The Rise of African Tech Unicorns
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment
African unicorns have made big news in recent months, with four startups having recently reached a $1 billion valuation or more this year alone, taking the total up to seven. Two of the new entrants are in fintech, one in edtech, and one in general technology. These and other technology-enabled sectors are where emerging market investors are betting a flurry of new African unicorns will follow suit in the near future.
Profile Software at TSAM London Live 2021 Showcasing its Award-winning Investment Management Platform
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Securities Services, Investment, Management
Profile Software, an international financial solutions provider, announced today its participation, at TSAM London 2021, the leading Summit for Asset Management in the financial domain, taking place on 13th October 2021 at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London, UK.
£80m up for Grabs at first Virtualnonexecs Investing Non-Exec Event
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment
It’s an age-old conundrum; you need money to buy expertise but you need expertise to raise money. The two go together but not always like a hand in a glove! One company, based in the UK, has made it their mission to tackle this problem and the level of interest has been “staggering” according to founder and CEO, Ian Wright.
Babylon Secures New $200m Sustainability-Linked Investment to Fuel Rapid Growth Plan
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment, Payments
- Babylon Holdings Limited ("Babylon"), one of the world's fastest-growing digital healthcare companies, today announced that it has secured a sustainability-linked investment of up to $200 million from Albacore Capital Group ("AlbaCore"), a strategic capital investment firm.
PIF, PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media acquire Newcastle United Football Club
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment
An investment group led by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), and also comprising PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media (the "Investment Group"), has completed the acquisition of 100% of Newcastle United Limited and Newcastle United Football Club Limited ("Newcastle United" or the "Club") from St. James Holdings Limited. All requisite approvals have been obtained from the English Premier League and the acquisition was completed on 7... more
Chip’s Biggest ever Growth Round goes Public to the Crowd
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment
The fintech kicks off the crowd portion of the round with £1 million raised in under 10 minutes The Growth Round follows on from Chip’s biggest year to date The funding will be used to fuel growth as the company aims to build the best savings account in the world
TransUnion Invests in Monevo To Serve the Personal Credit Market
- 3 years 4 months ago
- APIs, Lending, Investment
TransUnion, a global insights and information company, today announced its investment in UK-based fintech Monevo – a personal credit platform and API empowering lenders to deliver highly personalised credit offers to consumers via comparison websites and other third parties.
Investment Navigator and additiv collaborate to Simplify Investment Advisory Compliance for Wealth Managers
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment, Wealth Management, SaaS, Compliance
Investment Navigator has confirmed that additiv customers can now access its full range of cross-border and product distribution suitability solutions through additiv’s DFS platform. additiv, a leading SaaS and embedded finance provider to the wealth management industry, is integrating Investment Navigator’s advanced services to address the essential requirement for wealth managers to comply with stringent regulatory requirements.
Darlington Building Society Continues Digital Investment through Partnership with ieDigital
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment, Banking, Data Protection
Enhanced digital savings and mortgage serviceability, streamlined account opening and enhanced anti-fraud protection will be delivered as part of ongoing digital overhaul by Darlington Building Society. The ieDigital Interact platform was selected to power the transformation. Darlington Building Society recently reported a profit before tax of £1.8m during the first half of 2021 - more than double the profit for the whole of 2020.
Milestone Group Launches Fair Value Control Solution to Service Fund Managers and Fund Boards
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment
Milestone Group, the global fintech firm known for digital innovation in investment processing, today launched a new Fair Value Control solution. This new solution is for teams responsible for the administration and compliance of the fair value process and ensuring that funds’ securities are correctly valued in accordance with the policy set forth by their governing parties.
Fintech Reaches All-Time Record Investment in Q3
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment, FinTech StartUps
Tech Nation welcomes 30 new scaleups to its Fintech growth programme
Deepbridge Capital Exceeds £200m of Investments
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment
Tax efficient investment manager Deepbridge Capital has today (4th October 2021) announced that it has exceeded £200m of funds deployed across its EIS and Estate Planning Service funds, with a current NAV in excess of £250m. Founded in 2010, Chester-based Deepbridge launched its first EIS fund in the 2013/14 tax year and specialises in providing venture capital to early-stage technology, life sciences, and renewable energy companies.
Pluto Acquires YOP DeFi Project
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment
Pires Investments plc (AIM: PIRI), the investment company focused on next generation technology, is pleased to provide an update on its investment in Pluto Digital Assets plc ("Pluto"), a technology company that is operating in the exciting digital assets sector.
Gold Investing Reinvented with First Ever Yield
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment, Money Transfers, Alternative Finance, Risk Management
By distributing profits from transaction fees, Kinesis provides a genuine low-risk alternative to investors at a time of uncertainty and heightened risk among traditional investments Today, Kinesis Money, the monetary system based on 1:1 allocated gold and silver, launches its Holder’s Yield, whereby a portion of the yield pool, currently valued at $17.5 million, will be distributed every month to people who hold gold and silver with Kinesis.
European P2P Investors Shift Focus to Diversification
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment
The analysts of the European investment platform Robo.cash say that the volume of investment in long-term loans on the platform is 21% higher than the investment in short-term. Meanwhile, 32% of customers diversify their portfolio by investing in an extended range of loans.
