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Muse Finance - a bespoke finance provider for small, medium and growing businesses - today announces that it has closed a $20 million debt facility to support the growth of small businesses.
CLS, a financial market infrastructure delivering settlement, processing and data solutions across the global FX ecosystem, announced today that Chong Hing Bank is the second Chinese bank to access CLSSettlement as a third-party participant via UBS, a CLS settlement member.
While our COVID-19 pandemic fears are starting to fade, their impacts are still being felt, especially in the pockets of many South Africans. When lockdown restrictions put a huge strain on businesses and countless jobs were lost, consumers turned to their credit cards to keep up with monthly expenses, resulting in worrying levels of indebtedness.
Today, Square launches its first integration with Clearpay in the UK, providing “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) functionality to sellers across online and in-person commerce.
Northern Trust has named Benjamin Bobroff as the new global head of its Digital Solutions Consulting team within its Asset Servicing business development division and made three senior appointments supporting the continued strategic focus and investment in digital innovation.
Prytek, a multinational technology group with a focus on building and investing in technologies and delivering managed services, announces that it has appointed Noga Knaz as its CEO of Prytek Ventures to provide the Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) arm with more management attention and concentrate on early-stage fintech startups.
The Fintech industry is often admired for its unmatched level of growth. Fintechs are behind the rapid product development that has transformed the finance industry and the way consumers manage and understand their money.
However, for an industry that is so progressive and forward-thinking, there’s still a large imbalance in gender diversity from entry-level and junior roles all the way through to senior management and C-suite.
Micro-investing platform Wombat has closed its Series A funding round, raising more than £4m to support its ambitious growth plans, forthcoming product launches and international expansion.
The round was led by long-time backer Fuel Ventures, which first invested in the business in 2020. A four-week crowdfund also gave Wombat users and broader community access to the round and closed 300% over target, contributing to a total raise of £4.2m.
As more money moves online, people need simple, easy ways to bring their money into the digital financial ecosystem. We’re investing in expanding Plaid’s network reach to new geographies and more people across the world to better support the ecosystem.
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