Tradeshift, the leader in supply chain payments and marketplaces, today announced that it is raising $250 million in a Series E funding round led by Goldman Sachs and Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments). Additional participation comes from HSBC, H14, GP Bullhound, and Gray Swan, a new venture company… Read More »
Stanislas is now Chief Responsible Investment Officer at Amundi. Previously he was Global Head for Sustainable Development at Crédit Agricole SA since September 2011 and a member of the Group’s Management Committee since 2017. Prior to this, Stanislas was Special Advisor to Michel Rocard, former Prime Minister and Ambassador of… Read More »
A surge of interest by Italian banks in GACS-eligible non-performing loan (NPL) securitisations prompted Scope to up its forecast by 50% to EUR 60bn in gross book value (GBV) sales. With direct sales, Italian NPL offloads could top EUR 100bn in 2018. The increase in forecast deal volumes stems partially… Read More »
EY, Guardtime, A.P. Møller-Maersk, Microsoft and insurance industry leaders Willis Towers Watson, XL Catlin, MS Amlin and ACORD announce members of the marine industry are using Insurwave, a blockchain platform to support marine hull insurance. In an increasingly complex and ever evolving risk landscape, global businesses will use the platform… Read More »
Cenerva Ltd, an international telecoms consultancy with clients in over 50 countries, has acquired the Interconnect Communications (ICC) Training/TRMC (Telecoms Regulatory Master Class) assets from InterConnect Communications Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Telcordia Technologies Inc.) to support it in meeting the need for world-class regulatory training for telecoms professionals… Read More »
Financial services must do more to narrow the advice gap in the UK as currently 56.5% of individuals are not accessing financial advice, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s latest report: ‘Customer Engagement with Financial Advice’ states that the industry should seek to engage those currently… Read More »
Dr. Martens is pleased to announce the appointment of Kenny Wilson as Chief Executive Officer. Kenny Wilson has extensive experience of leading high-profile consumer brands, including Levi’s, where he spent 19 years and rose to become President of the Brand in Europe. He is currently the CEO of Cath Kidston,… Read More »
Transeo, the European Association for SME transfers, seizes the opportunity of its 5th European SME Transfer Summit, co-organized with the Luxembourg Ministry of Economy, the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce/House of Entrepreneurship, SOWACCESS (SOWALFIN Group) and the Walloon Government (Belgium), to officially launch the “Transeo Marketplace”. The first obvious objective is… Read More »
SafeCharge (AIM: SCH), a leading payments technology company, today announces it has partnered with Danske Spil A/S, the national lottery in Denmark, to power its regulated sports betting platform “Youbet” and drive expansion into this local regulated market. Danske Spil has implemented SafeCharge Cashier, a hosted payment page solution optimised… Read More »
Today, Tokio Marine Group announced that it has received regulatory approval from the Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA) and the Japanese Financial Services Authority (JFSA) to set up a new insurance company, Tokio Marine Europe S.A. The well-capitalised insurance company will operate as a Tokio Marine HCC subsidiary in partnership with… Read More »
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