MARKET SECURITIES LLP

PAYMENTS

SwiftPass, Wallyt, Findora | December 29, 2020

Findora reported today that the organization will coordinate their solutions with SwiftPass, a main mobile payments service provider in Asia, and Wallyt, a Hong Kong based Fintech that gives global mobile payments and open banking solutions. Findora is a blockchain network that use zero-knowledge proof technology to guarantee security for financial transactions while staying auditable. Findora upholds classified exchange processing, verification and asset issuance for any cryptocurrency or finan...

FINTECH

Aquila | September 12, 2022

Aquila today announced the acquisition of Cibar Inc. (Cibar), best-in-class banking software solution for the international trade finance industry. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, USA, Cibar has been a pioneer and specialized provider of trade finance applications with modules extending across Imports/Exports, Standby Letter of Credit, Guarantees, Cash Letters, Wire Transfers and more. Through its marquee products “GTSnet” trade finance system, &...

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Barracuda Networks, KKR and Thoma Bravo | August 18, 2022

KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Barracuda Networks, Inc. (“Barracuda” or the “Company”) a leading provider of cloud-first security solutions, today announced that KKR’s investment funds have completed an acquisition of Barracuda from Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Barracuda is a cloud-first provider of cybersecurity solutions for small and medium sized enterprises (SME...

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs | February 20, 2020

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Jane Street Capital are the latest Wall Street heavyweights to back a new equities exchange hoping to take on Nyse, Nasdaq and Cboe Global Markets. The three firms have led a new round of strategic financing for Members Exchange (MEMX), which plans to launch this summer. They join Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab, Citadel Securities, TD Ameritrade, UBS and Virtu Financial, which have all been onboard with the venture since early last year. MEMX is vowing ...