Santander InnoVentures Invests in Tradeshift
- 8 years 10 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 10 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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.
South Africa still open for Business….!
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Investment
AX Trading Group Secures $20 Million Financing
- 8 years 12 months ago
- Investment
AX Trading Group, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement which secures a $20 million investment. Source and terms of the investment were not disclosed. The transaction is the first in a series of anticipated strategic moves to expand the firm's global market position. The investment enables AX to expand its global technology footprint into Europe and Asia. Using the proprietary AX technology, market participants worldwide... more
Alpha Payments Cloud Receives Investment from First Quay Capital
- 9 years 6 hours ago
- Investment
Alpha Payments Cloud, the FinTech industry’s first middleware technology platform that consolidates all vendors across the entire payments, risk and commerce spectrum into one UI, and First Quay Capital, an Australian based private equity firm that invests in early stage, high growth businesses, have joined forces to expand Alpha’s innovative solution within the MENA region.
Study: Finland Named as the Most Attractive EU Country for FDI
- 9 years 1 week ago
- Investment
Among EU member states, Finland earns praise for its highly skilled work force, ranking first in knowledge and innovation capacity reveals a recently published study commissioned by the European Commission. This affirms Finland’s position as one of the world’s most innovative economies.
AI RegTech Firm Raises $8.2m Series A for AML Platform
- 9 years 1 week ago
- Investment, AML and KYC
ComplyAdvantage, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to help firms manage compliance obligations and reduce costs, announced today an $8.2 million Series A funding round led by Balderton Capital. The funding will allow the RegTech firm to realise its ambitious growth strategy, and increase product penetration across Europe and North America, with the New York office officially opening this week.
Just Eat Invests £3.5M in Flypay
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Investment
Flypay, the market leader in innovative, state-of-the-art technology for the hospitality industry has secured a £3.5M investment from Just Eat, the leading marketplace for online food delivery. This latest investment follows the £7M Series A funding the business secured from Time Out in July 2015. Just Eat also joins Flypay as the latest partner on its new Flyt platform. The investment and strategic partnership with Flypay will enable the... more
Graycliff Partners Invests in Dedoes Industries
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Investment
Graycliff Partners, an independent investment firm focusing on middle market private equity and mezzanine investments, today announced it has provided subordinated debt and equity financing to Dedoes Industries, a global leader in equipment for the automotive refinish market. Graycliff’s investment supported the acquisition of the business by Ashland Capital Partners, a Chicago based private investment firm.
