GoldenSource today announced that ICE’s ESG Reference Data service will now be integrated with GoldenSource ESG Impact, which provides ESG data for buyside and sellside investors. ICE’s ESG Reference Data offers detailed ESG information and analytics that can be essential for investment decisions, risk management, regulatory reporting, and meeting stated goals in sustainability.

• 84% of small businesses suffer from late payments, with one in eight waiting more than 60 days to be paid
• 92% of small business owners and sole traders say late payments have a negative impact either on their business, themselves, or both
• One in four small business owners say late payments are limiting their ability to grow their business

• New QR-code based tomato pay app offers an affordable invoicing and payment solution for small businesses

GBPUSD Monthly:

Monthly support at 1.3514 & 1.3482, resistance at 1.4248.

Last month price tested 1.3514 and 1.3482 monthly support. Monthly trend remains up but MACD is trying to cross down signalling a possible change in the long term trend.

• Token sale sells out 1st tranche of 8m tokens in 24 hours 

• Loan demand reaches over $190 million including about $50 million in non-crypto related loans  
• SmartFi has funded its first $2 million in small business loans that would have normally been funded by traditional lenders

• Educational video series features insights from well-respected institutional investors across the US, EU and China 

• “From Climate Taker to Climate Maker” in four simple steps

Wilshire, a leading global financial services firm, today announced the launch of a video series to help guide institutional investors in understanding the investment returns and risks of the climate challenge.

~ Invoices worth ~$1.5 billion presented, paid, and reconciled in 2021 ~

~ Large corporates across sectors move away from physical payments ~

JP Morgan-backed Global PayEX reported 600 per cent growth in digital invoice presentment and payments on its platform, FreePay, in 2021. The 6X growth signals the rapid adoption of AI-powered cloud solutions by Indian conglomerates to digitise and automate Accounts Receivable (AR).

Mswipe, a leading end-to-end digital enabler for SMEs, today announced that it has introduced a dedicated business vertical to strengthen the digital payments infrastructure of all government enterprises across the country.

The company announced the appointment of Dhruti Gawande as Head - Government Enterprise. She will be responsible for expanding Mswipe’s footprint in the government sector and support the latter’s vision of transforming India into a digitally-empowered society and a less-cash economy.

African unicorns have made big news in recent months, with four startups having recently reached a $1 billion valuation or more this year alone, taking the total up to seven. Two of the new entrants are in fintech, one in edtech, and one in general technology. These and other technology-enabled sectors are where emerging market investors are betting a flurry of new African unicorns will follow suit in the near future.

New platform offers Raymond James financial advisors a one-stop location for M&A tools, prospective buyer/seller matching and succession planning education.

A rapidly growing roster of investment banks who serve the dynamic middle market are turning to CapLinked’s software platform to securely share information and manage transaction workflow