Drawbridge, a premier provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the alternative investment industry, today announced it has promoted Simon Eyre to the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Eyre will drive Drawbridge’s corporate cybersecurity strategy and oversee infrastructure, security and privacy initiatives as the company continues its rapid global growth.

Xiggit, a next-gen fintech startup modernizing benefits, formally unveiled its solution that delivers for the first time benefits down market. Xiggit’s new offering helps small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) offer workers a broad set of high-value financial benefits. Xiggit is the first and only provider to offer SMEs a simplified provision of benefits that requests employers set a budget for employees.

Fireblocks (www.fireblocks.com) announced today that it has secured the storage and transfer of $637 billion in digital assets since launching in 2019. The 2023% uptick in transaction volume since last year stems from a surge in demand across large consumer-facing apps that are launching new services or moving to the Fireblocks infrastructure to significantly reduce operational costs and inefficiencies. 

TS Imagine, a dynamic end-to-end trading and portfolio management software platform connecting the investment management industry to a network of brokers, banks and exchanges, has become the first vendor to integrate pre-trade cluster analytics from Goldman Sachs into its trading system to support buy-side best execution requirements.  

Payslip, an automation and integration technology platform for global payroll management, today announced a successful close of an additional $10M to its Series A financing round, bringing the company’s total financing to $14.5M.

B-North, the Manchester-based challenger building an SME lending bank for the UK has further strengthened its team with five important hires in its finance and risk teams. 

ScaleXP - the automated analytics platform that helps small businesses consolidate their financial and sales data - today announces that it has raised £600,000 in a seed funding round. 

Algbra, a sustainable and values-focused digital finance provider dedicated to bringing an end to community and ethnicity based financial inequality has launched. Founded by Chief Executive Zeiad Idris and Chief Operating Officer Fizel Nejabat, the firm’s mission is to educate, engage and empower overlooked minority communities and facilitate their ability to take control of their finances. Algbra has raised £3.75m in fundraising and is backed by SFC Capital, British Business Investments and New World Group.

 Colt Technology Services has today announced the appointment of Jaya Deshmukh as Executive Vice President (EVP) of Strategy and Transformation.

Reporting directly to Colt’s Chief Executive Officer, Keri Gilder, Jaya will be tasked with managing and driving Colt’s strategic roadmap and relationships, all while striving to elevate the organisation’s overall purpose and vision.

Amount, a leading technology provider for financial institutions, today announced it has closed a Series D capital raise, bringing in nearly $100 million of additional primary equity capital from WestCap, a growth equity firm founded by Laurence Tosi, Hanaco Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Invus Opportunities and