Habito, UK’s Digital Mortgage Broker, Raises £5.5m in Series A Funding
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Investment
ondon-based habito raises money to accelerate rapid growth. Revolutionising the mortgage industry - 20,000 customers helped since April launch. Habito, the UK’s digital mortgage broker, has raised £5.5m in Series A funding led by Silicon Valley-based Ribbit Capital, with participation from existing investor Mosaic Ventures. Habito plans to use the new investment to accelerate its rapid growth, enhance the technology behind its award-winning... more
EIS Wallet Introduces Online Service to Manage EIS and Investments Digitally
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Investment
New online service digitalises paperwork for tax relief around Enterprise Investment Schemes The brains behind alternative investments platform CoInvestor have launched a new online service, EISWallet.com, allowing investors and their financial advisers to record and manage all of their Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and unlisted investments digitally for the first time.
TCF Bank Raises $50,000 for Make-A-Wish® Minnesota
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Investment, Investment Management
TCF National Bank (TCF Bank), a subsidiary of TCF Financial Corporation (TCF) (NYSE: TCB), today announced that it raised more than $50,000 for Make-A-Wish Minnesota. Donations were accepted at all 98 TCF Bank branches in Minnesota and collected during team member fundraising events. During the past two years, TCF Bank customers and team members donated more than $150,000 to the
Senjō Group Invests in Start-Up Tjaara
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Investment
Senjō Group, a global payments operator and FinTech investment firm, announced today its partnership and funding of Tjaara Pte. Ltd, a Singapore-based B2B service. Tjaara or “Marketplace” in Arabic, uses a group buy concept to aggregate demand from customers to present a large consolidated order to pre-qualified manufacturers.
35% of International HNWs are Less Likely to Invest in UK Post Brexit
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Investment
New data released by ComPeer, the specialist in business performance benchmarking, competitor analysis and research services for wealth managers, private banks and stockbrokers, paints a mixed picture of international mass affluent and High Net Worth (HNW) sentiment in the UK economy following the Brexit referendum result.
Western Union Invests in Mobile Payments Tech Company
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Investment, Payments
The Western Union (NYSE: WU) Company, announced today that it has made a strategic investment in Walletron, Inc. a pioneer in mobile wallet bill presentment and payment capabilities. The investment supports Western Union’s strategic direction to bring smart and convenient payment experiences to its customers via smartphones. Walletron automates brands’ presence in mobile wallets like Apple Wallet and Android Pay, powering digital engagement and... more
Santander InnoVentures Invests in Tradeshift
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Investment
Santander InnoVentures, the fintech venture capital fund of Santander Group, today announced its latest portfolio investment in Tradeshift, a leading business commerce and supply chain finance platform based in San Francisco. The Santander InnoVentures investment will be used to further broaden Tradeshift’s capabilities, fuel the development of its platform and grow the ecosystem surrounding its B2B marketplace.
Juuri Partners Invests Attido
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Investment
The Finnish private equity company Juuri Partners invests in IT company Attido, which develops financial automation solutions. The company’s new solutions help companies to increase the efficiency of financial administration, improve the accuracy of reporting by automating the routines and free resources for higher value-add work. The estimated value of the global market is 17 billion dollars.
Finimize Completes Seed Funding Round led by Passion Capital
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Investment
Finimize, the London-based start-up making finance more accessible for millennials, has raised £450k (US$590k) seed funding in a round led by Passion Capital. Other investors in the round include Jason Butler, one of the top 100 financial advisers in the UK and author of The Financial Times Guide to Wealth Management.
Sino-Ocean and KKR Invest in Capital Juda
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Investment
Leading Chinese property developer Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited (“Sino-Ocean”; HKEx: 3377) and global investment firm KKR have entered into a definitive agreement to invest in China leading retail outlets developer and operator Beijing Capital Juda Limited (“Capital Juda” or “The Company”; HKEx: 1329) through a combination of new ordinary shares and perpetual convertible bond securities for a total consideration of HKD1,477 million (US$191... more
VEDC Receives Funds from Wells Fargo to Support Diverse Small Businesses
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Investment
Valley Economic Development Center, also known as VEDC, is one of 12 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to receive funds from the
CoInvestor Study Reveals Private Investors Take Control for Higher Returns
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Investment, Investment Management
Ahead of the Government’s Autumn Statement, alternative assets platform CoInvestor urges the Chancellor not to move further away from the pensions freedoms which have given investors more control and choice over their investments. Nearly half (48%) of mass affluent Britons benefitting from the Government’s changes to pensions legislation in 2015, said this was because it gave them control of their own investments, research carried out by YouGov... more
Global Risk Technologies Invests in Veridu for Global Expansion and Authentication
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Investment
Global Risk Technologies, Europe’s first chargeback management company and parent of Chargebacks911, announces a significant new investment in London-based Veridu, an innovative identity verification service provider for online merchants.
SimCorp Survey Shows Optimism Among Investment Managers About Own Growth Prospects
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Investment
SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services for the global financial services industry, today released a survey, which shows significant assets under management (AuM) and revenue growth expectations from investment managers in the next three years. The majority of the surveyed firms cited ‘provision of superior service’ and ‘product innovation’ as the main areas of focus for supporting growth.
