British Business Investments Announces £20M Tier 2 Investment in Secure Trust Bank
- 1 year 2 months ago
- Investment
British Business Investments today announces a new £20m subscription to specialist lender Secure Trust Bank plc’s £90 million Tier 2 note issuance. The investment follows a previous £25m subscription to Secure Trust Bank’s £50m Tier 2 note issuance in 2018, which has now been repaid.
Lloyds Banking Group and Castelnau Group Make New Strategic Investment in Decision Intelligence Firm Ocula Technologies
- 1 year 2 months ago
- Investment
Artificial Intelligence (AI) company Ocula Technologies has today confirmed that it has received new investment from Lloyds Banking Group and their Fintech Investment Team. Lloyds Banking Group’s investment is in the form of new equity capital and completes the funding round previously announced in November 2022. Less than two years since its formation it values Ocula on a post-new money basis at £10 million.
Consumer Confidence in Investing Increasing Despite Significant Market Volatility in 2022
- 1 year 2 months ago
- Investment
Nearly a third (31%) of Brits have investing high on their financial agenda this year, wanting to make their money work harder and get better returns in the long term, as the cost of living pressures persist.
Jiraaf Crosses INR 1000 Crore in Investments
- 1 year 2 months ago
- Investment
Jiraaf, one of the fastest-growing high-yield alternative investment platforms in India, has recorded more than 15x growth and deployed more than INR 1,000 cr in investments as of January 2023. Jiraaf is the first horizontal fixed-income platform enabling digital participation from investors with a minimum investment size of INR 1 lakh. Investors can earn yields ranging from 8% to 20% for a period of 30 days to 3 years.
Northern Trust to Offer Integration with SimCorp as Part of its Whole Office™ Strategy
- 1 year 2 months ago
- Investment
As part of its continuing Whole Office™ strategy to serve client needs across the entire investment lifecycle, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has reached an agreement with SimCorp®, a leading provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) investment management solutions, to enable integration for efficient data exchange for clients using the SimCorp Dimension® platform.
Investments in Unbanked Soar as KingsCrowd Capital Invests After Unbanked Is Rated A “Top Deal”
- 1 year 2 months ago
- Investment
It was announced today that KingsCrowd Capital, a data-driven venture capital fund, has invested in Unbanked Inc after the company achieved a “Top Deal” rating from the venture fund's parent company KingsCrowd. Unbanked is a US-based fintech startup that connects traditional banking products with blockchain and digital assets. It is known as the leading provider of white-label crypto card issuance and program management service for Web3... more
Singapore Achieves its Highest Fintech Funding in Three Years, Even as Global Fintech Investment Takes a Hit Due to Economic Conditions, Lower Valuations and Turbulence in the Crypto Space: KPMG Pulse of Fintech H2’22
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Investment
Overall fintech investments in Singapore saw a year-on-year rise, hitting a three-year-high of US$4.1 billion across 250 deals in mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity (PE), and venture capital (VC) in 2022, according to the KPMG Pulse of Fintech H2'22. 2022's total deal value here saw a 22 percent increase, up from US$3.4 billion in 2021, and a 75 percent increase from 2020's total deal value of US$2.3 billion.
€20 Million Invested in European Businesses with Quanloop
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Investment
Quanloop, a European alternative investment fund, announced today that it has surpassed a new milestone, having funded over 940 commercial projects worth more than 20 million euros since February 2020. In three years, Quanloop investors have earned over 1.6 million euros in interest revenue while investing in loans. As of today, the fund has 88,000+ registered investors and a total capital of 12.2 million euros.
SC Ventures Partners with Yabx to Expand Access to Financial Services in Africa
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Investment
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Yabx, a company incubated by Comviva and part of the Mahindra Group, to address a deep-rooted need for responsible consumer finance in Africa.
British Business Investments Provides a £25M Facility to Tower Leasing Limited
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Investment
British Business Investments today announces that it is providing a £25m facility to Tower Leasing Limited. The transaction will be structured as a block discounting agreement that will allow Tower Leasing to provide funding support to smaller businesses looking to acquire business-critical assets to accelerate their growth.
Plum Expands Investment Offering to 3,000 Stocks
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Investment
Smart money app Plum has expanded its investment offering to 3,000 US stocks. This means it now provides one of the broadest ranges of equities among commission-free investment platforms. New stocks for 2023
Stackwell Expands Its Investing App to Android Phones
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Investment
Stackwell, the digital investment platform designed to eliminate the racial wealth gap, today announced its app is now available for download by all Android phone users in the
TAULIA Research Finds Businesses Respond to Inflation with Tech Investments
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Investment
Financial decision-makers across regions are investing in automation (37%) and supply chain technology (37%) as businesses respond to inflation and lingering concerns about a recession, according to new research from Taulia, the working capital management solutions provider.
Investment Platform Lightyear Launches In-app Access to Earnings Calls
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Investment
Today, finance software startup Quartr and investment platform Lightyear announce a partnership to bring Quartr’s convenient access to earnings calls audios, reports and slide decks to the Lightyear platform.
TMX Group Announces Strategic Investment in VettaFi
- 1 year 4 months ago
- Investment
TMX Group Limited (TMX Group) announced today that it has made a strategic investment in VettaFi Holdings LLC (VettaFi), a US-based, privately owned data, analytics, indexing, digital distribution, and thought leadership company. VettaFi cultivates an industry-leading, data-driven platform, built to empower and educate the modern financial advisor, asset manager and institutional investor. TMX Group has acquired approximately 21% of the common... more