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Haptic touch specialist Aito raises a further €1 million investment from Rabobank

Haptic touch specialist Aito raises a further €1 million investment from Rabobank

Company raises further funding from leading Dutch banking giant Rabobank Supports Aito’s continued growth in the haptic feedback ma..

Employment Hero soars to unicorn status with new funding and acquires KeyPay to complete holistic employment vision

Employment Hero soars to unicorn status with new funding and acquires KeyPay to complete holistic employment vision

London, 16 February 2022 (1:30pm): All-in-one HR, payroll and benefits platform, Employment Hero, today announced it has closed a £96 ..

BLEND NETWORK SECURES BACKING FROM TOP BUSINESS AND FINANCE FIGURES IN LATEST £10M FUNDING ROUN

BLEND NETWORK SECURES BACKING FROM TOP BUSINESS AND FINANCE FIGURES IN LATEST £10M FUNDING ROUN

Investors recognise exciting potential for Blend’s product to digitise property lending market Provides “Origination-as-a-Service” to..

Agronomics Acquires Stake in Geltor, Inc. via Secondary Transaction

Agronomics Acquires Stake in Geltor, Inc. via Secondary Transaction

Agronomics, the leading listed company focused on cellular agriculture, is pleased to announce today that it has acquired 1,069,593 Pr..

Online Brokerage Tiger Brokers (Singapore) Makes It Easy for Users to Fund Their Investment Portfolio

Online Brokerage Tiger Brokers (Singapore) Makes It Easy for Users to Fund Their Investment Portfolio

Singapore, 17 February 2022 – Tiger Brokers (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (“Tiger Brokers Singapore”) today announced a partnership with..

ADB Signs $68 Million Loan with IIFL Home Finance to Boost Women’s Access to Affordable Green Housing in India

ADB Signs $68 Million Loan with IIFL Home Finance to Boost Women’s Access to Affordable Green Housing in India

NEW DELHI, INDIA (21 February 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and IIFL Home Finance Limited (IIFL) signed a $68 million loan ..

Amid decline in cash use, 79% of consumers think more education is needed to help people navigate shift to digital payments

Amid decline in cash use, 79% of consumers think more education is needed to help people navigate shift to digital payments

February 17, London U.K. – Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform, has today released new research exposing the..

Sustainable investment house OnePlanetCapital expands team with appointment of new Investment Director, Anthony Chant

Sustainable investment house OnePlanetCapital expands team with appointment of new Investment Director, Anthony Chant

15th February 2022, London – OnePlanetCapital, the climate change focused early stage venture capital fund, has appointed Anthony Chan..

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Atom bank raises more than £75m to fuel growth as it heads toward IPO

Atom bank raises more than £75m to fuel growth as it heads toward IPO

Atom, the UK’s first app-based bank has raised more than £75m in new equity priced at 70p per share as it continues to grow its profitability and driv..

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Wi-SUN Alliance sees record growth of Wi-SUN FAN certified products and global membership

Wi-SUN Alliance sees record growth of Wi-SUN FAN certified products and global membership

– Endorsement by leading silicon vendors as Texas Instruments becomes new Promoter member – ELDORADO Institute, QualityLogic and WISeKey t..

Softline announces strong results for Q3’21, including 25% increase in gross profit and 36% increase in adj. EBITDA, further demonstrating the success of its 3D strategy with geographic expansion, sales channel development and product portfolio expansion

Softline announces strong results for Q3’21, including 25% increase in gross profit and 36% increase in adj. EBITDA, further demonstrating the success of its 3D strategy with geographic expansion, sales channel development and product portfolio expansion

15th February 2022, London, UK – Softline Holding PLC [SFTL, US83407L2079] (Softline, Softline Group, the Group, or the Company)..

ESW Announces 100% Carbon Neutral International Shipping, Offering Ecommerce Brands Sustainable Deliveries from First to Last Mile

ESW Announces 100% Carbon Neutral International Shipping, Offering Ecommerce Brands Sustainable Deliveries from First to Last Mile

New initiative will offset emissions by funding renewable energy production  17 February 2022. Dublin—ESW (formerly eShopWorld), the w..

U.S. says Russia on brink of Ukraine attack after separatist plea for help

U.S. says Russia on brink of Ukraine attack after separatist plea for help

By Pavel Polityuk and Polina Nikolskaya KYIV/DONETSK (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he believes Russia will in..

Global Banking & Finance Awards® 2021- Next 100 Global Awards

Global Banking & Finance Awards® 2021- Next 100 Global Awards

The Next 100 Global Companies to watch highlights some of the most exciting, innovative, and promising businesses from around the worl..

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Global Banking & Finance Awards® 2021

Global Banking & Finance Awards® 2021

Global Banking & Finance Review® announces the list of winners for its 11th annual Global Banking & Finance Awards® program 2021 Global Bankin..

31% of VCT investments in companies growing at more than 50% a year

31% of VCT investments in companies growing at more than 50% a year

New research published by Wealth Club today shows that almost a third (31%) of Venture Capital Trust (VCT) investments are into privat..

Polaris Flexible Capital Completes First Close with 500 million DKK

Polaris Flexible Capital Completes First Close with 500 million DKK

Polaris Private Equity (“Polaris”), a leading Nordic buyout investor, is pleased to announce the first close of Polaris Flexible Capit..

Midlands Engine partners unite to call for greater investment in regional connectivity – critical to levelling up the Midlands and economic prosperity

Midlands Engine partners unite to call for greater investment in regional connectivity – critical to levelling up the Midlands and economic prosperity

Delivering 5G connectivity alone is expected to be worth £21 billion (GVA) to the national and regional economy over the next decade ..

Hexagon launches disruptive open innovation start-up platform to accelerate technology commercialisation in global manufacturing industry

Hexagon launches disruptive open innovation start-up platform to accelerate technology commercialisation in global manufacturing industry

 Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, which provides engineering, production and quality technology and services to the worl..

Provenir Achieves Record Growth in New Customers and Revenue in 2021

Provenir Achieves Record Growth in New Customers and Revenue in 2021

Provenir, a global leader in AI-powered risk decisioning software, today announced record growth in 2021, achieving a 194 percent incr..

London-based Adtech Startup, Playrcart, Closes Pre-Series A Round at $2.75 million

London-based Adtech Startup, Playrcart, Closes Pre-Series A Round at $2.75 million

Playrcart (www.playrcart.com), the company that makes advertising assets instantly transactional, today announces that it has secured ..

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KPN Ventures invests in Censornet’s Series C funding round to accelerate growth and enhance innovation

KPN Ventures invests in Censornet’s Series C funding round to accelerate growth and enhance innovation

– Dutch telco KPN-backed venture fund, KPN Ventures, to invest in Censornet, aiming for long-term partnership to escalate the availability of en..

New Zealand PM warns of more COVID variants in 2022

New Zealand PM warns of more COVID variants in 2022

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic will not end with the Omicron variant and New Zealand will have to prepare for more..

Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Gu lands Big Air gold, China moves to top of medals table

Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Gu lands Big Air gold, China moves to top of medals table

By Julien Pretot and Krystal Hu BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Eileen Gu got her maiden Olympics off to a dream start as the U.S. bo..

U.S. troops arrive in Poland to reinforce Eastern Europe allies

U.S. troops arrive in Poland to reinforce Eastern Europe allies

WARSAW (Reuters) – A plane carrying U.S. troops landed in Poland on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, as Washington reinforces its..

Kylie Jenner appears to announce birth of baby boy

Kylie Jenner appears to announce birth of baby boy

(Reuters) – U.S. model and media personality Kylie Jenner on Sunday appeared to announce the birth of a baby boy, posting an Ins..

Oil prices take a breather, OPEC+ sticks to output plans

Oil prices take a breather, OPEC+ sticks to output plans

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices eased on Thursday following weak U.S. payrolls data and some profit taking, but re..

HeidelbergCement CEO optimistic for 2022, flags new CO2 roadmap

HeidelbergCement CEO optimistic for 2022, flags new CO2 roadmap

By Christoph Steitz and Ilona Wissenbach FRANKFURT (Reuters) – HeidelbergCement can match or even exceed last year’s growt..

Newly inaugurated Honduran president says appreciates Taiwan ‘solidarity’

Newly inaugurated Honduran president says appreciates Taiwan ‘solidarity’

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ new president, Xiomara Castro, said she met with Taiwan Vice President William Lai after..

Oil prices rise on supply disruption jitters as geopolitical tensions grow

Oil prices rise on supply disruption jitters as geopolitical tensions grow

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, regaining some of the ground lost in the previous day’s ..

Britain says 6,000 more people needed for trial of Merck COVID pill

Britain says 6,000 more people needed for trial of Merck COVID pill

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it needed to recruit 6,000 more people onto a trial of Merck’s COVID-19 antivir..

Delivery race among Indian grocery startups brings road safety risks

Delivery race among Indian grocery startups brings road safety risks

By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian grocery startups are luring tech-savvy customers with the promise of deliv..

Oil prices hover around 2014 highs, supported by supply concerns

Oil prices hover around 2014 highs, supported by supply concerns

By Naveen Thukral and Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil steadied on Thursday, clawing back losses earlier in the session, as s..

Oil rises to 7-year high as Turkey outage adds to tight supply outlook

Oil rises to 7-year high as Turkey outage adds to tight supply outlook

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose for a fourth day to a seven-year high as an outage on a pipeline from Iraq ..

New Zealand navy vessels with supplies to reach tsunami-hit Tonga on Friday

New Zealand navy vessels with supplies to reach tsunami-hit Tonga on Friday

By Michelle Nichols, Kirsty Needham, Tom Westbrook and Praveen Menon (Reuters) -Two New Zealand navy vessels carrying disaster relief ..

Oil struggles to hold gains amid mixed demand view

Oil struggles to hold gains amid mixed demand view

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Thursday, trimming big gains from the previous two sessions, amid unc..

Oil prices hold firm amid hopes for economic growth

Oil prices hold firm amid hopes for economic growth

By Koustav Samanta and Sonali Paul SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices steadied on Wednesday, following steep gains in the previous sessio..