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Antler Closes Oversubscribed Nordic Fund at $36M

4 years 8 months ago
Investment, FinTech StartUps, Technical

The global early-stage venture capital firm Antler has closed their first Nordic fund. Following strong interest, Antler’s Nordic fund was oversubscribed, closing at $36m, including participation from Draper Esprit, Kistefos, the Danish state fund Vækstfonden, and the Norwegian state fund Investinor.

EQ Investors Portfolios Now Risk Profiled on Dynamic Planner

4 years 8 months ago
Asset Management, Investment Management, Wealth Management

Advice firms can now benefit from EQ Investors range of solutions being risk profiled on Dynamic Planner. EQ Investors (EQ) is an award-winning B Corp discretionary fund manager focused on sustainable and impact investing and has been running sustainable portfolios since 2012.

Murex Supports Intesa Journey Toward Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery Methodology

4 years 8 months ago
Trading Systems, Risk Management

Murex, the global leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets, and Intesa Sanpaolo Group have successfully implemented Murex testing automation solution, an important step in Intesa’s continuous integration and continuous delivery (CICD) journey.

Commenting on the Fastest Monthly UK GDP Growth Since August 2020

4 years 8 months ago
Investment Management

Commenting on UK GDP rising 2.1% in March, Ian Warwick, Managing Partner at Deepbridge Capital, said: “Today’s monthly GDP estimate reveals the fastest monthly growth since August 2020 and is further evidence that the economy is moving in the right direction at a significant pace.

Tide Teams up with Sage to Streamline Small Business Tax and Accounting

4 years 8 months ago
Management, Banking, Technical

Tide, the UK’s leading business financial platform[1] and Sage, the market leader in cloud business management solutions today announced a new partnership, offering an integrated banking and accounting product for Tide members.

Comment: March GDP - Fastest Monthly Growth Since August 2020

4 years 8 months ago
Banking, Financial

GDP rising 2.1% in March, the fastest monthly growth since August 2020, Douglas Grant, Director of Conister, part of AIM listed Manx Financial Group, said: “The estimated rise in UK GDP for March is positive, falling in line with what we’d expect as restrictions are lifted and the economy reopens. However, we must remember that the UK’s SME debt burden is ballooning, and we are in serious danger of seeing a relentless flow of weak zombie-like...

Williams welcomes Vuzion as Acronis #CyberFit Delivery Partner

4 years 8 months ago
Security, Cybersecurity

Williams Racing is pleased to welcome Vuzion, a UK-based cloud distributor, as the Acronis #CyberFit Delivery Partner, in line with the Cyber Protection Partnership between Williams and Acronis that was renewed earlier this year.

HPD LENDSCAPE Deepens Commitment to Italian Market by Becoming Official Member of Assifact, the Italian Factoring Association

4 years 8 months ago
Banking, Security

HPD Lendscape, a leading international secured-lending platform vendor, today announces that it has become an official member of Assifact, the Italian Factoring Association. The announcement comes at a time when HPD Lendscape is particularly focused on serving the Southern European market, having recently also become an official member of The Spanish Association of Factoring.

Airwallex Secures EMI Licence in the Netherlands

4 years 8 months ago
Payments, Infrastructure

Airwallex, a leading global payments platform, is pleased to announce it has secured its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence from the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, DNB). The licence was granted on 30 April 2021, and gives Airwallex access to the European single market.

SmartStream Expands its Treasury Expertise with the Hire of Peter Dehaan

4 years 8 months ago
Transaction Banking, Management, Financial

SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions provider today announces the appointment of Peter Dehaan, as New Business Director for Cash & Liquidity Management – supporting Financial Institutions, their treasuries and key stakeholders with the delivery of real-time cash and liquidity management solutions. This will enable clients to better manage the evolving regulatory requirements and stress...

Zumo Launches Virtual Visa Debit Card, Powered By Modulr

4 years 8 months ago
Payments, E-Wallets, Credit Cards, Cryptocurrencies

Zumo, the Edinburgh-based crypto wallet, has today announced the launch of its Zumo Virtual Card. This new product allows users in the UK to make purchases at any online retailer which accepts Visa. Zumo is the first non-custodial crypto wallet to offer users the ability to hold GBP in their wallet to then spend with a Visa card.

Commerzbank with Strong Results in the First Quarter – Transformation Successfully Started

4 years 8 months ago
Banking

Commerzbank made a very good start into the current year and generated a positive net result in the first quarter despite the ongoing pandemic and restructuring charges. Net commission income increased strongly thanks to a flourishing securities business. This enabled the Bank to largely compensate the impact from the negative interest-rate environment and the ongoing lower consumption resulting from coronavirus restrictions. In conjunction with...

New Research Finds Political and Social Factors are Driving 2021 Financial Plans

4 years 8 months ago
Investment, Management

OneStream Software, a leader in corporate performance management (CPM) solutions for the world’s leading enterprises, has announced the results of its “Enterprise Financial Decision-Making 2021 - North America” survey.

Generali Greece Accelerates Life Insurance Signing Process with OneSpan Sign

4 years 8 months ago
Transaction Banking, Banking, Security

OneSpan™, the global leader in securing remote banking transactions, today announced that Generali Hellas has implemented OneSpan Sign electronic signatures to meet regulatory compliance requirements and help speed up its end-to-end signing process for life insurance policies.