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Bain Capital, JC Flowers to pick up hedge fund stake in UK’s Co-operative Bank amid faster than expected turnaround

Private equity pair Bain Capital and JC Flowers have agreed to buy a minority stake in the UK’s Co-operative Bank from hedge fund...

Digital Banking Challenger Starling Secures £50M in Capital from Goldman Sachs Growth Equity

Starling, a leading UK-based digital bank, revealed on Monday (April 19, 2021) that it has received a £50 million investment from Goldman...

DBS Becomes First Asian Bank To Process Transactions Using Trusple Blockchain Solution

Thailand Government Issues Blockchain
Thailand Government Issues BlockchainSingapore-based Bank, DBS announced today that it had processed its first financial transaction using the Trusple Blockchain. This makes DBS the first bank to use Trusple blockchain solution to perform a transaction. $40,000 Transaction Processed via Trusple Blockchain According to the report, DBS bank used the Trusple blockchain to conduct a transaction for artificial construction
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DBS First Asian Bank To Transact on AntChain’s Blockchain-Based Trade Financing Platform

Following the official launch of Trusple, AntChain’s international trade and financial services platform, DBS announced that it is the first Asian bank to...

SME banking in times of uncertainty (Laura Francis)

How Covid has accelerated the Fintech/Bank collaboration model to become the new normal  In these uncertain times, it is no secret that SMEs are...

Singapore Fintechs See Over Half a Billion in Fundraising Activities Despite COVID-19

Investments into Singapore headquartered fintechs rose sharply in the months of April and May 2020, reversing a quiet first quarter as investors made...

Swiss SME Lending Startup Teylor Closes CHF 8 Million Funding / Expands to Germany

Teylor, a Swiss SME lending technology startup, successfully closed a financing round of CHF 8 million. The significant increase in demand for digital banking...

Starling Bank Scores Another £40 Million from Existing Investors

Starling Bank, a UK-based challenger bank, has raised £40 million (around $49.2 million) in the latest funding round from its existing investors. Officially...

Monzo recruits former Amex exec Sujata Bhatia as its new COO

More personnel changes are afoot at Monzo, as the U.K. challenger bank continues to bolster its leadership team. Specifically, TechCrunch has learned that Sujata...

Digital lenders pursue tailored offerings for SMEs

As large financial institutions struggle to reach small business clients, nonbank lenders like BlueVine and Brex have stepped up to offer better services...

Business Banking – Why The Market is Rife for Disruption

Autumn 2018 marked a decade since the global financial crisis hit the UK economy. As a result of the market collapse, SMEs looking...

4 great examples that show exactly what impact investing is

Impact investing can be seen as the process of putting your money to work in such a way that it helps to achieve...

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