today’s funding landscape “has more to offer founders than ever before.”… Read More

June 7, 2024 @ 6:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

10x Banking, the transformational cloud-native SaaS core banking platform has announced a new alliance with Deloitte Australia to further strengthen cooperation in delivering technology-enabled transformation to mutuals. Building on the strategic alliance recently announced with Deloitte UK and US, the move furthers the companies’ commitment… Read More

June 4, 2024 @ 1:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zafin, the provider of SaaS core modernization and transformation solutions for banks,  announced the appointment of Michael Nitsopoulos as Chief Product Officer. Michael reportedly brings “over 23 years of experience driving product innovation and solutions across multinational organizations, including financial services, telecommunications, retail, public sector,… Read More

June 1, 2024 @ 1:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Forward, a technology partner empowering SaaS companies to integrate and monetize payments, announced $16M in seed financing. The investment round was led by Commerce Ventures, Elefund, and Fiserv. The capital will enable Forward “to meet accelerating demand from software partners while applying artificial intelligence to… Read More

May 26, 2024 @ 5:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Embedded finance firm Weavr has revealed in new research that the overwhelming majority of business-to-business SaaS product managers plan to adopt and utilize embedded finance as part of their near-term roadmap. The new research, entitled ‘The next step for B2B SaaS’, captured the following key… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Startups operating in the MENA region have reportedly secured over $250 million in capital during March 2024, according to an update shared by local sources. To be precise, MENA startups acquired $254 million across 54 different deals, which is up considerably by 186% MoM from… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 5:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Salla, which claims to be among the leading SaaS e-commerce enablers in Saudi Arabia, has raised $130 million in a Pre-IPO funding round which has been “co-led by Investcorp and Sanabil, and with the participation of STV as the largest investor.” This new investment is… Read More

March 4, 2024 @ 7:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FullCircl, a UK-based SaaS platform that removes the regulatory and verification roadblocks to drive revenue growth, is excited to announce the launch of its first white label orchestration platform through W2 by FullCircl to help regulated businesses onboard more customers and meet regulatory requirements. It’s… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 7:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elwood Technologies LLP, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides institutional-grade access to digital asset exchanges and liquidity venues, announced it has been authorized as a service company by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This authorization applies to Elwood’s execution management system (EMS) in “relation… Read More