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United Fintech in Buy-up of Athena Systems - Fourth Acquisition in Just Fourteen Months

Setting out on a multi-stage acquisition of US-based Athena Systems, United Fintech continues its rapid expansion in pursuit of becoming the global banking industry’s ‘one-stop-shop’ for innovative capital markets products, broadening the scope to target an asset management industry in urgent need of technological innovation: “Banking and buy-side tech is starting to overlap and we are seeing very similar existential challenges”, reasons Danish CEO.

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 13:37
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Bizongo acquihires edtech Hexa

First ever acquihire by the B2B SaaS as it looks to add 100 people by December 2022

B2B ecommerce and supply chain enablement platform Bizongo, announced today the acquihire of Bengaluru based Hexa, a cloud platform for college placements.  This is the first ever acquihire by the B2B SaaS platform, as it gears to innovate and launch new products in the made-to-order segment in the coming months.

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 13:33
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Plum Appoints Five Senior Leaders to Fast-Track Employee Health Insurance in India

Strengthens leadership team to support vision of insuring 10 million by 2024 

Plum, an employee health insurance platform, has announced the appointment of five senior leaders - Akshay Golechha as Head of Partnerships, Avinash Nagla as Head of Enterprise Marketing, Ramya Lakshmanan as Head of Account Management, Shreyas Achar as Head of Digital Marketing and Vinod Chandramouli as Vice President of Sales.

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 13:28
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Computop and EVO Certify Terminals for International Card Acceptance

With the successful certification of POS terminals, global acquirer EVO Payments and global payment service provider Computop (http://www.computop.com/) are taking their cooperation to a new level. By making a joint offering they enable merchants to use unified POS terminals across Europe and connect them to their e-commerce business on a unified payment platform.
 
Uniform acquiring for 46 countries

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 13:16
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DeFinity Records World’s First Live Cash Foreign Exchange (FX) Trade to its Permissionless Layer-1 Blockchain

DeFinity, an institutional digital asset ECN and DeFi marketplace for foreign exchange, digital assets and CBDC, announces the world’s first settled cash FX trade written to its permissionless layer-1 WeOwn blockchain.

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 11:55
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Maven 11 releases 2022 predictions for the Blockchain Ecosystem and the Crypto Industry

 Maven 11, the blockchain and crypto asset investment firm, has officially released its 2022 predictions for the crypto industry. The ten predictions cover a wide range of topics, from airdrops and decentralized storage to regulatory environment and DeFi 2.0. The firm is releasing the new predictions after its accurate 2021 forecasts.

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 11:45
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Cushon Partners with Wellington Management and Lombard Odier in Green Impact Investment Strategy
  • Partnership forms key pillar of Cushon’s new impact-led investment strategy with 10% allocation to corporate bonds
  • Bond investments are focused on the most promising companies that are accelerating toward net zero, aiming to increase long-term sustainable returns
  • The investment strategy will invest in environmentally protective projects benefiting people and planet including alternative energy, reforestation and social housing
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 11:43
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Fast Announces Global Partnership with Marquee Brands to Bring the World's Fastest Checkout Experience Directly to the Consumer

The U.S.-based startup is set to roll out its innovative one-click checkout technology to Marquee Brands' exceptional portfolio of direct-to-consumer websites starting this spring.

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 11:33
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Diligent Acquires Insightia, a Leading SaaS Provider of Critical Insights and Analytics

Acquisition bolsters Diligent’s data, analytics and ESG offerings to drive better decision-making in the evolving fields of shareholder activism, proxy voting and corporate governance

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 11:29
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Wise Named a Top 20 ‘best Place to Work’ in 2022 by Glassdoor

Wise, the global technology company building the best way to move money around the world, has been awarded the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, recognising the UK’s Best Places to Work in

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 10:57
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