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Software Industry: Nexway™ Reinforces the Customer Experience Capabilities of its Monetize Personalized Growth Platform

NEXWAY, THE PARIS-BASED E-COMMERCE, AND PAYMENT LEADER IS EXPANDING TO NEW MARKETS AND CONSOLIDATING ITS ROBUST PLATFORM TO RESPOND TO THE CHALLENGES OF TODAY’S PAYMENTS WORLD AND TO REMAIN AS DYNAMIC AS THE CURRENT SHIFTING DIGITAL ECONOMY LANDSCAPE. PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ecommerce—Nexway, a leading software and service company for e-commerce and payments, is very excited to launch […]

Online Automotive Retailing Takes a Major Step Forward With AutoFi’s Lending as a Service

New business division offers enterprise customers a more flexible finance solution for vehicle purchase SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#LaaS–Building on the strength of its digital retail platform, AutoFi has launched a new business division focused on the automotive industry’s largest enterprises. Emanating from this division is the company’s new Lending as a Service (LaaS) offering. The service […]

ETFLogic and TSX Inc. Collaborate to Deliver Innovative Analytics to Canada’s ETF and Wealth Management Industry

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ETFLogic, a leading Fintech analytics company, today announced a collaboration agreement with TMX Group Limited’s subsidiary TSX Inc., to provide advanced analytics to ETF issuers, financial advisors, fund managers, corporate investor relations professionals, and all other professionals involved in the wealth management industry in Canada. “We are very excited to be expanding our […]

Mogo Completes Acquisition of Digital Payments Company Carta Worldwide

Transformational deal combines leading Canadian fintech with over 1 million members with next-gen payments technology platform that processed over $5.0 billion in transaction volume in 2020 Adds B2B payments platform addressing the $2.5 trillion global payments market1 Christopher Payne joins Mogo’s Board of Directors VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mogo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOGO) (TSX:MOGO) (“Mogo” or the “Company”), […]

ACI Worldwide Selected to Participate in Federal Reserve’s Pilot Program for its Upcoming Real-Time Payments Offering—the FedNow Service

OMAHA, Neb.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ACI—ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time digital payment software and solutions, today announced that it has been selected by the Federal Reserve Banks to participate in the pilot program for its upcoming FedNow Service, a new real-time payments service. The program will support development, testing and adoption of the […]

Global Management Decision Market (2020 to 2025) – Growth, Trends, and Forecasts

Dublin, Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Management Decision Market – Growth, Trends, and Forecasts (2020 – 2025)” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The Management Decision Market is expected to register a CAGR of 15.26% over the forecast period from 2020 to 2025. Management Decision solutions are increasingly becoming the method of […]

NGL Acquires Everplans, Laying a Foundation for Expansion to Become a Digital Leader in the Insurance and Employee Benefit Landscape

MADISON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#acquisition–National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Everplans, a New York City-based digital life-planning and organization company. Everplans will remain a separate entity and operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of NGL. Together these companies will be able to provide families across the country with easy, affordable […]

Customers Bank Among the Top PPP Round 3 Lenders

WEST READING, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$CUBI–Customers Bank has well over 50,000 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in process and expects to begin work on tens of thousands of additional applications in coming days, announced the $19 billion Pennsylvania-based super community bank. Earlier this week, the Small Business Administration opened the PPP loan application process for banks with […]

Rellevate and Richard Petty Announce the Richard Petty Icon Gift and Reward Cards

Portions of the proceeds to be given to Victory Junction STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rellevate, Inc., a fintech company dedicated to empowering consumers through leading-edge financial and payment services, announced today a multi-year licensing and distribution agreement with Richard Petty. The partnership will allow fans to buy gift and reward cards depicting Richard Petty, “The King,” an […]

Global $13.4 Billion RegTech Market to 2025: Opportunities in the Mandatory Application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Guidelines

Dublin, Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Global RegTech Market (2020-2025) by Component, Application, Deployment, Organization Size, Vertical, Geography, Competitive Analysis and the Impact of Covid-19 with Ansoff Analysis” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The Global RegTech Market is estimated to be USD 6 Bn in 2020 and is expected to reach […]

By 2026, Global Point-of-Sale Terminals Market Share Predicted to Reach USD 110 Billion, at 7% CAGR Growth: Facts & Factors

According to the [210+ Pages] research report; the global Point-of-Sale Terminals Market in 2019 was approximately USD 70 Billion. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7% and is anticipated to reach around USD 110 Billion by 2026. Top market players are Toshiba Corporation, Ingenico Group, Cisco Systems Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Hewlett-Packard […]

BlackRock Announces Results of Shareholder Vote at Adjourned Joint Special Shareholder Meeting Relating to the Reorganizations of Five 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 Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (NYSE: BAF), BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (NYSE: MUH) and BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MUS), the requisite votes of shareholders of BAF, MUH and MUS have approved the reorganization […]

Fortune Writer and Author Jeff John Roberts Hosts ‘Bevel, Books and Bourbon’ to Discuss “Kings of Crypto: One Startup’s Quest to Take Cryptocurrency Out of Silicon Valley and Onto Wall Street"

Roberts, author of newly released “Kings of Crypto,” leads virtual discussion on January 27th as part of Bevel’s members-only virtual book series NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bevel, a strategic communications firm with category-leading clients in finance, tech and venture capital, has announced their first virtual event of 2021 as part of the firm’s members-only ‘Bevel, Books and […]

Nuvei Wins Approval to Process Sports Betting Payments in Tennessee

The Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation approves payment technology provider to support sports gaming transactions MONTREAL and NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nuvei Corporation (TSX: NVEI and NVEI.U), the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary has received approval to support the sports betting industry in […]

Paystone Closes $69 Million Financing Round

LONDON, Ontario & MONTREAL, Quebec–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Paystone, a leading payments and integrated software company, announces the closing of $69 million in strategic financing from Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF) and National Bank of Canada. The funds will be used to fuel growth in customer engagement services and electronic payment processing solutions. “This financing round accelerates Paystone’s […]

Victory Insurance Expands its MGA Program to 47 States in Under Two Months with Insurity’s Highly-configurable ‘Workers’ CompXPress’ Solution

“Insurity was able to deliver what others couldn’t.” (Keith Brownfield, CEO, Victory Insurance) Victory’s carrier and MGA partners now able to enter new states in less than 30 days HARTFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Insurity, a leading provider of cloud-based systems for insurance carriers, brokers, and MGAs, today announced that Victory Insurance has expanded its Workers’ CompXPress implementation […]

Ackroo Announces 2020 Revenue Growth Results

Ackroo achieves 8th consecutive growth year with 16% year over year growth in 2020 HAMILTON, Ontario, Jan. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ackroo Inc. (the “Company” or “Ackroo”) (TSX-V: AKR) (OTC: AKRFF), a loyalty marketing, payments and point-of-sale technology and services provider, is pleased to report unaudited record revenues of $6,069,966 for the year ended […]

Artis Technologies Selected for ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator

Initiative Advances Progressive Community Bank-Fintech Collaboration in the New Year ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#communitybanks–Artis Technologies today announced its participation in the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) third annual ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator, in partnership with The Venture Center. The ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program fosters fintech-community bank collaboration. “Artis is excited to join the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program […]

Tinubu® Square Announces Technological Collaboration With Microsoft

This collaboration advances Tinubu Square’s innovative digital solutions to a new competitive edge using Microsoft Power BI, the top Business Intelligence software on the market PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#bi—Tinubu Square, the market leader for enterprise software solutions to Credit and Surety Insurers, announces cooperation with Microsoft, the leading provider in Business Intelligence solutions. Olivier Placca, Tinubu Square […]

Unique Digital Infrastructure Creates New Connectivity in Crop Insurance

Farmers Edge and Hudson Insurance Company strike partnership to deliver a high-tech, omnichannel experience that redefines how insurers, agents, and growers interact with data WINNIPEG, Manitoba & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Agriculture—Farmers Edge™, a global leader in digital agriculture, and Hudson Insurance Company (Hudson), a top specialty insurer, today announced a partnership to enhance the insurance cycle […]

Temenos Hits Milestone of 60 Challenger Bank Clients, Confirming Status as Technology Provider of Choice

Temenos’ front-to-back SaaS solution helps challenger banks create hyper-efficient cost models, get to market faster and rapidly launch innovative personalized products Temenos adds new services to its SaaS offering for challengers including enhanced SME onboarding and origination and multi-currency accounts for highly-competitive digital experiences Temenos launches Sandbox to give banks self-service access to experiment with […]

PayPoint plc: Trading update for the three months ended 31 December 2020

PayPoint plcTrading update for the three months ended 31 December 20201 21 January 2021 HIGHLIGHTS Continued step change in strategic delivery Tangible progress in driving forward incremental growth opportunities in client and retail services – new business sector wins in digital payments, major client renewals with diversification to digital services and enhancing our retailer proposition […]

LifeYield Helped Advisors Create $11B of Potential Retirement Wealth in 2020

Social Security Advantage® reveals $2.4B in added retirement income in Q4 2020 for personal investors benefiting from LifeYield’s technology BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LifeYield LLC, the market leader in cloud-based solutions helping advisors maximize retirement income for their clients, today reports advisors using LifeYield’s Social Security Advantage® tool between Oct. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020, have added […]

Mogo Introduces 1% Bitcoin Cashback Rewards

A first-of-its-kind reward program in Canada VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mogo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOGO) (TSX:MOGO) (“Mogo” or the “Company”), a digital payments and financial technology company empowering the next generation of consumers, today announced that their first-of-its-kind bitcoin rewards program has been extended to include the Mogo Visa* Platinum Prepaid Card (“MogoCard”) and digital spending account. Beginning […]

Future Looks Bright as Global VC Funding Soars to $300.5 Billion in the Second Biggest Year for VC Funding in a Decade – Signals Positive Outlook, According to KPMG

Strong Q4’20 shows VC-backed companies raising $80.8 billion globally across 5,418 deals China attracts five largest VC deals globally in Q4’20, including three over $1 billion 2020 sees record annual VC investment of $164.3 billion and $49 billion achieved in Americas and Europe TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Despite global uncertainty resulting from a number of ongoing events including […]

Ault Global Holdings’ Coolisys Power Electronics Business Announces Opening of Sales Office in Las Vegas, Nevada for Its ACECoolTM and ACECool™ Hybrid Fast Electric Vehicle Charging Systems for Commercial Applications

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$AP #ACECool–Ault Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: DPW) a diversified holding company (the “Company”), announced that its power electronics business, Coolisys Technologies Corp.® (“Coolisys”), has opened a sales office in Las Vegas, Nevada for commercial electric vehicle (“EV”) applications including its ACECool™ Dynamic DC Fast Quartile EV charging system and ACECool™ Hybrid, a […]

Wattpad Board of Directors Approves Agreement to be Acquired by Naver, the South Korean Internet Conglomerate and Home of WEBTOON™, a Leading Global Digital Comics Platform

The acquisition will align Wattpad and WEBTOON™, two leading comics, entertainment, and storytelling companies, with a combined global monthly audience of 160M people. The cash and stock transaction valued at more than an estimated USD $600 million will fuel continued global growth for Wattpad. The company will remain headquartered in Canada. TORONTO & SEOUL, South […]

SellersFunding Opens Full Suite of Financial Tools to Walmart Sellers

Enabling Business Success With Walmart’s High Volume, Low Margin Sales Model NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#banking—SellersFunding, a global fintech leader providing funding solutions for eCommerce businesses, announced the offering of its full line of financial tools to sellers on the Walmart marketplace. Walmart sellers can now take advantage of up to $1 million in working capital, daily […]

Music Royalties Inc. Launches Private Placement Offering on DealSquare

Alternative Non-Correlated Passive International Streaming Income Distributed Via Monthly Dividends TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Music Royalties Inc. (“MRI”), a diversified portfolio owner of 27 iconic catalogs of songwriter, manager, producer and sound recording interests, announces the launch of a $20 million private placement offering on DealSquare under the symbol “SONGS”. Powered by NEO technology, DealSquare is a joint […]

Digital Vault Services GmbH launches its market solution for Digital Guarantees

MUNICH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#digital–Digital Vault Services GmbH (www.digitalvaultservices.com) is pleased today to announce the launch of Guarantee Vault, its solution for digital guarantees which went live on the 18 January 2021. Guarantee Vault is a central register for the issuance and safe keeping of digital guarantees. It gives banks & sureties the possibility to centrally issue and […]

Walser Automotive Group x PICO Venture Partners Announce FUSE Autotech

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#autoindustry–Walser Automotive Group, in partnership with PICO Venture Partners, announces the launch of FUSE Autotech, a finance management platform that redefines the car buying process. FUSE automates the entire automotive purchase and finance experience with a cloud-based AI predictive finance management system. FUSE’s fintech software platform enables dealerships to convert more deals with higher […]

MIRADOR, LLC a Finalist in Consolidated Reporting at the FAMILY WEALTH REPORT AWARDS

DARIEN, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#FWRAwards2021—Mirador, LLC is honored to announce it has been selected as a finalist in the Consolidated Reporting category at the Family Wealth Report Awards 2021. This is the second year in a row that Mirador has been acknowledged as a ‘best-in-class’ provider of consolidated reporting services and solutions. Mirador is a leading provider […]

Origami Risk Unveils Suite of Online Solutions for EHS Professionals

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AI–Origami Risk, the industry-leading risk, safety and insurance Software as a Service (SaaS) technology firm, today announced the launch of a suite of web-based and mobile solutions designed specifically for environment, health, and safety (EHS) professionals. The solutions support behavior-based safety observations and inspections and audits, while facilitating faster and more efficient incident data […]

Agile Business Development at PayRetailers

BARCELONA, Spain–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#LATAM—PayRetailers, is one of the leading payment service providers in LATAM. Its quick rise is based on the foundation of an agile business development approach that has helped to position the company for substantial growth from day one. The company has built a unique client-portfolio that not only serves as bread-and-butter-business but fuels […]

Payment Technology to Propel Post-COVID Travel Rebound in 2021

International Payments Leader Nuvei Partners with Edgar, Dunn & Company to Share Best Practices on Growth Strategies for Travel Operators MONTREAL, Jan. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nuvei (TSX: NVEI and NVEI.U), the payment technology partner of thriving brands, today announced the release of “Redefining travel payments in the post-COVID-19 era,” a white paper report […]

RJD Green Announces Financial Results for the Three Months Quarter 1 Ended November 30, 2020

Tulsa, OK, Jan. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — RJD Green, Inc. (RJDG): Dear Valued RJD Green Shareholders, As we have announced our financial results for the three months ended November 30, 2021 RJD Green’s management team would like to take the opportunity to update all existing and potential shareholders with the latest information on developments […]

Plastiq Announces First End-to-End Intuit QuickBooks Online Integration in the Payments Industry

Sophisticated, seamless integration saves time and money, ensuring businesses have an up-to-date, accurate record of all outgoing payments, with no manual entry required SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Plastiq, the intelligent payment solutions provider for businesses, announced it is the first company to fully integrate Intuit QuickBooks Online into its payments […]

Kyriba’s Currency Impact Report Reveals $9.82 Billion in Total Quarterly FX Losses for European and North American Multinational Corporations

● FX Impacts on European Companies Increased by 126 percent in Q3 2020; FX Impacts Decreased by 84 percent for North American Companies ● The U.S. Dollar Led the Euro and Brazilian Real as the Most Impactful Currency for European Companies SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In a stunning turnaround, Kyriba’s Currency Impact Report (CIR), a comprehensive report […]

Fintech unicorn dLocal partners with embedded lending platform Dinie to bring Pay Later to Brazilian SMEs

Paylater option acts as small business lending solution, allowing SMEs to budget and securely pay for purchases SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, today announced a new partnership deal with Dinie to allow global merchants to offer installment payments to their customers in Brazil as a form […]

IPification Selected Among Top 10 Global Startups at JUMPSTARTER 2021

HONG KONG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#authentication—Benefit Vantage Limited, the company behind the one-click mobile authentication, user verification, and fraud prevention solution, IPification was just selected among the Top 10 global startups at JUMPSTARTER 2021. JUMPSTARTER is an initiative organized by Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund with the goal to build, empower, and boost Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem by bringing high-quality, […]