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International Finance

Category : Fintech

Sapphire Ventures raises $1 billion

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
This comes on the heels of a strong track record of exits September 16, 2016: Sapphire Ventures announced it has closed on $1 billion in new capital commitments. The firm invests in high-growth, expansion-stage technology startups across the globe, as well as early-stage, technology-focused venture capital funds. With this new funding, Sapphire’s total assets under...
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A cyber-risk oversight programme for corporate directors

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
NACD, Ridge Global and the CERT Division at Carnegie Mellon University announce the programme September 15, 2016: With the critical issue of cyber-risk oversight at the top of every board’s agenda, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Ridge Global, and the CERT Division of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University announced the development of the...
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Rent-A-Center adopts Provenir Cloud

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Intelligent risk analytics solution provides scalability to high growth September 14, 2016: Provenir, provider of risk analytics solutions, announced that rent-to-own industry leader Rent-A-Center, Inc. has adopted Provenir’s hosted solution, Provenir Cloud, to support the processing of customer applications for lease purchase agreements in connection with its AcceptanceNow line of business. “Provenir’s risk analytics and...
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Asian firms more vulnerable to cyber attacks

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Security market in Asia is less than 50% of that in US and Canada Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya September 13, 2016: Asian firms are more vulnerable to cyber attacks than their Western counterparts, says a recent report. The findings by Mandiant Consulting, a FireEye company, states that APAC firms are frequently underprepared to identify and respond...
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VocaLink to make a push in Asia Pacific

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Appoints Don Chow to lead Business Development in the region September 13, 2016: VocaLink, the global payment partner to banks, corporates and governments, has announced that Don Chow has joined the firm as Senior Vice-President, Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Don will be responsible for business development throughout Asia Pacific, working across the full range...
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bfinance to provide advice to Brunel Pension

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Highlights bfinance’s expertise in providing bespoke investment advice to local government pension schemes September 08, 2016: bfinance, the leading independent investment consultancy, has been appointed by the Brunel Pension Partnership, an investment pooling project, to undertake an independent review of the plans to pool the investment assets of ten local government pension funds. bfinance secured...
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Worldpay extends relationship with Ingenico (UK) Limited

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Both companies to expand their products and services September 06, 2016: Ingenico (UK) Limited is pleased to announce the extension of its commercial relationship with Worldpay UK. Ingenico (UK) Limited will continue to act as Worldpay UK’s preferred supplier of card payment terminals until 2020. This extended relationship comes at a time when both market...
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ED&F Man partners with Algorithmic Traders Association

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Firm will now have access to ATA’s knowledge base and community of expert traders September 5, 2016: ED&F Man Capital Markets, the global financial brokerage business, announceda partnership with the Algorithmic Traders Association (ATA), a resource centre that traders reply on to fortify their automated trading strategies.  Under the partnership, ED&F Man traders will be...
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Gibraltar Stock Exchange welcomes BitcoinETI

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The asset-backed Exchange Traded Instrument is invested exclusively in bitcoin July 27, 2016: The Gibraltar Stock Exchange welcomes BitcoinETI (ticker: BTCETI), an asset-backed Exchange Traded Instrument that is invested exclusively in bitcoin, making it the first European regulated product for the leading digital currency. The Bitcoin Exchange Traded Instrument (ETI) was approved for admission to...
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MYPINPAD expands in Asia and MENA

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Smartphone adoption is growing in China, India, Indonesia and Japan August 24, 2016: MYPINPAD, an enabler of multi-factor authentication for touchscreen devices such as smartphones and tablets, has recently channelled efforts to bring its simple, proprietary and customer friendly authentication solution to Asia Pacific and MENA. Following the appointment of seasoned industry executives to lead global...
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