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November 18, 2021 @ 9:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VAST Data, the storage software firm focused on breaking “decades-old” tradeoffs, has announced that the Jump Trading Group chose VAST’s performant, low-latency Universal Storage as the foundation to its high-performance computing (HPC) Cloud infrastructure. As an international research-based trading company, the team at Jump includes… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global AI-enhanced credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI reveals that Tower Federal Credit Union has chosen its AI-enabled platform. The implementation should equip the credit union with improved underwriting capabilities in order to “make stronger, faster credit decisions and strengthen financial options for its members.”… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PayZen, which claims to be a “mission-driven” Fintech addressing healthcare affordability, has announced it completed a $15 million Series A round. SignalFire has reportedly led the Fintech firm’s investment round, along with contributions from Link Ventures and 7wireVentures, as well as existing investors Viola Ventures… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Confluence Technologies, Inc., an international tech solutions provider assisting the investment management sector with addressing complex investment data challenges, has  announced it has “secured a multi-year agreement” with FundHero S.A., a Luxembourg-headquartered fund service company, that will “combine Confluence’s Cloud-based Revolution platform with its own… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Podium, a communication and payments platform for local businesses, announced on November 15, 2021 that it has acquired $201 million in capital via a Series D round that has been led by YC Continuity, along with contributions from Durable Capital Partners, Arpex Capital, Accel, Album… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 5:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capco, the international tech and management consultancy, has appointed Glenn Kurban as a new Partner in its US Data & Analytics practice, based out of the firm’s Atlanta offices. A senior business professional with more than 25 years of industry experience in data and analytics,… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform Gemini announced on November 12, 2021 that they are pleased to confirm support for Shiba Inu (SHIB), along with a wide range of decentralized finance (DeFi), Metaverse, infrastructure, and data management tokens. As mentioned in an update from Gemini, Shiba Inu (SHIB),… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ExpressCredit Group (ExpressCredit), a lending firm, has acquired $9 million (appr. €7.74 million) in new funding for specialty finance operations in Botswana. As mentioned in an update, this allows the firm to diversify its financial resources and “partially refinance its existing credit facilities funded by… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) notes that Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) is more than just a “modern twist” on layaway. Affirm writes in a blog post that consumers love the flexible payment method as a way to “avoid credit cards and manage their cash flow.” The… Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero Limited (ASX: XRO) has revealed that it’s acquiring LOCATE Inventory (the trading name of New Tack, Inc), a US Cloud-powered inventory management provider, in order to better support the inventory requirements of small businesses and improve its e-commerce capability. As mentioned in an update… Read More

November 13, 2021 @ 6:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has announced the launch of the Retail Trading Activity Tracker, which is a new dataset that aims to offer reliable information into the trading activity of self-directed retail investors in the U.S. equity market. The Retail Trading Activity Tracker has been designed… Read More

November 13, 2021 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alto Solutions, Inc., a self-directed IRA platform that makes it easier for people to make investments into alternative assets via tax-advantaged retirement funds, announced on November 11, 2021 that Alto CryptoIRA has managed to surpass 100 crypto coins and virtual tokens. As mentioned in an… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FINOS, the Fintech Open Source Foundation, has announced at its Open Source Strategy Forum in New York, six new corporate members, “bringing its membership to 55 members.” As mentioned in the announcement, BMO Financial Group (BMO) joins as a Platinum member, with Kim Prado, CIO,… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 6:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Facet Wealth, a fast-growing Fintech, offering customized client services via a no-minimum, flat-fee subscription model, reveals that it has named Bill Fahrbach as its new Chief Financial Officer “responsible for Facet’s overall financial function.” As mentioned in an update shared with CI, Fahrbach spent around… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 8:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SimpleNexus, developer of the homeownership platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, has announced the launch of Nexus Bilingual, a feature that makes the loan process more accessible to homebuyers who want to communicate in Spanish by obtaining  loan information in… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 5:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MX, the financial data platform and leader in modern connectivity, has announced its integration with Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: QTWO), a provider of digital transformation solutions for banking and lending, via Q2’s Partner Accelerator Program, which is reportedly a part of Q2 Innovation Studio. Via… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 8:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Current reveals that they’re pleased to confirm that Ravi Bhatia has joined the company as the Head of Credit. Ravi comes to Current after almost 15 years of leading global financial teams in credit risk, oversight, analytics, strategy and partnerships “with an expertise… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

First Internet Bancorp (Nasdaq: INBK), the parent firm of First Internet Bank, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire First Century Bancorp, the parent company of First Century Bank, N.A. With head offices in Roswell, GA, First Century is a tech-focused… Read More

November 7, 2021 @ 1:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital assets firm Kraken notes that the month of October 2021 has been dubbed “UPtober” by many in the cryptocurrency markets as the Bitcoin (BTC) price and that of Ethereum (ETH), as well as other major altcoins surged to new all-time highs…. Read More

November 7, 2021 @ 1:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto-native risk monitoring and market surveillance provider, Solidus Labs, has announced that it closed a $15 million round, which came just six months after completing a $20 million A-round in May 2021. Liberty City Ventures is leading the investment round, which also includes contributions from… Read More