International Insurtech bolttech Valued at US$1.6 Billion in Series B Up-round
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Fundraising News
bolttech today announced it raised US$196 million in connection with its Series B with an up-round valuation of US$1.6 billion. The round was led by Tokio Marine – Japan’s first insurance company with a 140-year history. Other key investors include global life insurance giant MetLife through its subsidiary MetLife Next Gen Ventures, Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional, as well as new and existing shareholders.
GoHenry’s Roundtable Finds Cross-party Support to Teach Financial Education from Primary School Age
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Personal Finance
A roundtable discussion hosted by GoHenry, the prepaid debit card and financial education app for kids aged 6-18, in the House of Commons found that cross-party Parliamentarians are united in supporting the need for better financial education in the UK.
New Head of Strategic Partnerships Appointed at Deko to Amplify Deko’s Position in the Consumer Finance Ecosystem
- 1 year 9 months ago
- People Moves
Deko, the multi-lender checkout finance platform, has appointed John Roberts to the position of Head of Strategic Partnerships. He brings extensive experience in building strategic partnerships and understands how to bring value to both partners and their clients.
Justin Brickwood Appointed Chief Product Officer
- 1 year 9 months ago
- People Moves
Rimes is pleased to announce the appointment of Justin Brickwood as Chief Product Officer. In this new role, Justin now has global responsibility for new product development, roadmap and the go-to-market strategy for the entire Rimes data management solutions portfolio. Justin joined Rimes in 2021 having held senior technology and business management roles in major financial institutions such as Barclays and Goldman Sachs.
CaixaBank Partners with Google Cloud to Drive Innovation in Data and Analytics
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Data
CaixaBank, Spain’s largest financial institution by a number of clients and branches in the country, today announced a new strategic, multi-year partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate the bank’s transition to the cloud and drive innovation using data and analytics technologies. As a part of the agreement, the bank will leverage Google Cloud's cloud computing, data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to develop new...
MENAP’s Fastest-growing Fintech Paymob Secures PTSP Certification in KSA
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Payments
Paymob, the leading financial services enabler in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan (MENAP), announces that it has secured Saudi Arabia’s Payment Technical Services Provider (PTSP) certification, making it fully operational in the Kingdom.
Tuum Appoints Myles Bertrand as CEO to Drive its Market Expansion
- 1 year 9 months ago
- People Moves
Tuum, the next-generation core banking platform, has today announced the appointment of Myles Bertrand as Chief Executive Officer.
Delta Capita Appoints Julian Chesser as Regional Head of APAC
- 1 year 9 months ago
- People Moves
Delta Capita, the Financial Services division of Prytek, a leading global Capital Markets consulting, managed services and technology provider has welcomed Julian Chesser as its new Regional Head of APAC who will be based in Singapore.
Speed is of the Essence: 1 in 4 Holiday Goers Say that Time at the Checkout Impacts Purchasing Decisions
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Payments
Today, leading payment orchestration provider BR-DGE has revealed new research highlighting the changing payment needs of consumers when purchasing travel and holidays online.
MatchGPT®: The World’s First AI for Matching as a Service in the Fintech Industry Worldwide
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Finnovating has unveiled MatchGPT®, the world's first Match Generative Pre-Trained Transformer focused on connecting tech companies to accelerate B2B business and collaborations for technology and innovation. It has been developed using OpenAI and AI-owned algorithms and fuelled by exclusive data from the Finnovating Platform, an AI-Deal Matching Platform for Tech Companies.
PayPoint Announces Charity Partnership with Children with Cancer UK
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Payments
PayPoint has announced a new partnership with Children with Cancer UK, a leading charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer. The two-year collaboration will see PayPoint shift its fundraising focus towards the charity and support events such as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September. In addition, the retail services and technology provider has formed a team of employees to take part in this year’s London Marathon to raise...
GTreasury Secures Investment from Hg to Accelerate Growth as a Global Treasury Management Software Platform
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Fundraising News
GTreasury, a treasury, payments, and risk management software provider, today announces that it has secured a majority investment from Hg, a leading investor in global software and services companies.
P2P Returns are Most Affected by Bank Deposits
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Banking
Deposits have the greatest impact on the profitability of P2P lending. At the same time, the market reacts most quickly to the dynamics of high-risk investments. Analysts of the Robocash platform studied 6 investment assets to find a correlation between their returns and the P2P market dynamics. The specialists evaluated the behaviour of assets through the Granger test*.
Gen Alpha’s Money Habits Revealed
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Personal Finance
Gen Alpha are making money online, going cashless and giving more to charity than ever before, according to research from GoHenry, the prepaid debit card and financial education app for kids aged 6-18.
Audiencerate to Elevate First-party Data for Nexi
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Data
Audiencerate, the identity hub enabling data-driven advertising, today announced its expansion into the finance industry. It has been selected to enhance the management and activation of first-party data across digital marketing for its leading European paytech client, Nexi.
