Assetz Capital celebrates as investors rack up £100m in interest
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Investment
Investors in Assetz Capital have collectively earned £100 million to date in total gross interest. Founded in the wake of the financial crisis in 2013, the marketplace lender has amassed a community of over 37,000 investors to its platform, ranging from banks and institutional lenders to businesses and retail investors. It’s been a record year for Assetz Capital, which has seen almost £100m invested into its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA)...
DataArt and METRO Markets Announce Success of Partnering to Build Digital Marketplace with Ambition to Become the Largest B2B Online Marketplace in Europe
- 6 years 3 months ago
- E-Commerce, Consultancy
Global technology consultancy DataArt has announced a successful partnership with METRO Markets, the online B2B marketplace with ambitions to become the biggest in Europe. METRO Markets is a subsidiary of German multinational wholesale company and food specialist Metro AG. DataArt partnered with METRO Markets, Metro AG’s technology-driven e-commerce venture, to provide a next generation e-commerce ERP system. The solution is highly scalable and...
Coinbase Enables Crypto Charity Donations This Christmas with DustAid
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Coinbase is partnering with crypto-powered charity organisation DustAid to enable Christmas donations to three different causes. Under the partnership, UK crypto holders will be able to spred some Christmas cheer to The Liddle Edi Foundation which supports rural communities in Romania, elephant conservations Space for Giants, and the NSPCC. DustAid's aim, according to managing director, Duncan Murray, is to "make giving a simple, easy and...
SIX Acquires Stake in Securities Token Issuer Daura
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Asset Management
SIX has acquired a stake in token securities issuer daura as it prepares for the live launch next year of its digital asset exchange SDX. SIX, Swisscom, Sygnum Bank and the start-ups Custodigit and daura have been working intensively over the past few months to build an ecosystem for digital assets. Sygnum Bank, which has became the world’s first digital asset bank to start operations in September, is also taking a stake in daura.
Nordea to acquire SG Finans
- 6 years 3 months ago
- M&A Deals
Nordea has entered into an agreement with Société Générale to acquire all shares in SG Finans AS (“SG Finans”) and intends to combine the business with Nordea’s pan-Nordic finance company, Nordea Finance. SG Finans is a Norwegian domiciled subsidiary of Société Générale and provides equipment finance and factoring solutions. SG Finans has 360 employees and operates in Norway, Denmark and Sweden.
Adyen Announces International Mobile App Payments Agreement with McDonald’s
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to make Adyen’s payments platform available to McDonald’s markets globally, beginning with the U.K. early next year.
genesis Raises $1.8m to Fuel Growth from Illuminate Financial Management and Tribeca Early Stage Partners
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Investment
genesis, the international capital markets software firm today announced the closing of its second capital raise, securing $1.8m of investment in a round that was led by Illuminate Financial Management, a U.K. based capital markets venture capital firm and Tribeca Early Stage Partners, a New York venture group. genesis has now raised $5m since its first external capital injection in November 2018.
NICE Actimize Selected by Taiwan’s Chailease to Implement End-to-End Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program To Drive Operation Effectiveness and Increase Proficiency
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Fraud Detection
NICE Actimize, a NICE business and the leader in Autonomous Financial Crime Management, has been selected by Chailease Holding Co. Ltd., an international leader in leasing and professional financial services, to implement an end-to-end anti-money laundering compliance platform for its growing organization.
RiskFirst appoints seasoned industry professional Tarik Ben-Saud to accelerate development of investment management capabilities
- 6 years 3 months ago
- People Moves
Fintech company RiskFirst (a Moody’s Analytics Company) has appointed Tarik Ben-Saud in an advisory capacity to support and accelerate the development of RiskFirst’s front office investment management capabilities, with an initial focus on rolling out its fixed income and LDI attribution application, PFaroeAttribution. RiskFirst, a market leader in liability analytics to DB pensions, is applying its experience to develop a comprehensive suite...
Trader KYC verification from Sum&Substance in MetaTrader 5
- 6 years 3 months ago
- AML and KYC
The trading platform integration with the Sum&Substance KYC service enables the validation of client personal data and documents with one click. The new functionality provides further automation of client onboarding procedures for MetaTrader 5 brokers and the minimization of manual operations.
Temenos adds wealth management apps to Temenos Infinity for Retail Banking, broadening services to increase retail banks’ competitiveness
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Banking
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, has strengthened its cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos Infinity for Retail Banking offering with the introduction of the Robo-Advisor and Goal-Based Investing apps. This game-changing addition allows retail banks to quickly and easily get to market and effectively compete against investment firms. They are further able to differentiate themselves against retail banks that do not offer...
Worldline achieves a score of 88/100 by Gaïa Rating
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Worldline, the European leader in payments and transactional services, announces that it has obtained an overall score of 88/100 as part of an assessment by ESG Gaïa Rating - the rating agency that evaluates European companies on their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices.
HSBC Joins OpenFin’s Series C Financing Round
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Banking, FinTech StartUps
OpenFin, the operating system (OS) of finance, announced today that HSBC has joined its Series C financing round, bringing the total amount raised in this round to $22 million and total funding to date to $45 million. OpenFin will use the latest round of financing to expand its product offering into Asian markets and to fund new product initiatives. Now used at more than 1,500 banks and buy-side firms across nearly 200,000 desktops in 60+...
Andigo Credit Union Donates $5,000 to Clearbrook
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Banking
Andigo Credit Union is proud to be able to donate $5,000 to Clearbrook, a nonprofit organization that creates innovative opportunities, services and supports for more than 8,000 people with intellectual/developmental disabilities each year. Andigo selected Clearbrook to receive this charitable donation in a show of support for its programs and services.
Swiss Bankers to Deliver an Innovative Solution for Transferring Money through Partnership with Mastercard
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Today, Swiss Bankers launched its new money transfer service “Send” leveraging the Mastercard Send™ platform. In collaboration with Mastercard, the Swiss prepaid card issuer is now offering consumers the ability to make secure international payment transfers via an app, to 18 countries. People will be able to receive their money to bank accounts, digital wallets, eligible Mastercard cards, and soon, cash pick-up points.
