Finance Focused

Sila | April 09, 2020

Sila, the banking and API payment platform set up by former Simple co-founder Shamir Karkal, has closed a $7.7 million seed funding round. The round is co-led by VC firms Madrona Venture Group and Oregon Venture Fund, with support from Mucker Capital, 99 Tartans, Taavet Kinrikus, CEO & Co-founder of Transferwise, and investor & entrepreneur Jerry Neumann. Sila launched its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform in April 2019 to help companies integrate their business applications wi...

TRADING SYSTEMS

Broadridge, Itiviti | May 13, 2021

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., a global Fintech pioneer, has completed the previously planned acquisition of Itiviti Holding AB, a leading supplier of capital markets exchange and networking technology. Broadridge's status as a global Fintech pioneer is strengthened by the deal, as is Broadridge's Capital Markets franchise. It expands Broadridge's market-leading back office capability into the front office and deepens its multi-asset class strategies, allowing the firm to furt...

FINTECH

S&P Global Market Intelligence | September 15, 2022

S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global and provider of information services and solutions to the global markets, has integrated the Onboarding Accelerator tool into its Securities Finance platform. The automated solution is designed to overcome the inefficiencies of the legacy, manual process, currently faced by borrowers and lenders when onboarding new lenders and accounts. The new tool will automate the process, allowing for improved transparency and efficiency....

BITCOIN AND CRYPTO

Engiven | March 30, 2022

Engiven, Inc., a pioneer in the cryptocurrency donation arena, announces the release of its IRS tax form and appraisal service for cryptocurrency donations. The Engiven platform now saves time and adds tremendous value by automatically generating the required IRS Form 8282 for nonprofits and IRS Form 8283 for crypto donors. Additionally, Engiven will provide a free appraisal to all donors who give $5,000 of crypto or more to nonprofits using the Engiven platform. Read More