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LeverData Appoints Hedge Fund Industry Leaders Mike DeAddio and Siew Kai Choy to Its Advisory Board
LeverData Continues to Build a World-Class Team as It Solves Financial Services’ Data Delivery Problem LeverData, a leading financial technology company that provides data ingestion, validation, and ongoing management solutions for corporations and financial services firms, announced that long-time hedge fund executive Mike DeAddio, formerly of WorldQuant, Citadel and MIT,......
MuchBetter and Winwatch Launch World First Analogue Watch With “Payment Glass”
Payment tech behind CashCuff smart-shirt enters Swiss watch market Payments app MuchBetter and Swiss watch smart glass provider, Winwatch, have teamed up to launch a unique analogue payments steel watch with smart payment functionality. It is the first watch to use “STISS” payments glass, a super-strong sapphire glass infused with payment technology. It......
Mercato Partners Traverse Fund Portfolio Company, Galileo Financial Technologies, Acquired by SoFi for $1.2 Billion
Mercato Partners Traverse Fund (“Traverse”), announced that Social Finance (“SoFi”) has acquired one of its Growth Fund II portfolio companies, Galileo Financial Technologies (“Galileo”), a thriving API standard for card issuing programs and financial technology (“fintech”) innovation. SoFi, the digital personal finance company, confirmed the signing of its definitive agreement......
Realising The Benefits of Low-Cost Remittances in Emerging Countries
Adults in developing countries remaining unbanked is a serious issue for local economies. One reason the unbanked population remains so high stems from people’s belief that they have inadequate funds to merit opening an account. By not having enough disposable income to make any substantial transactions or purchases, keeping money in any......
Xplore Wealth Selects SS&C to Help Realize Its “One Platform” Goal
Australia-based independent platform provider and investment administrator partners with SS&C Global Wealth Platform to streamline technology SS&C Technologies Holdings, announced that Xplore Wealth chose SS&C’s Global Wealth Platform (GWP) to help the firm consolidate systems and enhance its wealth management platform. Read More: Crypto Gazette Brings Exciting News to Crypto Enthusiasts: Ledger Nano X......
Visa Foundation Commits $210 Million to Support Small and Micro Businesses and Immediate COVID-19 Emergency Relief
The Visa Foundation announced a commitment of two programs totaling $210 million to support small and micro businesses, aligning with the Foundation’s long-term focus on women’s economic advancement and inclusive economic development, and to address an urgent need from local communities following the spread of COVID-19. Read More: Kreditech Rebrands to......
Privitar Closes $80 Million Series C Funding Round Led by Warburg Pincus
Data privacy leader to expand platform capabilities, accelerate growth, and empower businesses worldwide to unlock the advantage of safe, useable data Privitar, the leading data privacy platform provider, announced that it has completed an $80 million Series C funding round led by Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused......
SS&C Appoints Christopher Madpak as Head of Ss&C Globeop Tax Services Group
SS&C GlobeOp’s Tax Services Group offers enhanced tax delivery to financial services firms  SS&C Technologies Holdings, announced that Christopher Madpak will lead SS&C GlobeOp’s Tax Services Group. The group provides customized tax preparation and analytics services to investment managers including hedge, private equity, real estate and hybrid funds. Read More: Finhabits Launches Microlearning Journeys......