LendingRobot Unveils Robo-fund LendingRobot Series
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Investment, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
LendingRobot, the first robo-advisor for Alternative Lending built for individual investors, announced today the launch of robo-fund LendingRobot Series. Designed as an alternative to traditional fixed income investments, LendingRobot Series is a one-stop solution that combines cloud-based investment automation, fully transparent fund secured by Blockchain technology and sophisticated machine learning algorithms to provide superior, predictable... more
Valphi Launches Proprietary Technology Tool Built by DataArt
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Investment, IT Innovations
Valphi and DataArt have today announced the completion of a proprietary technology tool for Paris-based start-up Valphi. The new product will significantly improve decisions taken by financial institutions as it provides world-beating information on investments, served up with state-of-the-art visualisations.
Aldevron Receives Growth Investment from TA Associates
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Investment
Aldevron, a contract development and manufacturing organization specializing in the production of plasmid DNA, proteins and antibodies, today announced it has received a growth investment from TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm. Aldevron’s management retains a significant portion of ownership in the company and will continue to run the company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Credit Suisse Offers Cost-Efficient Way of Trend-Following Fund
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Investment
With the Credit Suisse (Lux) Multi-Trend Fund, Credit Suisse Asset Management offers investors a cost-efficient way to benefit from rising interest rates and high equity valuations. The trend-following fund strives to generate positive returns in market environments of both falling and rising equity, bond, currency and commodity prices.
Fifth Third Bank Partners With QED Investors for FinTech Innovation
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Investment, Banking
Fifth Third Bank is partnering with venture capital (VC) firm QED Investors to bring new products and services to their banking customers. The VC firm will advise the Ohio-based bank and support its NorthStar strategy to “enhance offerings through technology”. Tim Spence, executive vice-president and chief strategy officer for Fifth Third Bank says the partnership “should enable us to identify new, high-potential technologies to complement our... more
Habito, UK’s Digital Mortgage Broker, Raises £5.5m in Series A Funding
- 7 years 6 months 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
SIX x-clear continues to expand into Nordic markets
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Foreign Exchange, Securities Services
SIX x-clear Ltd – the clearing arm of SIX Securities Services – is now able to provide clearing services for the Nasdaq Nordic cash equity markets (including ETFs). From 20th February, 2017, SIX x-clear offers an enhanced and interoperable clearing solution for Denmark, Finland and Sweden.
EIS Wallet Introduces Online Service to Manage EIS and Investments Digitally
- 7 years 7 months 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
- 7 years 7 months 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
- 7 years 8 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
- 7 years 8 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
- 7 years 8 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
GoldenSource unveils FRTB solution as market risk pressures mount for banks
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Trading Systems, Securities Services, Management, Investment Management, Data
GoldenSource, the leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions for the securities and investment management industry, has launched a new data management solution for the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB).
Santander InnoVentures Invests in Tradeshift
- 7 years 8 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.
