Bernie Li joins Global Venture Capital Firm Antler in Canada Office
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Data
Bernie Li, the Co-Founder of Pure Energies, a Leading Tech-Enabled Marketplace Delivering Solar Solutions Across North America, joins Antler Canada in Global Growth of its Senior Management Team Global early-stage venture capital firm Antler has named Bernie Li as partner in its Toronto office. He will be based in Toronto and join the company’s senior leadership team, bringing two decades of experience as an investor and company founder to the...
BVNK Launches To Set Global Standards For Digital Asset Financial Services
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Bringing treasury and payment solutions together for the first time to serve businesses and partners Digital asset financial services platform, BVNK, launches today aiming toremove the barriers that prevent fast-growth businesses and financial service providers from realising the benefits of cryptocurrencies. Headquartered in London, BVNK aims to set new standards for digital asset financial services from its European base.
Deutsche Bank Automates Tax Processes for Post-trade Settlement in Indonesia in Partnership with Xceptor
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking
Corporate Bank today announced the roll-out of an automated workflow platform for the administration of capital gains withholding tax during the post-trade settlement process in Indonesia, using the Xceptor Tax Solution. This enhancement will help to reduce manual processes and decrease the time to calculate withholding tax amounts down to seconds. Deutsche Bank will also utilize APIs to send real-time settlement details to the Xceptor Tax...
World Tech Legal Launches Global Network of Tech Focused Law Firms
- 3 years 7 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
World Tech Legal, a global network of tech-focused law firms, has officially launched. Founded by MBM Commercial (“MBM”), an award-winning law firm with offices in London and Edinburgh, the World Tech Legal network was established to build an association of like-minded entrepreneurial law firms that have specific expertise in the technology sector. The network already boasts 14 member firms from across the globe. The association allows for one...
Tatum Becomes European Champion at SWCSummit 2021
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
The blockchain development platform Tatum emerged victorious at the continental European finale of the 2021 Startup World Cup & Summit, winning $500,000 and the opportunity to present in Silicon Valley at the SWCSummit Global Finale later this year.
How can you Increase the Profitability of your Brokerage Firm?
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Trading Systems
How can you increase the profitability of your brokerage firm? The Forex market is very friendly to newcomers, which is why a plethora of possibilities exist for individuals looking to start brokerage business. Meanwhile, novice brokers face the most significant amount of competition, making it difficult to stay afloat.
External Finance now Used by Four in ten Businesses Across the UK, but a Lack of Local Investors Leads to Wasted Economic Potential
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking
London, the South East, the North West and the East of England account for 86% of equity deals despite hosting just 55% of businesses · Distance matters – in 82% of equity investment stakes between 2011 and 2020, the investor and company are within two hours of each other; 61% are within one hour of each other · Rural business owners more likely to inject personal funds into their business than urban entrepreneurs because of a...
How to Find a Reliable Provider of Bitcoin Payments
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Bitcoins
Bitcoin is not just the first cryptocurrency to have come onto the scene – the role of this asset has substantially increased in recent years.
Willis Towers Watson and ITFA Create first ever Basel III Compliant Trade Credit Insurance Policy
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Trading Systems, Infrastructure
Harmonised policy form launched at International Trade and Forfeiting Conference (ITFA) Conference in Bristol, UK After three years of effort and numerous negotiations with insurers, banks, law firms and brokage firms, ITFA has released a Basel III policy form which elevates policy wordings and enhances market efficiency based on an original policy form developed by Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WTW).
Ebury Named #1 Forecaster for 3 Different Currency Pairs in latest Bloomberg FX Rankings
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Trading Systems, Payments, FinTech StartUps
Ebury listed as most accurate contributor for EUR against the Russian ruble, Norwegian krone and Czech koruna Named as the number two forecaster for USD against the South African rand, Chilean peso and Mexican peso Ebury, a leading global fintech company that simplifies cross-border trade and payments by offering international transactions, has been named among the top forecasters for seven different currency crosses in Bloomberg’s FX...
Babylon Secures New $200m Sustainability-Linked Investment to Fuel Rapid Growth Plan
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Investment, Payments
- Babylon Holdings Limited ("Babylon"), one of the world's fastest-growing digital healthcare companies, today announced that it has secured a sustainability-linked investment of up to $200 million from Albacore Capital Group ("AlbaCore"), a strategic capital investment firm.
Babylon Project 2.0: World Blockchain Hackathon in the Metaverse
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
This year's month-long event runs from October 29 - November 20 The Babylon Project is a hackathon initiative committed to democratizing access to global innovation and the adoption of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. The broadest vision of the World Blockchain Hackathon is a future ecosystem in which blockchain innovation becomes the standard backbone for impenetrably secure, fast-moving, intelligent global technologies of all...
PIF, PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media acquire Newcastle United Football Club
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Investment
An investment group led by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), and also comprising PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media (the "Investment Group"), has completed the acquisition of 100% of Newcastle United Limited and Newcastle United Football Club Limited ("Newcastle United" or the "Club") from St. James Holdings Limited. All requisite approvals have been obtained from the English Premier League and the acquisition was completed on 7...
Larry Neiman joins Macrobond as North America Business Development Director
- 3 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
Neiman joins from Haver Analytics to drive future growth in the US MACROBOND Financial, a leading provider of economic and financial data and analytics, announced today that it has appointed Larry Neiman as Director of Business Development, effective 1 November. Mr. Neiman, who will be based in New York, will be responsible for growing Macrobond’s business in the US and managing strategic customer relationships in the region.
As use of Alternative Payments is Skyrocketing, Banks must Urgently Embrace the next Generation of Payments to Stay in the Race: Capgemini’s World Payments Report 2021
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Payments
The report found that by 2025, instant payments and e-money payments will account for more than 25% of global non-cash transactions, up from 14.5% in 2020.
