Month : January 2022

Blockdaemon Raises $207 Million Series C at $3.25B Post-Money Valuation
Blockchain News

Blockdaemon Raises $207 Million Series C at $3.25B Post-Money Valuation

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Sapphire and Tiger Global lead latest round furthering Blockdaemon’s mission to connect institutions to blockchains with one integration Blockdaemon, the leading institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure company for node management and staking, has announced that it has closed a Series C funding round of USD $207 million with a post-money valuation of......
AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of CNO Financial Group, Inc. and Its Life/Health Subsidiaries
Finance News

AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of CNO Financial Group, Inc. and Its Life/Health Subsidiaries

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) for the life/health subsidiaries of CNO Financial Group, Inc. (headquartered in Carmel, IN) [NYSE: CNO]. These subsidiaries are referred to collectively as CNO Financial......
Trust Payments Announces Expansion to Cyprus
Digital Payments News

Trust Payments Announces Expansion to Cyprus

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Trust Payments, the disruptive leader in fintech specialising in frictionless payments and value-added services for SMEs, is delighted to announce the opening of its Cyprus office. The new office accelerates Trust Payments’ continued growth, enabling the organisation to build on its extensive list of foreign exchange (forex) clients and partners. Local staff will......
Accenture Named A Leader In Platform It Services For Both Banking And Capital Markets By Everest Group
Banking Capital Markets News

Accenture Named A Leader In Platform IT Services For Both Banking And Capital Markets By Everest Group

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Accenture has, for the second consecutive time, been named a Leader in platform IT services for banking and capital markets in a report by industry analyst firm Everest Group. Latest Fintech Insights: Payrailz Passes PCI Data Security Standards Audit, Reinforces Commitment to Data Security “Platform IT Services in BFS PEAK Matrix®......
Relation Insurance Services, Inc. Acquires the Assets of Hodge Ethridge Insurance and Financial Services, LLC
Finance InsurTech News

Relation Insurance Services, Inc. Acquires the Assets of Hodge Ethridge Insurance and Financial Services, LLC

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Transaction adds to Relation’s presence in South Carolina and further expands the Relation Select platform Relation Insurance Services, Inc. (“Relation”), one of the largest and fastest-growing national insurance agencies, announced it acquired the assets of South Carolina-based Hodge Ethridge Insurance and Financial Services, LLC (“Hodge Ethridge”). Hodge Ethridge was previously......
Ridgeway Partners Announces Hari Krishnaswami as Managing Director
Finance News

Ridgeway Partners Announces Hari Krishnaswami as Managing Director

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by Fintech News Desk0
Ridgeway Partners announced that Hari Krishnaswami has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the New York Office. He will focus on supporting initiatives across Asset and Wealth Management, Financial Services and Financial Technology. Mr. Krishnaswami joins Ridgeway Partners from ISS Market Intelligence. ISS Market Intelligence is a leading provider......
EMQ Accelerates Real-time Cross-border Payments Across Europe To Support Global Enterprises
Digital Payments News

EMQ Accelerates Real-time Cross-border Payments Across Europe To Support Global Enterprises

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
International payments now delivered within minutes in EUR to any banks in Europe via SEPA Instant Credit Transfer Global payments network EMQ deepens its reach across Europe by adding SEPA instant credit transfer (SCT Inst) capabilities to its network. This major enhancement further extends EMQ’s network infrastructure into the high-growth markets......
Insurance Technologies Names Laird Rixford as New Chief Executive Officer
InsurTech News

Insurance Technologies Names Laird Rixford as New Chief Executive Officer

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by Fintech News Desk0
Seasoned InsurTech Innovator to Lead Company Through Next Chapter of Growth Insurance Technologies, LLC (“InsurTech”), a provider of sales and regulatory automation solutions for the insurance and financial services industries, is pleased to announce the appointment of Laird Rixford as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. A veteran financial technology......
Paystone Acquires Canadian Payment Services, Making Paystone Canada’s Largest Bank Independent Payments Provider
Banking Digital Payments News

Paystone Acquires Canadian Payment Services, Making Paystone Canada’s Largest Bank Independent Payments Provider

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Paystone announces the acquisition of Canadian Payment Services (CPS), one of the fastest growing providers of Canadian merchant services. This acquisition is the sixth addition to Paystone’s burgeoning portfolio of acquisitions, having acquired five other businesses in the past two years including Montreal-based DataCandy and Vancouver-based NiceJob. Latest Fintech Insights: Payrailz......
Veriff Raises $100 Million Series C at $1.5B Valuation Co-led by Tiger Global and Alkeon
Finance Investment Services News

Veriff Raises $100 Million Series C at $1.5B Valuation Co-led by Tiger Global and Alkeon

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
The company grew identity verification volume 8x YoY and increased its global customer count by 150% Veriff, a premier global identity verification (IDV) provider, announced it has raised $100M in Series C financing, co-led by Tiger Global and Alkeon, joined by existing investors IVP and Accel. This round brings Veriff’s total funding to $200M and its valuation to $1.5B, as......
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