Hightower today announced that it has made a strategic investment in Bickling Financial Services, Inc., a registered investment advisory (RIA) firm based in Lexington, Massachusetts, with approximately $625 million in assets under development. administration and three offices statewide. Founded in 1984, Bickling Financial Services, Inc. (BFS) is a family business. Company founder Dorothy Bickling, Ed.
Denmark’s Neobank Lunar has raised 35 million euros to invest and grow the business in order to further expand in Northern Europe and accelerate the path to profitability. A bank press release said the “vast majority” of existing shareholders contributed to the increase. Lunar’s most recent fundraising was 212 million DKK (about 28 million euros)
American Express is expanding its decade-long relationship with Microsoft to develop a suite of solutions based on Microsoft’s AI and Cloud technologies, focused on reducing travel obstacles for employees and businesses. Karma. The first solution developed through this partnership will improve the cost management process by addressing some of the issues faced by business travelers
Coincover – the leading digital asset protection technology company – announced a $30 million funding round, led by the Silicon Valley Capital Fund. The new capital will accelerate recruitment, product updates, and partnerships to protect the crypto ecosystem – preventing, compensating, and protecting against crypto threats. Founded in 2018 and launched in 2019, Cardiff-based Coincover
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payment technology company, today announced that it has obtained a Payment Provider and Payment Facilitator license in Egypt. The licenses will allow Flutterwave to act as an official payments provider in the country, collect payments on behalf of its customers, and settle payments locally and globally. These licenses will allow Flutterwave to
Canoe Intelligence (“Canoe”), the fintech company providing alternative investment intelligence to institutional investors, capital allocators, asset managers and asset services firms, today announced the close of a $25 million Series B funding round. The round was led by F-Prime Capital with participation from Eight Roads Ventures and other strategic investors. This funding will be used
Lulalend, a South Africa-based digital lender catering to underserved small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), has completed a $35 million Series B transformation funding round. (R600 million). Lulalend will use the capital to expand its business and fill South Africa’s persistent SME credit gap, estimated at more than $20 billion a year, according to the International
Global Screening Services (GSS) and Silent Eight have announced that following a competitive selection process, Silent Eight’s flagship AI technology will make punitive decisions on the GSS platform. By implementing Silent Eight’s (Iris) machine learning platform, GSS will evaluate false positives and detect real potential risks faster. The result will be a significant improvement in
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STRIPE STORY HAS CREATED $2.5 BILLION Fundraising News 01.02.2023 12: 8 p.m. Stripe is in talks to raise $2.5 billion Stripe hits a massive $2.5 billion funding deal with existing investors that will value the payments giant between $55 billion and $60 billion, according to The Information. This increase would fall sharply from Stripe’s last
Barclays announced a strategy to expand its flexible banking formats, as it evolves its physical footprint to meet changing customer needs. Barclays Local offers live banking support in community locations and new banking modules across the UK. The plans include: Expanding Barclays Local by over 70 sites in 2023, in addition to 200 opened in
Globaleye, an independent international wealth management consulting firm, today launched a new hybrid asset management solution that offers both hybrid and digital asset management advice. Globaleye 3.0 will fill the gap in the region for highly personalized and effective digital consulting. This innovative technology changes the way affluent clients interact with their wealth and financial
