Cloud Infrastructure Deal: LSEG and Microsoft Launch 10-Year Strategic Partnership
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Microsoft have entered into a new long-term strategic partnership to architect LSEG’s data infrastructure using the Microsoft Cloud, and to jointly develop new products and services for data and analytics. The partnership will build
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UK Fintech 9fin Raises $23 Million Series A+ to Accelerate Growth Plans in North America
9fin, an analytics platform for debt capital markets, today announced a $23 million Series A+ led by new investor Spark Capital with participation from existing investors Redalpine, AI Seed, Seedcamp, 500 Startups, and Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital. Spark Capital General Partner,
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TripActions Secures $400M in Credit Facilities From Goldman Sachs and Silicon Valley Bank
TripActions, the all-in-one travel, corporate card, and expense management solution, today announced that it secured $400M in credit facilities, consisting of a warehouse debt facility from Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as the senior lender and administrative agent, with a $200M
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Syz Crypto: Bank Syz Selected Taurus for Its New Digital Asset Offering
Bank Syz has collaborated with Taurus to launch its new digital asset offer Syz Crypto. It will cover the safekeeping and trading of digital assets to the Bank’s private, professional and institutional clients. Concretely, the Bank has integrated Taurus-PROTECT, a
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Aude Pugin and Sergio Ermotti Elected as New Innosuisse Board of Directors
On 9 December, the Federal Council elected Aude Pugin, CEO of APCO Technologies, and Sergio Ermotti, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss Re Group, to the Board of Directors of Innosuisse. The new members will take up their
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Curve Secures $1 Billion Deal From Credit Suisse
Curve, the London based financial super app, announced that the company has closed a deal to fund its first $1 billion in loans with a facility provided by Credit Suisse, enabling Curve to scale its lending business, Curve Flex, across
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IMTF Completes Acquisition of Siron Compliance Solutions From FICO
Analytics software firm FICO has sold off it Siron® compliance business to IMTF, a provider of AML compliance and process automation for financial institutions. The transaction includes FICO transitioning all Siron-related customer relationships and commitments to IMTF. Through this agreement,
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TX Ventures Launches CHF 100 Million Fintech Fund to Invest in Early Stage Startups
TX Ventures, the VC arm of Swiss media company TX Group, announced that it has launched a European CHF 100 million fintech investment fund with a particular focus on startups from the DACH region. The fund is structured as a
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17 Rising Fintech DACH Stars that Went Live in 2022
Fintech Innovators has released its annual report featuring the most exciting and fastest-growing fintech and insurtech companies across Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH). Produced in collaboration with robo-advisory platform Inno Invest, startup acceleration program German Accelerator, consulting firm KPMG and
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UBS Next Participates in $20 Million Series B of Israel Compliance Tech Startup
Shield, a compliance tech platform based in Tel Aviv, announced its $20 million Series B financing round, which was led by Macquarie Capital and joined by UBS through its venture and innovation unit UBS Next, Mindset Ventures and OurCrowd. This
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