PrePay Solutions

Revolut | February 05, 2020

When London-based Revolut opens its virtual doors in America this year, it will be the latest European digital bank to challenge incumbent U.S. lending giants after forays by Monzo and N26, but the challenges it faces have not diminished. While the start-ups are experiencing fast growth at home, a crowded market, complex regulatory environment and different customer needs make it hard to stand out in the United States, financial-technology executives, investors and analysts say. Revolut and its ...

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Scrypt AI | March 23, 2021

Scrypt AI, a machine learning and artificial intelligence-driven Treasury Management-as-a-Service platform startup, has announced that its Integrated Payables and Receivables platform has now processed thousands of invoices worth more than $1B to its clients, saving its clients 10 to 15 times the previous cost of manual accounts payable workflows. The greater part of all invoices got by businesses in the U.S. today are paper, while the greater part of business-to-business payments...

Cision PR Newswire | August 05, 2020

Patra, a leading provider of technology-enabled solutions for the insurance industry, received a strategic investment from SkyKnight Capital ("SkyKnight"), a San Francisco based private equity firm, and other investors. The SkyKnight investment, which closed in late 2019, will help support Patra as it continues its rapid growth, arising from the market's increasing need for technology-enabled services that bring efficiencies to insurance processing and workflows. The investment in ...

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Stifel | June 08, 2022

Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ACXIT Capital Partners, a leading independent corporate finance and financial advisory firm serving European middle-market clients and entrepreneurs. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ACXIT Capital Partners, with a team of about 50 professionals, operates primarily out of offices in Frankfurt, Zurich, and Munich. Since its founding in 1999, the firm has successfully complet...