FinLeap Relies on Institutional Partners and Empowers Fintech Ecosystem
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
New capital, new partners and a new headquarter: All clear signs that Berlin-based company builder FinLeap is growing at pace. The company raised around € 39M Euro from several investors, including the German Insurer SIGNAL IDUNA, the SBI Group from Japan and the Dutch NIBC Bank. Furthermore, the reinsurer Hannover Re as a big institutional investor raised its share, thereby cementing their ongoing trust in the cooperation with FinLeap.
MarketInvoice Adds Euro and USD to Portfolio
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
MarketInvoice, the online business finance company, has added € and US$ capabilities to its confidential invoice discounting product MarketInvoice Pro.
Dahua Technology Launches ePoE IP System
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd., a leading solution provider in the global video surveillance industry, today announced the launch of a system of extended Power over Ethernet (ePoE) devices including cameras, network switches and network recorders. Dahua ePoE IP system supports up to 800 meters between the ePoE camera and the ePoE network switch or ePoE NVR with embedded switch.
EPAM and censhare Partner to Increase the Value of Digital Marketing Solutions Through Better Interoperability
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
EPAM Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, today announced that it has been named censhare's first Global Premium Partner. Through the partnership, EPAM and censhare clients can manage digital assets and product information and integrate them with existing systems to provide a comprehensive, end-to-end digital marketing solution with better interoperability.
Sub-Saharan African Driving Mobile Money Market - GSMA
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for more than half of all mobile money deployments worldwide and is pioneering a range of new mobile money use cases, according to new GSMA data.
Dubai Bodies Team on Islamic FinTech Initiatives
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in the $7.4 trillion Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), as part of its commitment to Islamic finance under the DIFC 2024 Strategy and in line with the vision of ‘Dubai: The Capital of Islamic Economy’.
Quark Acquired by Parallax Capital Partners to Support Accelerated Growth
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Quark Software Inc. announced today that it has been acquired by Parallax Capital Partners, LLC (Parallax), a Southern California-based software-focused private equity firm. The new owners intend to help Quark accelerate the adoption of its transformational content automation solutions through investment in organic growth and acquisitions.
High Street Banks Face Growing Threat from Technology Giants, Warns New Study
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon) companies could pose a significantly greater threat to traditional retail banks than existing ‘challenger’ banks and fintech start-ups, according to new research1. In a study of retail bank IT leaders and consumers, undertaken by Peru Consulting, the majority (57%) of IT leaders believe it’s likely that GAFA companies will enter the UK retail banking sector within the next five years.
FinancialForce Is Named To Second Annual Forbes 2017 Cloud 100 List
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
FinancialForce, the leading cloud ERP for the new services economy, is named to the
Santander InnoVentures Adds Two New UK and One US Fintech Businesses to Its Portfolio
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Santander InnoVentures, the fintech venture capital fund of Santander Group, today announces it has added UK based Pixoneye and Curve and US based Gridspace to its portfolio in the latest round of strategic fintech investments. Pixoneye and Gridspace deepen the fund’s focus in artificial intelligence as one of the technologies that will transform banking in the years to come and complement other investments such as Elliptic and Socure. The news... more
Santander and Tradeshift Partner to Improve Speed and Simplicity in Supply Chain Finance
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Santander has announced a global partnership with Tradeshift, the largest business commerce platform in the world, to deliver the next generation of end-to-end digitally enabled working capital solution, the first of which will be supply chain finance (SCF).
Intesa Sanpaolo Group Partners with Fintech Lender iwoca to Drive Innovation in SME Lending
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
iwoca, one of Europe’s fastest growing SME lenders, and Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo, are partnering to provide Intesa’s SME clients with innovative credit products to bridge the funding gap and support growth in this key section of the economy.
Envonet Simplifies Searches for Corporate Environmental Financial Disclosures
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
EnvonetTM has launched a free online web portal to allow easy comparison of corporate environmental financial disclosures. Envonet is a global tool that enables users to quickly access environmental and climate-related financial disclosures that are often buried deep within lengthy financial filings. Equally important, Envonet reveals where corporations have omitted information relevant to investors.
Google Taps Koios as its Only Northern Tech Buddy
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
A technology firm in the north of England has become one of only seven companies in the whole of the United Kingdom to officially partner with Google as a Google Cloud partner. Koios, a Newcastle based technology company, passed a series of rigorous tests to complete the Google Partnership and is now the only Google Partner in the whole of the North East region for cloud services and consultancy. GCP is Google's industry leading cloud... more
Sino Fortune Holding Corp. Launches Entrusted Loan Services
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Sino Fortune Holding Corporation ("Sino Fortune" or the "Company"), a leading online financial credit facility solution provider servicing SMEs and individual borrowers in China, today announced the launch of entrusted loan services (the "Services") to the vastly underserved SME and individual borrowers in China. The Company has engaged Qingdao Weichuang Private Capital Management Co., Ltd. as the trustee (the "Trustee") at launch of the... more
