Financial Solutions Lab Announces 2022 Accelerator Cohort Focused on Access and Removing Systemic Barriers to Financial Benefits & Tools for Underserved Consumers
- 2 years 7 months ago
- Investment
Selected companies focus on streamlining low- to moderate-income, Black, and Latinx individuals’ navigation and use of benefits and tools in support of better financial health
Appian Signs C$85,000,000 Credit Financing with Western Potash
- 2 years 7 months ago
- Investment
Appian Capital Advisory LLP, the investment advisor to long-term value-focused private equity funds that invest solely in mining and mining-related companies, today announces that it has entered into a C$85,000,000 term loan facility financing transaction (the "Credit Transaction") with Western Potash Corp. ("Western Potash"), the wholly owned subsidiary of Western Resources Corp. ("Western Resources").
ICON Corporate Finance Hires Mobility Specialist Sumeet Pillai
- 2 years 8 months ago
- Investment
Tech-focussed investment bank ICON Corporate Finance has hired Mobility sector expert, Sumeet Pillai. With a background in VC, investment banking and corporate development, Sumeet has partnered with companies and investors throughout the growth lifecycle: from Series A, and mid-to-late-stage growth, to publicly listed companies.
Equita Becomes the Newest Member of Spectrum Markets
- 2 years 8 months ago
- Investment
Spectrum Markets, the pan-European trading venue for securitised derivatives, announced today it has further strengthened its European presence as it welcomes Equita, one of Italy’s largest independent investment banks, and among the leaders in market making and specialist activities in Italy, as a direct Member of the exchange. Equita will provide its network of clients and banking groups access to Spectrum Markets via its brokerage service... more
Leading Independent Investment Bank Equita Becomes the Newest Member of Spectrum Markets
- 2 years 8 months ago
- Investment, Banking
As a member of the venue Equita will enable its client base to offer securitised derivatives trading on Spectrum Markets The Italian investment bank will have the option to open the door to issuers on Spectrum requiring quick access to potential market making services
BNY Mellon Drives Industry Reduction in Paper Checks as Sustainability Goals Ramp Up
- 2 years 8 months ago
- Investment
BNY Mellon — one of the largest check processors in the U.S. — is leading efforts to reduce check-based payments as sustainability goals and environmental concerns take root across the globe. To support U.S. clients' transition from paper to electronic transactions, the bank is leveraging a series of digital innovations and financial benefits.
Levels of Trust in Financial Services Reaches All-Time High
- 2 years 8 months ago
- Investment
Increased Use of Technology and Product Personalization Fuel Investor Trust, CFA Institute Investor Trust Study Reveals
Bite Investments Builds Out Executive Management Team With Four New Strategic Hires
- 2 years 8 months ago
- Investment
Fintech company Bite Investments, names four key industry veterans, to further bolster its global technology, legal, finance and sales teams. Bite Investments, an international alternative investments and technology company, today announced that it made four significant hires in support of its expansion. Bite’s mission is to utilize its technology platform to expand access to the alternative investment ecosystem.
Alibaba Cloud and VMware Deliver Next-Generation Alibaba Cloud VMware Service to Accelerate Digital Innovation
- 2 years 8 months ago
- Investment, Cloud, IT Innovations
With Alibaba Cloud VMware Service, Customers can Modernise Apps with Better Economics and Less Risk Alibaba Cloud and VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced the next evolution of Alibaba Cloud VMware Service, a jointly-developed public cloud service. With Alibaba Cloud VMware Service, enterprises across China can accelerate enterprise cloud transformation to support digital innovation with lower costs and risk.
Valantic´s Financial Services Automation Division Completes Strategic Investment in Leading Low-code Technology Provider Velox
- 2 years 8 months ago
- Investment
valantic Financial Services Automation (FSA), a leading provider of cross-asset electronic trading and automation solutions, has completed a strategic investment in Velox Financial Technology, to complement and bring further flexibility to its award-winning electronic trading business. Velox is a global fintech that specializes in providing low-code software development tools for capital markets institutions to accelerate their digitalization... more
Gretel Goes Live to Help Consumers Recover £50 Billion in Lost Savings and Investments
- 2 years 8 months ago
- Investment
• 19.6 million people in the UK have become disconnected from financial services products and are missing out on dormant or unclaimed money • 44% of UK adults think they may have a lost or dormant account • Third (31%) of those who may have lost assets haven’t tracked them down as they don’t know how to or where to start
ICON Advises on Sale of Edale to Japanese Giant Canon
- 2 years 8 months ago
- Investment, Banking, Financial
Tech-focussed investment bank ICON Corporate Finance has advised on the sale of printing and packaging specialists Edale to global leader, Canon Production printing. The deal highlights the continuing attractiveness of cross-border transactions and is the latest in a string of international deals advised on by ICON.
Geopolitical Turmoil Proves the MiFID II doomsayers right
- 2 years 8 months ago
- Investment, Data
Competition for the provision of investment research decreases due to MiFID II: bulge-bracket providers reassert dominance
Pires Investments plc (AIM: PIRI) Update on investment in Pluto Digital PLC
- 2 years 8 months ago
- Investment
Pires Investments plc, the investment company focused on next generation technology, is pleased to note that one of its investments, Pluto Digital PLC ("Pluto"), has just finalised its audited accounts ("Accounts") and has recently held a webinar to provide an update to shareholders.
Saving and Investing App Chip Adds Two New Investment Funds, Introduces Product-to-product Transfers, and Launches Auto-investing
- 2 years 8 months ago
- Platform Technology, Investment
Chip adds FTSE 100 Index Fund and S&P 500 Tech Fund to the app’s free plan The app’s users can now move their money from savings to investments with product-to-product transfers Chip enables auto-investing, applying its award-winning automatic saving technology to investment funds
