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Treasury Management International recognizes ION community member Tesco for excellence in risk management

January 29, 20194 min

ION, the largest global provider of trading, analytics and risk management solutions for commodities and treasury management, is proud to announce that its client, the British multinational retailer Tesco has been awarded the 2018 Corporate Recognition award for Risk Management Technology. With over 6,800 locations around the world serving millions of customers every week, Tesco is a world leader in grocery and general merchandise sales. By leveraging Openlink, an ION treasury solution, Tesco manages liquidity...

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Investment Platforms

Black Dragon’s Louis Hernandez Jr. announces ASI Group fintech investment expansion to the US market

January 29, 20199 min

Louis Hernandez Jr. of Black Dragon Capital, a growth-oriented private equity fund, congratulates ASI Group, one of its portfolio companies and a leading cloud based solutions provider for the financial services industry, for going live with its first client in the United States. “ASI Group is on the cusp of a huge expansion into the United States, and it’s exciting to watch the company grow under the leadership and tenacity of CEO Hernando Torres. The incredibly advanced cloud-based technology,...

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Biometrics Security

IDnow Opens New Office in Paris as Expansion Continues Apace

January 29, 20197 min

French office opened in recognition of growing demand for ID verification-as-a-service IDnow, selected for the 2019 RegTech 100 listing and nominated to the 2018 FinTech50 list of hottest European start-ups, today announced the opening of a new office in Paris as its international expansion continues. The new office will allow IDnow to better serve its European customer base as demand for ID verification-as-a-service continues to accelerate, and further highlights IDnow’s continued rapid growth after recently hiring a number of top industry executives. The investment in...

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Investment Platforms

Pure Portfolios hires Ann Owen as Director of Impact Investing

January 15, 20198 min

Pure Portfolios is pleased to announce the hiring of Ann Owen, CFA, as Director of Impact Investing, where she will be responsible for developing Pure Portfolios’ ESG & Impact Investing platform. Owen has over 30 years’ investment management and analysis industry experience. Prior to joining Pure Portfolios, Owen was a Senior Portfolio Manager & Senior Vice President in U.S. Bank’s Wealth Management division, and a Senior Portfolio Manager at U.S. Trust, Bank of America. Before joining...

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Financial Software

Union Square Advisors Releases 2019 Outlook Report

January 9, 201910 min

Second annual report showcases the firm's predictions and insights for the year ahead in technology M&A and capital raising.

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Asset Management

Symphony Summit Closes Successful Year of Milestones Including U.S. Expansion

December 12, 20186 min

Symphony Summit announced today that it has made significant investments in the North American market in 2018. This includes strategic moves and hires to increase the company’s presence and awareness in key regions. Click to Tweet: .@SymphonySummit Closes Successful Year of Milestones, U.S. Expansion: https://tinyurl.com/y9gvwj5b#ITSM #ITAM Symphony Summit offers SummitAI, a modular suite of cloud-based solutions for service, asset and operations management that can be used individually or together. These solutions use machine reasoning, natural language...

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API/Connectivity Connectivity

Black Knight to Invest in Dun & Bradstreet

November 19, 201815 min

Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE: BKI) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a $375 million investment in Dun & Bradstreet, a global leader in commercial data, analytics and insights for businesses. Black Knight will join an investment consortium led by CC Capital, Cannae Holdings and Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. which has announced plans to acquire Dun & Bradstreet. The Black Knight investment will represent an economic ownership interest of less than 20% in the re-capitalized Dun...

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Direct Lending Direct Lending – Business

Hummingbird Raises $3 Million to Modernize Anti-Money Laundering

October 22, 201814 min

With funding from Homebrew, Omidyar Network, TTV Capital, and Designer Fund, the company continues its mission to fight financial crime Hummingbird, the modern platform for anti-money laundering (AML), announced that it has raised $3 million in a funding round led by Homebrew, with investments from Omidyar Network, TTV Capital, and Designer Fund. Hummingbird brings agility, intelligence, and breadth to the AML practice for banks, payments companies, and other financial institutions. Many of these institutions struggle to keep up with increasing complexity in...

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Investments Personal Finance/Investment

Skyview Capital, LLC’s Skyview Ventures Completes Seed Round Investment in Pr3vent, Inc.

October 16, 201811 min

Skyview Ventures’ Investment Accelerates Pr3vent’s Development of Breakthrough Eye Screening Diagnostic Service for Newborns Skyview Ventures http://www.skyviewcapital.com/home/ventures/, the early and growth stage investment arm of global private investment firm Skyview Capital, LLC, has completed its seed round investment in Pr3vent, Inc. (“Pr3vent”). Pr3vent is a Palo Alto, California-based healthcare technology company founded by noted medical field veterans Jochen Kumm, PhD and Darius M. Moshfeghi, MD. Further expanding Skyview Ventures’ interests in disruptive biotechnology companies, the seed round financing will...

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Brokers/Trading Platforms

Ed Plummer Joins OC&C Strategy Consulting

October 16, 20185 min

New partner brings deep experience in due diligence and value creation for software companies and their investors OC&C Strategy Consultants, a leading global strategy consulting firm, today announced that Ed Plummer has rejoined the company as a partner in its Private Equity and TMT practice. Plummer has extensive experience in both B2B information and software, and often works at the intersection of enterprise application software and information services, for clients whose customers span a range of industry...

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