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Fintech Startup, Prograd Raises $2.5M Seed Round to Promote Financial Literacy for Gen-Z

Prograd, the fintech startup dedicated to helping young people understand finance, has today announced its $2.5m seed round. The company, founded by two recent university graduates in London, is a platform allowing users to set up financial goals and find personalised paths to either earn, save or borrow their way to their goals - to promote financial literacy for Gen-Zers. 

Monday, January 9, 2023 - 14:29
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Love Ventures Bolsters Senior Team with New Industry Heavyweights

Love Ventures, the venture capital firm, has today announced that it has appointed Carolyn Maddox as Senior Advisor and is welcoming Alex Packham as a Venture Partner. The appointments come as Love Ventures launches its third and largest fund to date with a close at the start of next year.

Monday, January 9, 2023 - 14:21
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Five Trends to Watch in 2023: Data Sovereignty, Privacy and Literacy Will Dominate

A challenging year ahead will demand a balance between bold data use and governance. What do the data experts think? We’ve got the top five predictions from TIBCO’s leading data thinkers.

Monday, January 9, 2023 - 14:11
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Remote Key Injection Solution Enables Retailers to Cost Save and Maximise Flexibility of POS Device Management

Utimaco, a leading global provider of IT security solutions, today announces its partnership with Spencer Technologies, the leading provider of end-to-end IT life cycle solutions for every type of major corporation in the retail market.

Monday, January 9, 2023 - 14:07
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Tradeteq Expands into Private Debt to Ease Trading Between Banks and Investors

Tradeteq, the technology provider for securitisation-as-a-service and bank asset distribution, is expanding into private debt and real assets to help banks, other asset sellers and institutional investors overcome the barriers to trading instruments such as direct lending, infrastructure and real-estate debt.  

Monday, January 9, 2023 - 14:02
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Explainer: How the UK’s Economic Crime Act Aims to Tackle Money Laundering

In March 2022, the UK Government introduced a new piece of legislation called the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the ‘Act’). This legislation’s main aim is to create a public register of overseas entities owning UK property.

What is an Overseas Entity?

Monday, January 9, 2023 - 09:35
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Inspera Announces New Global CEO as Company’s International Trajectory Continues

Inspera, the leading global digital assessment and proctoring SaaS provider,

Monday, January 9, 2023 - 09:33
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Allianz Trade, Santander CIB & Two partnered to Develop a New B2B BNPL Solution Dedicated to Large Multinational Corporates

Allianz Trade, the world leader in trade credit insurance, Two, the pioneering business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce payments platform, and Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), one of the Top Trade Finance banks in the banking sector, have partnered to provide the first global B2B Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) solution for large multinational corporates.

Monday, January 9, 2023 - 09:26
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Capital.com Survey: More than 6 in 10 Retail Traders Globally Expect Markets to Go into Recession This Year

According to a survey run by Capital.com, the high-growth global trading platform, 63% of its retail traders expect global markets to go into recession in 2023. When asked how severe they expect the recession to be in 2023, 40% of respondents said global markets would experience a multi-year recession while 47% expect it to be short and mild.

Monday, January 9, 2023 - 09:12
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Axion Global Asset Management Expands Business onto VA Discretionary Account Management and VA Fund Distribution

Axion Global Asset Management Limited (“AGAM” or the “Company”), a subsidiary of Edvance International Holdings Limited, is pleased to announce the expansion of virtual assets service offerings for professional investors. In addition to managing investment funds that fully invests in virtual asset, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) has authorised the Company to manage virtual asset discretionary accounts and distribute VA funds for professional investors.

Monday, January 9, 2023 - 09:06
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