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BlackRock Announces Results of Shareholder Vote at Adjourned Joint Special Shareholder Meeting Relating to the Reorganizations of Six Municipal Closed-End Funds

BlackRock Announces Results of Shareholder Vote at Adjourned Joint Special Shareholder Meeting Relating to the Reorganizations of Six Municipal Closed-End Funds

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that, at a joint special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (NYSE: MHE), BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MZA), and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MQY), the requisite votes of shareholders of MQY have approved the reorganization of each of MHE, MZA, […]

Transact and Southeast Missouri State University to Share Insights During University Business Web Seminar, ‘Campus Digital Transformation: Digital Payments and Commerce for Virtual Learning Environments and Beyond’ thumbnail

Transact and Southeast Missouri State University to Share Insights During University Business Web Seminar, ‘Campus Digital Transformation: Digital Payments and Commerce for Virtual Learning Environments and Beyond’

Free Discussion on Feb. 17, 2021 at 2 p.m. EST PHOENIX, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#edtech—Transact and Southeast Missouri State University will share their experience and insights on digital payments and commerce for virtual learning environments during a University Business Web Seminar titled, “Campus Digital Transformation: Digital Payments and Commerce for Virtual Learning Environments and Beyond.” The free […]

Next-generation Data Management Platform Solidatus Raises £14 Million in Series A Funding thumbnail

Next-generation Data Management Platform Solidatus Raises £14 Million in Series A Funding

Solidatus rapidly delivers a trusted 360 view of an organisation’s data flows, enabling insightful, sustainable and impactful data management Solidatus has raised £14m in Series A funding following a successful year which saw it double in size, quadruple in revenue, and boost expansion into the US and Asia B2B enterprise fund AlbionVC led the round, […]

WEX Announces Redemption of Notes

WEX Announces Redemption of Notes

PORTLAND, Maine–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WEX (NYSE:WEX), a leading financial technology service provider, announced today that it will redeem its outstanding $400 million 4.75% Senior Secured Notes due February 1st, 2023 (the “Notes”) on March 15, 2021. The Company has already sent notice to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the trustee for the Notes, […]

Westlake Technology Holdings Closes 2020 With $12.14 Billion in Assets Under Management thumbnail

Westlake Technology Holdings Closes 2020 With $12.14 Billion in Assets Under Management

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AutoFinance–Westlake Technology Holdings reports 14.7% growth over 2019 ending 2020 at $12.14 billion in total managed assets. The company directly attributes this success to the dedication of its employees. Despite the challenges of the COVID pandemic, their employees quickly adapted to remote work and persevered through the year – allowing the company to […]

Transact's Practices for Security, Confidentiality and Availability Stand up to Scrutiny as Company Successfully Completes Annual SOC 2 Type 2 Examination, PCI DSS Assessment, and Penetration Tests thumbnail

Transact’s Practices for Security, Confidentiality and Availability Stand up to Scrutiny as Company Successfully Completes Annual SOC 2 Type 2 Examination, PCI DSS Assessment, and Penetration Tests

Company Renews Commitment to Data Security, Confidentiality, and Availability With Audits and Certifications for SOC 2 Type 2, PCI DSS, Level 1 Service Provider Under VISA CISP and MasterCard SDP, NACHA ACH Validation PHOENIX, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#compliance–While the pandemic environment has introduced new security risks and elevated current ones, Transact’s practices for security, confidentiality and availability […]

MassHousing Extends Sagent Partnership For 3 Years to Automate the Future of Mortgage Loan Servicing thumbnail

MassHousing Extends Sagent Partnership For 3 Years to Automate the Future of Mortgage Loan Servicing

After stabilizing consumers in 2020 pandemic, MassHousing and Sagent lock in three-year partnership to tackle next chapter in mortgage servicing KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#fintech—Sagent, a fintech company modernizing mortgage and consumer loan servicing for America’s top banks and lenders, today announced a three-year partnership extension with MassHousing. The extension represents an eight-year collaboration on […]

Kasasa Partners with NYDIG to Provide Bitcoin Wallet Capabilities to Community Financial Institutions thumbnail

Kasasa Partners with NYDIG to Provide Bitcoin Wallet Capabilities to Community Financial Institutions

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kasasa®, an award-winning financial technology and marketing provider, has partnered with NYDIG to bring Bitcoin offerings to its network of community institutions and their consumers. “Since Kasasa’s inception, it has proven to be an industry leader in helping financial institutions innovate and stay ahead of the curve,” said Patrick Sells, Head of Bank […]

Kraken Backs Launch of Venture Capital Fund thumbnail

Kraken Backs Launch of Venture Capital Fund

Fund to power next wave of crypto and fintech innovation SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, today announced its backing of the newly launched Kraken Ventures, an independent investment fund targeting early stage companies and protocols across the crypto and fintech ecosystem. The fund will invest in the […]

2021 FIS Fintech Accelerator Accepting Applications thumbnail

2021 FIS Fintech Accelerator Accepting Applications

Key facts: Ten growth-stage fintech startups will be selected and will present their solutions to more than 100 leading financial institutions, potential investors and industry participants. April 9 is the deadline to apply for the 2021 FIS Fintech Accelerator. 12-week program will again be conducted virtually in 2021. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Financial technology leader FIS® (NYSE: […]

Finicity Promotes FCRA Accountability for Financial Data Aggregators thumbnail

Finicity Promotes FCRA Accountability for Financial Data Aggregators

Finicity releases detailed analysis affirming that data aggregators should be deemed CRAs and subject to FCRA requirements SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Finicity, a Mastercard company and leading provider of open banking solutions, has produced a detailed white paper with analysis showing why the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) should apply to providers of data aggregation services […]

ACI Worldwide and Gilbarco Collaborate to Provide Secure, Flexible and Reliable Payments Infrastructure for Fuel, Grocery and Convenience Stores thumbnail

ACI Worldwide and Gilbarco Collaborate to Provide Secure, Flexible and Reliable Payments Infrastructure for Fuel, Grocery and Convenience Stores

Joint point-to-point encryption (P2PE) security solution to combat fraud in advance of EMV liability shift OMAHA, Neb.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ACI—ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time digital payment software and solutions, and Gilbarco Veeder-Root, the worldwide leader for retail and commercial fueling operations, announced today that they are collaborating to jointly certify the ACI […]

Kube Partners’ Detector R2 Add-on for ClaimCenter Now Available in Guidewire Marketplace thumbnail

Kube Partners’ Detector R2 Add-on for ClaimCenter Now Available in Guidewire Marketplace

Kube Partners’ Detector R2 Ready for Guidewire add-on to help insurers counteract insurance fraud MONZA, Italy, & LONDON & SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#First100SolutionPartners–Kube Partners, an international consultancy and software application company with a focus on the insurance and banking industries, and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and […]

IDEMIA Announces Corporate Partnership With Fintech Australia thumbnail

IDEMIA Announces Corporate Partnership With Fintech Australia

SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, has signed a corporate partnership with Fintech Australia, a trade association that seeks to boost growth of the country’s Fintech ecosystem. As a global leader in payment card issuance, payment solutions, security and identity management technologies, IDEMIA will draw on its best-in-class R&D and experience to provide […]

PCBB Expands International Wire Capabilities with WireXchange: FX Integration thumbnail

PCBB Expands International Wire Capabilities with WireXchange: FX Integration

First bankers’ bank to directly integrate with WireXchange®: FX from Fiserv, providing greater availability of international banking services to community financial institutions WALNUT CREEK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PCBB is the first bankers’ bank to directly integrate to WireXchange: FX from Fiserv, a web-based solution that enables financial institutions to complete end-to-end international wire transfers seamlessly. PCBB is […]

Bank of America Community Development Banking Provided Record $5.87 Billion in Lending and Investing in 2020, Shattering Previous Year’s Record $4.88 Billion thumbnail

Bank of America Community Development Banking Provided Record $5.87 Billion in Lending and Investing in 2020, Shattering Previous Year’s Record $4.88 Billion

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bank of America Community Development Banking (CDB) provided a record $5.87 billion in loans, tax credit equity investments, and other real estate development solutions, surpassing last year’s record of $4.88 billion. CDB deployed $3.62 billion in debt commitments and $2.25 billion in investments to help build strong, sustainable communities through affordable housing and […]

TomoCredit Raises $7 Million in Seed Funding to Open Access to Credit for “Cash Rich, Credit Poor” Individuals and Help Build and Boost Credit Scores thumbnail

TomoCredit Raises $7 Million in Seed Funding to Open Access to Credit for “Cash Rich, Credit Poor” Individuals and Help Build and Boost Credit Scores

Barclays and KB Investment invest in credit card startup that approves first-time borrowers such as international students and young adults, based on real-time cash flow, not credit score SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TomoCredit, a fintech startup offering a credit card designed to build credit history for first-time borrowers, today announced a $7 million seed funding round, with […]

Rest Super Selects Charles River IMS to Streamline Front and Middle Office Operations thumbnail

Rest Super Selects Charles River IMS to Streamline Front and Middle Office Operations

MELBOURNE, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#fintech—Charles River Development, a State Street company, today announced that Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (Rest), one of Australia’s largest industry superannuation funds with approximately 1.8 million members, has selected the cloud-based Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS) to consolidate their front and middle office operations for managing asset allocation, global equities, […]

NYMBUS Raises $53 Million in Series C Funding Led by Insight Partners thumbnail

NYMBUS Raises $53 Million in Series C Funding Led by Insight Partners

Record Investment to Fuel New Era of Growth in Financial Services MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NYMBUS®, a leading provider of banking technology solutions, today announced a $53 million financing round led by existing investor Insight Partners – notable for backing ScaleUp SaaS companies with capital and operational support. Nymbus will leverage the latest funds to empower financial institutions […]

Fiserv Helps More Businesses Get Back2Business with Expanded Commitment to Minority-owned Small Business Community thumbnail

Fiserv Helps More Businesses Get Back2Business with Expanded Commitment to Minority-owned Small Business Community

Company designates $50 million for its Back2Business program, designed to help small minority-owned businesses affected by COVID-19 pandemic, and associated initiatives BROOKFIELD, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, announced today that is has designated $50 million for investment in its Back2Business program and associated initiatives, […]

Introducing OptioLend, an Automated Online Marketplace for Commercial Real Estate Financing thumbnail

Introducing OptioLend, an Automated Online Marketplace for Commercial Real Estate Financing

Platform streamlines cumbersome loan process; offers borrowers and brokers access to thousands of capital sources to secure better deal terms COLUMBUS, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OptioLend, an online commercial real estate (CRE) lending marketplace, launched today to dramatically improve the loan application and financing process for borrowers, brokers and lenders. The platform’s launch coincides with an increase in […]

G2 Reveals Best Software Companies for 2021: GoCardless Earns Multiple Spots on Prestigious List

G2 Reveals Best Software Companies for 2021: GoCardless Earns Multiple Spots on Prestigious List

Recurring payments leader places #2 for Best Finance Product and #17 for Best Software in EMEA as part of new rankings in the annual G2 Best Software Awards, the largest software marketplace and review platform SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GoCardless, the leading fintech for recurring payments, today announced that it has been recognized as one of G2’s […]

Hudson Structured Completes Financing with Eldridge thumbnail

Hudson Structured Completes Financing with Eldridge

STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. (“HSCM”), a leading alternative asset manager focused on investments in the Re/Insurance, Transportation, and InsurTech sectors, today announced it has arranged a financing transaction with Eldridge. HSCM was founded in 2016 by former Goldman Sachs Structured Finance Head Michael Millette and former PIMCO executive David Andrews. This transaction […]

Transact Launches ‘One Transact’ Brand Campaign as Company Transforms to One Vision, One Mission, One Company, One Mindset thumbnail

Transact Launches ‘One Transact’ Brand Campaign as Company Transforms to One Vision, One Mission, One Company, One Mindset

Transact Payments Powered by Cashnet is Rebranded Transact Payments PHOENIX, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#edtech—Transact, the leader in innovative payment solutions for a connected campus, today announced the launch of its new “One Transact” brand campaign representing its transformation to One Vision, One Mission, One Company, and One Mindset. The enterprise-wide initiative began inside the organization and will […]

Envision Bank Partners with ZSuite Technologies to Expand Digital Offerings thumbnail

Envision Bank Partners with ZSuite Technologies to Expand Digital Offerings

BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ZDeposit—Envision Bank has partnered with ZSuite Technologies, a financial technology company offering digital tools that help businesses and individuals automate collection of recurring payments and manage security deposits, to expand its digital offerings to include ZRent and ZDeposit. Envision Bank was searching for differentiated, value-add services and selected ZSuite Technologies to better meet […]

Clair Launches Mastercard Debit Card to Provide Free Wage Advances to Hourly Workers thumbnail

Clair Launches Mastercard Debit Card to Provide Free Wage Advances to Hourly Workers

Clair partners with Mastercard to launch new financial product that helps hard-to-reach hourly workers avoid payday loans NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clair, a social impact embedded fintech startup transforming how hourly employees get paid, today announced a partnership with Mastercard to provide financial wellness for America’s 82 million non-exempt workers, building on the two companies’ shared mission […]

ARGO Connects Improves Customer Experience and Grows Deposits with Digitally Intelligent Omni-Channel Functionality

ARGO Connects Improves Customer Experience and Grows Deposits with Digitally Intelligent Omni-Channel Functionality

RICHARDSON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ARGO, the leading provider of high-value technology and analytical-sciences software for the financial services and healthcare industries, announced the availability of ARGO Connects, designed to enable financial institutions to deploy a digitally intelligent, Omni-Channel, customer-centric delivery business model that enhances the entire consumer digital and human experience. Using consumer lifetime value information to […]

Cleareye.ai Collaborates with Microsoft for AI Platform thumbnail

Cleareye.ai Collaborates with Microsoft for AI Platform

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#banking–Cleareye.ai, a leading fintech platform that transforms banks into hyper-agile organizations, today announced it is collaborating with Microsoft. Cleareye.ai’s enterprise-ready platform will use Microsoft technology to power its products, starting with the PPP Loan Forgiveness Processing Engine, which will be powered by Microsoft Azure. This offering is a Microsoft Azure Artificial Intelligence (AI) […]

Syntellis Report Finds Higher Education Financial Teams Weathered Impacts of COVID-19, Will Continue Adopting New Strategies to Improve Agility thumbnail

Syntellis Report Finds Higher Education Financial Teams Weathered Impacts of COVID-19, Will Continue Adopting New Strategies to Improve Agility

2021 Higher Education Financial Technology Trends Report Reveals that a Majority of Higher Education Institutions Relied on In-Year Forecasting to Ease Budgeting Pressures Amid the Pandemic CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In 2020, higher education institutions faced monumental challenges, with campuses shutting down, academic calendars shifting dramatically and enrollment numbers declining. According to Syntellis Performance Solutions’ report, 2021 Higher […]

Growjo Announces 500 Fastest Growing Companies in FinTech for 2021 thumbnail

Growjo Announces 500 Fastest Growing Companies in FinTech for 2021

BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Fintech500–Growjo has announced the 500 fastest growing companies in the Fintech Industry for 2021. These companies have been recognized for their fast pace growth over several growth metrics including hiring trends, funding and financial data, web traffic, brand awareness growth and more, to determine companies on the up and up. Some of the […]

EIS’ Coretech Solution Accelerates Digital Transformation for Life and Annuity Insurers thumbnail

EIS’ Coretech Solution Accelerates Digital Transformation for Life and Annuity Insurers

Enables Insurers to Reimagine Life Insurance to Accelerate Transformation, Increase Sales Efficiency, Engage with Today’s Digital Customers SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EIS, a digital platform provider for insurers, announced today the expansion of its core EIS Suite™ to carriers in the life and annuities markets. Cloud-native and customer-centered, the Suite allows insurers to innovate across […]

POSaBIT Launches ACH Cannabis Payments for Delivery & In-Store

POSaBIT Launches ACH Cannabis Payments for Delivery & In-Store

The POSaBIT ACH payment platform integrates seamlessly with any dispensary’s point of sale and online menu SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–POSaBIT Systems Corporation (CSE: PBIT), a leading financial technology company with an industry-leading cannabis point of sale system and unique payment processing solutions for cash-only businesses with a focus on those within the cannabis industry, has launched a […]

NICE Actimize Recognized with 2021 Frost & Sullivan North America Technology Innovation Leadership Award for Enterprise Fraud Management thumbnail

NICE Actimize Recognized with 2021 Frost & Sullivan North America Technology Innovation Leadership Award for Enterprise Fraud Management

The analyst report stated that by embracing artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud computing, NICE Actimize continuously developed new features and functionalities for enterprise fraud management HOBOKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NICE Actimize, a NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) business, has announced that it is the recipient of the 2021 Frost & Sullivan North America Technology Innovation Leadership Award for […]

Curve Names CreditEase Investment Leader and Former Citi and Standard Chartered Chief Anju Patwardhan as Non-executive Director thumbnail

Curve Names CreditEase Investment Leader and Former Citi and Standard Chartered Chief Anju Patwardhan as Non-executive Director

Banker turned fintech investor bolsters Curve Board, ahead of expansion into US, deeper push into Europe and launch of Curve Credit LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Curve, the London-based fintech that combines multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, has named Anju Patwardhan as a non-executive director to the Board. Anju brings decades of […]

Datasite Launches Local Data Hosting Capabilities in Australia thumbnail

Datasite Launches Local Data Hosting Capabilities in Australia

Company Continues to Invest to Meet Growing Demand and Accelerate Dealmaking in the Region MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#MnA–Datasite®, a leading SaaS-based technology provider for global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) professionals, today launched local data hosting capabilities in Australia to help local dealmakers get deals done quickly and easily, including helping them comply with the Australian Privacy Principles […]

Kayne Partners Establishes Leading Platform for Growth Equity Investments in the Media and Supply Chain Sectors thumbnail

Kayne Partners Establishes Leading Platform for Growth Equity Investments in the Media and Supply Chain Sectors

  LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kayne Partners, the growth equity strategy of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. (“Kayne” or the “Firm”), a leading alternative asset management firm with over $32 billion under management, continued its success in the media and supply chain sectors in 2020. Kayne Partners was very active last year in those sectors, having invested […]

SRAX Announces Reconstitution of LD Micro Index thumbnail

SRAX Announces Reconstitution of LD Micro Index

LD Micro Index Up 35.72% for 2020 Index Up 34.21% YTD (as of the close, Friday, February 5th) 1,189 Total Companies in Index 423 Companies Added to the Index LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SRAX, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX), a financial technology company that unlocks data and insights for publicly traded companies through Sequire, its SaaS platform, has announced […]

Management Acquires Full Ownership of acxell, LLC (“acxell”), a Risk Management Firm Headquartered in East Brunswick, NJ thumbnail

Management Acquires Full Ownership of acxell, LLC (“acxell”), a Risk Management Firm Headquartered in East Brunswick, NJ

acxell has been acquired in a management buyout with a 100% acquisition of ownership EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#banking–Led by Mr. Philip Gonzalez (Managing Director) and Ms. Melissa Taylor (Operations Director), a senior management group at acxell has acquired full ownership of the firm formerly known as P&G Auditors and Consultants, LLC, d/b/a P&G Associates (“P&G”). […]

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