• The European Investment Fund (EIF) has committed to making a cornerstone investment in the Estateguru Senior Secured Credit Fund
• The new fund has a target size of up to €170 million and is aiming to invest in senior secured SME property-backed loans originated primarily in the Baltics, Finland and Germany

Wolters Kluwer Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) has announced that it has signed an agreement with The Reynolds and Reynolds Company to acquire International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a leading U.S. provider of compliance and document generation software solutions for the mortgage and real estate industry. The deal is for approximately $70 million in cash.

Cutting-edge affordability technology will enable personalised decisions that accurately reflect a customer’s financial circumstances

Early tests show a 10% increase in acceptance rates without any compromise to affordability assessments or credit performance

Krungthai Card Public Company Limited., one of the leading card issuing company and JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan's only international payment brand, announce the launch of issuing the KTC JCB Ultimate Credit Card in Thailand.

Annapurna Finance raised EURO 15 mn of senior debt from OeEB the Development Bank of Austria, this facility will provide financial assistance to its clients in microfinance space. EMGA advised on the transaction.

The EUR 15 million debt facility comes at a time when financial institutions world-wide are exploring new cross-border funding options to further deliver on their objectives.

A survey from Entrust details preferences of the modern banking customer, with consumers indicating a need for online banking capabilities, secure cards with chips and enhanced payment security

Today, Orange (www.Orange.com) and the German Development Cooperation are i

• Partnership: The Dutch fintech partners with global payments company Worldline to provide online and offline customers with BNPL offers at no fee for the end consumer
• Growth: in3 revenue has increased 300% year-on-year since 2018 as it scales reach and operations 

Babel Finance Asset Management's research specialists are optimistic about the long-term value of crypto assets. Since the currency's birth, long-term Bitcoin(BTC) investors have profited handsomely, and more and more traditional financial institutions are realizing it. Financial institutions increasingly adopt crypto-asset markets, as seen by the high trade volumes recorded by Babel Finance's crypto trading division.