Joint Offering Offers ESG Data Integration, Verification and
Distribution Solutions to Meet Investor and Regulatory Needs

• Global API-first payment technology platform powers the world’s leading fintechs, including Revolut, Curve, Starling Bank, Zilch, WeLab Bank and Paidy
• Investment from Advent International and Viking Global Investors provides deep payments and fintech experience and capital; follows strategic investment by Visa in 2020
• Company intends to use investment to accelerate technology investments in product innovation and to continue the expansion of its customer base in 48 countries today across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East

New $7.25B Valuation Reflects Increased Demand for Unified Travel, Expense, and Spend Management Solutions

TripActions, the fastest-growing travel and spend management platform, today announced $275 million in Series F growth funding at a post-money valuation of $7.25 billion. Led by Greenoaks with strong participation from investor Elad Gil, Base Partners, and all key existing financial investors, the funding underscores TripActions’ rapid market penetration and the increased demand for end-to-end, corporate travel, payments, and expense management technology. 

PTL, the leading independent trustee and governance services provider, today announced it has extended its partnership with leading anti-money laundering provider SmartSearch.

The new partnership will provide PTL with electronic ID verification on all death-in-service beneficiaries under its Group Life Claims Service, alongside due-diligence and anti-money laundering checks.

SmartSearch’s industry leading system uses credit reference data and digitally verifies the client, which negates the need for requesting a physical document, or an image of the document.

Trading Analytics will initially cover bonds, with plans to expand across variety of OTC asset classes

Enhance performance and flexibility of the fastest generation LTO tape drives with exclusive ATTO products, features and technologies.

ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of network, storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments for over 30 years, announced today support for LTO-9 tape technology across its product lines.

Solution Enables Confidence in Confirming Identities to Improve Consumer Experience

 Encompass Corporation, the provider of intelligently automated Know Your Customer (KYC) solutions, today announces its expansion into North America, with office headquarters based in New York.

The expansion will allow Encompass to better serve the needs of existing global clients with a presence in North America, as well as secure new clients and partnerships in the region, in a marked effort to become the undisputed lead platform for automated, corporate KYC due diligence worldwide.

RegTech company, Napier, provider of advanced anti-financial crime compliance solutions, has announced that integrated point-of-sale (POS) and payment solutions startup, Qashier, is the latest to adopt its anti-money laundering (AML) technology.

• Global venture capital firm Antler has announced that it has raised over $300m to date. The firm invests globally in companies at the pre-seed stage, and intends to now provide continued support investing up to Series C.