Axioma Names Thomas Severance Chief Revenue Officer
- 8 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
Axioma announced today the appointment of Thomas D. Severance to the newly created position of Senior Managing Director and Chief Revenue Officer. Severance was previously at IHS Markit for six years, where he most recently served as Managing Director, Markit Analytics, heading its risk strategy and analytics business in the Americas.
Quark Acquired by Parallax Capital Partners to Support Accelerated Growth
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Infrastructure
Quark Software Inc. announced today that it has been acquired by Parallax Capital Partners, LLC (Parallax), a Southern California-based software-focused private equity firm. The new owners intend to help Quark accelerate the adoption of its transformational content automation solutions through investment in organic growth and acquisitions.
Dream Payments Opens New Brunswick Centre
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Dream Payments, a leading financial technology (fintech) company that operates a payments cloud to power commerce and payments across mobile devices and the Internet of Things (IoT), proudly announces the opening of its first Centre of Excellence in Moncton, New Brunswick. The company's first Canadian office outside of Toronto is ramping up to support Dream's rapid growth in both the Canadian and US market. It will house the majority of Dream'...
Imperial Capital Hires Two Senior High Yield/Distressed Professionals
- 8 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
Imperial Capital, LLC ("Imperial Capital") announced today the addition of senior high yield professionals, James Book, institutional sales professional and Daniel Derman, senior distressed trader. Mr. Book and Mr. Derman join Imperial Capital's High Yield & Distressed Credit Group as Managing Directors based in New York.
Falcon First Swiss Private Bank to Enter Blockchain Asset Management Market with Bitcoin
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
Falcon Group is the first Swiss private bank to provide blockchain asset management solutions for its clients through the new cooperation with Bitcoin Suisse AG. Following the approval by FINMA for Bitcoin asset management, this novel product underlines Falcon's strategic repositioning, which focuses on shaping a unique experience, empowered by individual excellence and world-class digital intelligence.
Westwood Holdings Group and Aviva Investors Strategic Partnership: Update
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Investment Management
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. is pleased to announce an update regarding our long-term strategic partnership with Aviva Investors in the global convertibles asset class.
Voices.com Announces $18 Million Growth Investment by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Investment
Voices.com, the largest global voice over online marketplace, today announced an $18 million growth investment from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, the growth-focused private investment platform within Morgan Stanley Investment Management. This represents the Company's first institutional investment since its founding in 2005.
High Street Banks Face Growing Threat from Technology Giants, Warns New Study
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Infrastructure
GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon) companies could pose a significantly greater threat to traditional retail banks than existing ‘challenger’ banks and fintech start-ups, according to new research1. In a study of retail bank IT leaders and consumers, undertaken by Peru Consulting, the majority (57%) of IT leaders believe it’s likely that GAFA companies will enter the UK retail banking sector within the next five years.
Backbase named a Leader in Digital Banking Engagement Platforms
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Banking, Online Banking
Backbase, the fast growing fintech software company, announced it has been named a Leader in the Forrester Wave for Digital Banking Engagement Platforms.
HENSOLDT Selects Coupa‘s Cloud-based Spend Management Platform
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Cloud
Coupa Software, a leader in cloud-based spend management, has announced that leading defence electronics company, Hensoldt, has chosen to implement Coupa’s innovative cloud-based spend management solution. The internationally established armaments group, best known for its sensor technology, will roll out the Coupa solution globally across all its locations.
E-commerce retailers in the USA want to expand into Europe
- 8 years 7 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
Germany is the most important European future market for US brands expanding their e-commerce business, as established by the “Internationalizing Your Brand in 2017” study commissioned by Arvato and conducted by the Worldwide Business Research Digital agency. For the study, 200 decision-makers were asked in the second quarter of 2017 about their internationalization strategies in Europe. The survey concluded that around a third of the leading US...
New Research Reveals Buy-Side Firms Investment in Data, Cloud and Emerging Tech to Improve Insights and Drive Growth
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Consultancy
Sapient Consulting, an integrated network leveraging technology to enable transformation across industries, today announced new research to understand how emerging technologies are transforming data management at buy-side firms.
PayPal Introduces Service to Help SMBs Sell Abroad
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
We’re excited to introduce PayPal Global Sellers, our newest cross-border trade service that helps small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.S. increase their international presence and sales. PayPal Global Sellers addresses the most commonly cited international growth barriers with a suite of tools, including: website translation, taxes/duties presentment, international shipping and return facilitation, localized payments and more.
EToro Reveals Crypto CopyFund
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Banking
EToro, the global trading and investing social network, is today announcing the launch of its Crypto CopyFund, which offers investors exposure to six of the most popular cryptocurrencies currently available. This comes as eToro sees demand for cryptocurrency trading grow four-fold in just 12 months, as the global market cap of cryptocurrencies reaches over $100bn. As well as popular assets Bitcoin and Ethereum - both available individually on...
CSI Kick Start Invests in ConnexPay
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
CSI Kick Start, a FinTech startup incubator founded by leading global payments innovator CSI Enterprises, Inc., announced today its investment in ConnexPay LLC, a financial technology and global payments start-up which has designed a payments solution geared towards reducing risk and the cost of card acceptance within specific industry verticals such as travel and e-commerce. ConnexPay has created a consolidated merchant acquiring and virtual...
