Smartkarma, Asia’s largest provider of independent investment research, today announced it has closed a Series B round of financing led by Sequoia India, which brings the company’s total funding to US $21 million.

TerraPay, the world’s first mobile payments switch, and Wari, a global platform offering digital financial services have signed a strategic partnership agreement that will strengthen the remittances ecosystem in 35 key African markets. The partnership is aimed at interconnecting the global money transfer operators with mobile wallets and bank accounts in Africa. 

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is engaged in an almost dizzying list of activities to defend consumers, the financial services sector and indeed itself from the ever present threat of cybercrime.

An interview with Natalie Gavrilenko CEO of AroundB.

Financial IT: What is the mission of your company? What makes AroundB special and what are the solutions that you bring to the market?

The international derivatives marketplace Eurex, part of Deutsche Börse Group, enhances its market structure to address industry trends and further meet its member’s needs. 

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced the launch of SafeNet Data Protection On Demand, a centralized cloud-based services platform for companies to protect data, meet compliance mandates and manage the security of all their sensitive information in every location with unparalleled simplicity.

Temenos, the software specialist for banking and finance, today announced that a US-based Tier 1 global bank has selected Temenos T24 Core Banking as its global cash management platform for deposit transaction processing, internal account sweeping and interest compensation. The system, which will replace the bank’s legacy infrastructure, will be implemented progressively in multiple countries across the globe.

The DigiPulse Token Sale has finally concluded! During the month-long sale, we've raised 3474 ETH from 420 contributors! We would like to sincerely thank everyone who has supported us and spent their hard earned cash to support our Digital Inheritance vision. 

Now that the Sale is over, we'll be focusing on three major aspects of DigiPulse - developing the Beta, ensuring that the DigiPulse tokens - the DGPT are listed on relevant Cryptocurrency exchanges, handling token and bounty distributions, as well as attending local and foreign Crypto and ICO related conferences.

Mendix, which offers the fastest and easiest platform to create mobile and web applications, today announced the global launch of the Mendix University Program, with 26 universities adopting the Mendix platform in their curriculum.

CoInvestor, the alternative assets platform, has been chosen by LendInvest Capital as a preferred method for UK advisers to invest in its Luxembourg-domiciled Real Estate Opportunity Fund.

The £130 million lending fund offers investors the opportunity to participate in a diverse pool of real estate-backed loans originated and underwritten by LendInvest’s experienced underwriting team. The fund aims to deliver a sustainable, uncorrelated income yield to its investors with strong downside protection.