Category : Banking

Banking Investment Services News

William Blair Expands Equity Capital Markets Investment Banking Team, Adding Brian Friedman in Chicago

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William Blair, the premier global boutique, announced today that it has expanded its Equity Capital Markets investment banking team with the addition of veteran investment banker Brian Friedman. Friedman joins as a managing director in Chicago and will lead the origination and execution of late-stage private placement and crossover financings across all......
Banking Fintech News

Bank of America Celebrates the Return of Baseball with New Program That Strengthens Local Communities

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Special In-Game Moments, Custom Merchandise, Virtual Conversations Will Support Boys & Girls Clubs of America As the Official Bank of Major League Baseball (MLB), Bank of America today marked the return of baseball with the launch of Let’s Rally – a new program that brings fans together to celebrate the......
Banking Fintech Fintech Funding News

Thought Machine Announces $125m Series B Funding Round – Driving Continued International and APAC Expansion

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Thought Machine, the cloud native core banking technology firm, with its APAC headquarters in Singapore, marks its entrance into the Asia Pacific market by announcing the signing of an additional $42m in funding for its series B round. This round extension will close in early August and is led by......
Banking Business Fintech News

ACI Worldwide and Arvato Financial Solutions Partner to Combat eCommerce Fraud

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ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, announced a strategic partnership with Arvato Financial Solutions to combat the rising levels of eCommerce fraud during the Covid-19 crisis. Read More: Thimble Launches Certificate Manager to Improve Oversight of Vendor Insurance Policies @ACI_Worldwide and Arvato Financial Solutions partner to......
Banking Economy Fintech News

Wells Fargo Pledges up to $20 Million to Support New York Economic Recovery Efforts

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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today that it pledged up to $20 million to support the New York Forward Loan Fund (NYFLF), an economic revitalization program across New York State. Initiated by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, NYFLF is aimed at helping small businesses, nonprofits, and small landlords as they......
Banking Blockchain Fintech News

Avalanche Integrates with Torus to Enable Seamless Building of DeFi Apps

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DirectAuth to Streamline Setup Process for the Avalanche Wallet with One-Click Google Logins The team behind Avalanche, the highly-scalable, open-source platform for launching decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, has announced its integration with DirectAuth by Torus, to provide users with one-click Google logins to the Avalanche wallet. The DirectAuth integration enables users......
Artificial Intelligence Banking Blockchain Fintech News

SilverCloud’s Banking Chatbot Surpasses 260,000 Consumer Requests During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Demand for self-service options surges in response to Coronavirus restrictions, financial institutions report 50 percent increase in overall chatbot usage SilverCloud, Inc.,  the only support solution built exclusively for the financial services industry, today announced record usage and increased demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) powered banking chatbot solution, successfully fulfilling more......
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Northern Trust Pension Universe Data: Canadian Pension Plans Benefit From Sharp Rebound in Global Equities During Second Quarter 2020

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Strong equity performance in the second quarter of 2020 helped Canadian defined benefit plans recover most of the investment losses experienced during the initial days of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Northern Trust Canada Universe. Major equity markets responded favorably as economies reopened and stimulus packages gained traction, concluding......
Banking Blockchain Fintech News

Telos Blockchain Increases Staking Rewards and Development Funding

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Telos stakeholders approve Telos Economic Development Plan 2.0, supporting core developers and the network’s increased adoption Telos (www.telos.net), one of the most active blockchain platforms in the world according to Blocktivity and CryptoDiffer, today announced it has increased its staking rewards and funding for development. Stakeholders voted to approve these......
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Waddell & Reed Financial Expands Financial Literacy Program Partnership with Rock The Street, Wall Street

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Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (NYSE: WDR) today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Rock The Street Wall Street (RTSWS) to include a high school in the Kansas City Public Schools district. As Waddell & Reed Financial continues to broaden its outreach, education and diversity & inclusion initiatives, Lincoln College......
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