LaBenne brings extensive financial services public company experience Bakkt Holdings, LLC, a digital asset marketplace, announced it has appointed Drew LaBenne as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective April 27, 2021. LaBenne’s responsibilities will include oversight of finance, accounting, capital markets, risk management and investor relations. “I am......
S&P Global Market Intelligence released its annual rankings for 2020’s best-performing community banks with assets between $3 billion and $10 billion, community banks with assets less than $3 billion, and top-performing credit unions. “Despite going through a challenging year filled with economic uncertainty, we have seen community banks and credit unions play a significant......
Future FinTech Group Inc., a leading blockchain e-commerce company and a service provider for financial technology, announced that on March 17, 2021 the Company signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement (the “Agreement”) with major shareholders of Shenzhen SOSOB Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shenzhen SOSOB”) to form a joint venture titled FTFT Capital (Dubai) Limited (“FTFT Capital Dubai”), an......
Evolved model will position Voya’s Retirement, Employee Benefits and Investment Management businesses for continued growth Michael Smith and Charles Nelson named vice chairmen Heather Lavallee named CEO, Wealth Solutions and Robert Grubka named CEO, Health Solutions Voya Financial, Inc., announced several updates to its operating model and leadership team. The......
Deal Aligns with APPS’ Rapid SaaS-Based Financial Services and Banking Technology Expansion Efforts Atlantic-Pacific Processing Systems NV, Corp. (APPS), a fintech holding company providing software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for the financial services and banking sectors, has completed acquisition of proprietary software developer of compliance solutions Conformance Technologies, Inc. Conformance will continue serving independent......
Experian, the world leader in information services, has partnered with FinScore, the pioneer in delivering telco data credit scoring to the unbanked and underbanked populations in the Philippines. Through this partnership and subsequent access to Experian’s global know-how, FinScore will intensify its focus on delivering alternative credit scoring to help financial......
New Integrated Platform Helps Make Companies IPO and Post-IPO Compliance Ready Donnelley Financial Solutions, a leading risk and compliance company, and FloQast, a provider of accounting workflow automation software, announced a strategic partnership to transform the financial close and reporting processes, especially for companies planning to go public. Through the......
Female Executives from Mexico’s Central Bank, BIVA and MIDE will share their career journeys in finance Bloomberg, a leading business, financial and technology company, announced it is sponsoring financial literacy activities for young women through  MIDE (Interactive Museum of Economics). On March 10, Bloomberg and MIDE will host a panel discussion on financial careers with Irene Espinosa, Mexico’s Central Bank......