Sheridan Capital, LLC and Ellington Financial Inc. today jointly announced a strategic partnership whereby EFC made an equity investment in Sheridan Capital, an industry leader in originating commercial real estate bridge loans. “We believe that cementing our partnership with EFC will allow us to continue to provide unique and creative loan products to the market,”
Leading AI-powered credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic announced today that Advantage One Credit Union has chosen its AI-based underwriting platform to complement its lending process and make advanced loan decisions. Founded in 1952, Advantage One Credit Union started with serving employees of McLouth Steel Corporation. Over the decades, the credit union has grown, with $208
BMO Financial Group has expanded its commercial banking operations in Florida, announcing new leaders in South Florida, West Florida and Central/North Florida regions. The Florida commercial banking team will continue to be overseen by Marty McAndrew, BMO’s Managing Director & Florida Market Executive, Commercial Banking. “We see tremendous opportunity to leverage our industry expertise and
Inszone Insurance Services, a rapidly growing national provider of benefits, personal, and commercial lines insurance, announced today the acquisition of Cabrera Insurance & Financial Services, providing the 7th acquisition in the state of Arizona for Inszone. Cabrera Insurance & Financial Services was founded in 1999 in the Biltmore area of Phoenix, Arizona by Steve Cabrera.
Tier1 Financial Solutions , a leading provider of client relationship management (“CRM”) solutions, AML compliance and fraud prevention solutions, has received new equity financing from a group of investors led by Wavecrest Growth Partners (“Wavecrest”) and MassMutual Ventures. This latest investment in Tier1 will help drive the next generation of connectivity between compliance workflows and
Regions Financial Corp. , the parent company of Regions Bank, on Tuesday announced it has completed its acquisition of Clearsight Advisors, Inc. The acquisition expands Regions’ mergers-and-acquisitions (M&A) advisory capabilities into the technology industry. Clearsight will be incorporated into Regions Bank’s Capital Markets division. Over the last decade, Clearsight has built a solid reputation as
BankFirst Capital Corporation, parent of BankFirst Financial Services (the “Bank”), today announced the completion of its acquisition of The Citizens Bank of Fayette, Fayette, Alabama (“Citizens Bank”) from F.B.H. Corporation, an Alabama corporation (“F.B.H.”). The acquisition results in BankFirst having 32 offices serving Mississippi and Alabama, with total assets of approximately $2.0 billion, gross loans
Future FinTech Group Inc. , a leading blockchain-based e-commerce business and a fintech service provider, announced today that the Company has established a new blockchain division that will manage its existing blockchain sector business which will include the further formulation and execution of its strategic growth plan. Mr. Zhi Yan has been appointed as the
Azure Power Global Limited , a leading independent renewable power producer in India, today announced certain operational and financial updates in connection with the Rights Offering that was also announced today. This is not an offer to sell or purchase nor the solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase securities and shall not constitute
Monfort AG, FinTech company offering products and services for the investment and digital assets sector, announced today that its flagship product, the trading platform, is now available to business users and institutions in eligible jurisdictions within Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. The trading platform leverages asset management tools in blockchain space with regulatory compliance
People can see the banking democratization trend, where bigtechs and fintechs present a new form of threat to traditional banks. AIZEN, which ranked second in the Global Category of MAS FinTech Awards 2020 (Singapore FinTech Festival, MAS FinTech Awards) alongside Swiss Re (insurance) and BNY Mellon (banking), announced that it would provide banking-as-a-service for banks
The global reach of finance is undeniable. Around 15 billion shares of stock are traded every day, while 100 million credit card transactions occur daily. The incredible capacity of global monetary networks is only made possible by evolving, innovative technologies that connect parties around the world and create never-before-seen financial instruments. As finance and technology
