Taranis Capital, an ethical, fintech-focused investment fund, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dirk Burmann as our Chief Financial Officer (CFO). With over 25 years of experience in the financial sector, Dirk brings a wealth of expertise to our team. His extensive knowledge spans the CFO agenda, private equity, funds industry, and due diligence practices, particularly within the financial sector.

Spare, an open banking service provider authorized within the regulatory sandbox of the Central Bank of Saudi Arabia, announced that it has successfully completed the technical clearance in accordance with the regulatory framework for open banking issued by the Central Bank of Saudi Arabia. This step confirms Spare's position as a leading service provider in the rapidly growing open banking ecosystem in the Kingdom.

Tinaba has signed a groundbreaking partnership deal with Alipay+ to become its latest digital payment partner, allowing its customers direct access to more than 2.5 million Alipay+ supported stores.

Tinaba is the first European bank-affiliated mobile wallet, and the only one in Italy, which has partnered with Alipay+, thus enabling its customers to make payments – in euros and in their own language – in Asia directly, from the Tinaba app.

QuickNode, a leading provider of blockchain infrastructure, announces that it now supports the XRP Ledger (XRPL). This integration makes the XRPL, a Layer 1 open-source, energy-efficient, and decentralized blockchain, available to the global developer community on the QuickNode platform. Adding the XRPL to QuickNode will help developers on the XRPL build their business and move web3 closer toward mass adoption with reliable blockchain solutions. 

Insurtech Qover partners with the UK’s largest digital bank, Monzo, to provide a simple, tailored travel insurance solution that can be accessed by Monzo Premium account holders in the UK through the Monzo app. The program is orchestrated by Qover, utilising their embedded insurance orchestration platform, and underwritten by Zurich Insurance Company Ltd UK (Zurich), a leading multi-line insurer. 

Rimes is the category winner for Enterprise Data Management in the Chartis BuySide50 Rankings. The Chartis’ RiskTech Buyside50 2023 ranking and the report examines the current buy-side landscape, highlighting the overarching dynamics and key trends and recognizing the top 50 vendors in the space. The report focuses on the entire front-to-back investment lifecycle incorporated into asset/securities investing.

E-commerce is now the driving force for both retailers and shoppers worldwide. The pandemic accelerated the growth of e-commerce, and we’re now seeing unprecedented figures when it comes to online shopping. In 2021, over 2.14 billion people worldwide purchased goods and services online.

Unit21, the risk and compliance infrastructure company, is excited to share its $45 million Series C funding led by Tiger Global and South Park Commons in 2022.