ABN AMRO Ventures Invests in Fenergo
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Investment
ABN AMRO Ventures is investing in Dublin-based Fenergo, a provider of Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) software. The company is a proven market leader within the operational CLM, Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Client Due Diligence (CDD) space, all of which are key priorities for ABN AMRO and the financial industry in general.
IHS Markit Adds Credit Benchmark Consensus Analytics to Securities Finance Platform
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Securities Services, Investment
IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced a collaboration with Credit Benchmark in which it will use Credit Benchmark’s credit risk analytics in its Securities Finance platform to offer additional performance measurement and reporting capabilities for global lending programs.
Moving ESG Into The Mainstream: Drivers And Actions
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Investment, Insurance
Bank of America Merrill Lynch found in 2018 that firms with a better ESG record than their peers produced higher three-year returns, were more likely to become high-quality stocks and less likely to have large price declines or go bankrupt. However, study by NN Investment Partners1 showed that more than half of professional investors still think that incorporating ESG into their investment strategy will reduce their returns, with more than 70%... more
Assetz Capital hits IFISA milestone with £100m invested
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Investment
More than £100m has now been invested through Assetz Capital’s Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA), making up 23% of all invested funds on the Assetz platform. Over 5,000 Assetz Capital IFISAs have been opened since it launched in 2017, with an average of more than £19,000 held in each of these accounts – nearly three times the average of £6,409 that is held across all ISA types according to the latest HMRC statistics available for the whole market.
Assetz Capital celebrates as investors rack up £100m in interest
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Investment
Investors in Assetz Capital have collectively earned £100 million to date in total gross interest. Founded in the wake of the financial crisis in 2013, the marketplace lender has amassed a community of over 37,000 investors to its platform, ranging from banks and institutional lenders to businesses and retail investors. It’s been a record year for Assetz Capital, which has seen almost £100m invested into its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA)... more
genesis Raises $1.8m to Fuel Growth from Illuminate Financial Management and Tribeca Early Stage Partners
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Investment
genesis, the international capital markets software firm today announced the closing of its second capital raise, securing $1.8m of investment in a round that was led by Illuminate Financial Management, a U.K. based capital markets venture capital firm and Tribeca Early Stage Partners, a New York venture group. genesis has now raised $5m since its first external capital injection in November 2018.
Waracle receives £4.8m investment from BGF
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Investment
Waracle, one of the UK's largest mobile apps and digital products developers, has received a £4.8m investment from BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses, to support its long-term growth plans. Waracle designs, develops and manages mobile apps and other digital products, working with some of the UK’s largest businesses across sectors including fintech, digital health and energy. Waracle continues to develop industry... more
Ripple makes final $20 million investment in MoneyGram equity
- 5 years 3 months ago
- Investment, Payments
MoneyGram, a global provider of innovative money transfer services, today announced that Ripple, a provider of leading enterprise blockchain solutions for global payments, has made the final $20 million investment in MoneyGram equity pursuant to Ripple's original $50 million equity investment commitment made earl
Invstr brings interactive investing education to mobile with launch of Invstr Academy
- 5 years 3 months ago
- Investment
Invstr, the award-winning investing app, has announced the launch of Invstr Academy, an interactive and gamified learning experience that enables total beginners to become confident investors. For the first time, beginner investors can build investing knowledge through an intuitive mobile experience, custom-designed for the digital age. Accessed through the Invstr app, Invstr Academy features ten modules, each containing practical information... more
Singapore-based EDBI named as Pico investor and strategic partner
- 5 years 3 months ago
- Investment, Financial
Pico, a leading provider of technology-as-a-service for the financial markets community globally, today announced that EDBI, a global Asian-based Investor, is now a Pico investor and strategic partner.
Alliance Investments Announces Plans to Tokenize £500m of UK Real Estate
- 5 years 3 months ago
- Investment
UK-based Alliance Investments, a direct-to-developer real estate investment company, today announced its plans to tokenize £500m of real estate projects across the UK over the next several years. The first project of its real estate tokenization plan is River Plaza, a 180-unit luxury residential development that is located on the banks of River Irwell and directly opposite of Castlefield in Manchester.
Over 70% of European P2P investors use PCs to manage portfolios
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Investment
Analysts of the company explain that making an investment decision often requires easy access to additional information and a thoughtful approach. It is way more convenient to use a desktop website version to manage data, create investment portfolios or configure the settings. This is especially true for investors who distribute funds between several P2P platforms and have to work with data on different websites. According to Robo.cash, the... more
TreasurySpring raises £2m to fuel growth
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Investment
TreasurySpring, the London-based financial technology company today announced the closing of its latest capital raise, securing £2m of investment in a round that was led by ETFS Capital, with participation from MMC Ventures and existing investors. The round was more than three times oversubscribed and the company has now raised more than £3.5m since its first external capital injection in November 2017.
The Post-Trade Distributed Ledger (PTDL) Group Welcomes Largest Investment Bank in Latin America to its Organising Committee
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Investment, Banking, Technical
The Post-Trade Distributed Ledger (PTDL) Group, which brings together major post-trade industry participants and regulators to drive the transformation of distributed ledger technologies within the post-trade landscape, welcomes BTG Pactual the Brazil based investment bank to its organising committee.
Maven invests £2 million in high-growth FinTech provider Delio
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Investment, Fund Management
Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”), one of the UK’s most active private equity houses, has invested £2 million in high-growth FinTech provider Delio Limited (“Delio”). The funding will support the business scale its international sales team across key global financial locations in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America.
