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Payments

Contis, Mastercard | December 08, 2020

Leading European payments fintech Contis today announced its partnership with Mastercard as a principal giving part. Through this partnership, Contis conveys an exhaustive start to finish Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform including direct access to both of the world's leading global payments organizations, accepted by a large number of merchants around the world. The addition of Mastercard speaks to another progression in Contis Group's development as a global backer an...

Goldman | January 22, 2020

Goldman Sachs sharply curtailed its originations of personal loans last year amid the roll-out of its credit card partnership with Apple, according to the American Banker. The New York banking giant reported on 15 January that it sharply curtailed its originations of personal loans last year amid the roll-out of its credit card partnership with Apple. Goldman Sachs’ personal loans outstanding at the end of 2019 were in the $5 billion range, unchanged from a year earlier. The company starte...

Financial Management, Fintech

Strongpoint Partners and Shore Capital Partners | October 20, 2022

Strongpoint Partners, a tech-enabled financial services platform focused on third-party administration of retirement plans, recordkeeping, payroll, and HR solutions for SMBs, today announced the Company’s launch. Backed by Shore Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on microcap investing, Strongpoint combines an integrated software platform for outsourced retirement services alongside a relentless passion for service and innovation. Together, Strongpo...

Financial Management, Investment Management

PRnewswire | July 24, 2023

Planful Inc., the pioneer of financial performance management cloud software, today announced that Igloo Products Corp. (Igloo), the number one cooler manufacturer worldwide, has selected Planful as its financial performance management platform for financial planning and budgeting, consolidations, and workforce planning. Planful will replace another solution from one of Planful's competitors. Igloo selected Planful for multiple reasons including: ...