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Tassat Group Inc | January 13, 2022

Tassat Group Inc. and Cogent Bank have recently announced that Cognet’s bank B2B clients can access TassatPay, the blockchain-based, real-time payment platform. This will be fully deployed within the U.S. banking system. TassatPay enables banks to provide a secure platform for all payments, 24/7/365. While this partnership news was released, Chirag Bhavsar, president of Cogent Bank, shared some details. He says, “Providing our B2B clients with immediate payments using ...

SIA, JP Morgan | March 06, 2020

Italian payments giant SIA has hired JP Morgan as financial advisor for all 'extraordinary transactions' - including a possible IPO. The firm, which is controlled by state lender CDP Equity, confirmed last month that it was beginning the listing process. It said then that it could issue ordinary shares on the Mercato Telematico Azionario market by the summer, although a merger with another payment’s player was not ruled out. Reporting its 2019 results, SIA says consolidated revenue...

SIX and Nasdaq | April 07, 2020

The Swiss Stock Exchange is to establish a jointly owned company with Nasdaq with the aim of building the largest microwave data transmission network in Europe. The new company, RF Nordic Express AB will build and operate microwave routes for the transmission of market data from Stockholm to London. SIX began offering microwave trading routes in Europe in 2018 through Zurich-based joint venture 12H AG, in which the Exchange now holds a majority stake. Connecting Zurich to London, Frankfurt and M...

Arcesium | January 17, 2020

Arcesium, an investment management technology and professional services firm, has secured an investment from JP Morgan. The investment deepens Arcesium’s strategic partnership with JP Morgan, including their Securities Services business, a provider of independent fund administration and comprehensive outsourcing solutions to alternative fund managers, asset managers, and asset owners. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. “We appreciate the additional vote of confidence demonst...