WHF News
Wellesley Hills Financial Announces Transformational Expansion
Firm significantly expands reach with new banking teams on the U.S. West Coast and Europe, and introduction of new Executive Advisory Group. NEWTON, MA – February 29, 2024 Wellesley Hills Financial, a Boston-based bespoke fintech and B2B software focused investment bank, is proud to announce the addition of a dedicated West Coast banking team led by Managing Director, Eddie Galvan, a veteran mergers and acquisition specialist who started his career at JP Morgan, a new Europe based team and the establishment of the first cohort of its Executive Advisory Committee. Galvan is a seasoned fintech professional and advisor for fintech, payments, and tech-enabled businesses,
Week's Most Interesting
AI is here…it’s in the numbers (NVIDIA’s that is)
AI indirectly topped this week’s most interesting tech news by virtue of being the center of attention of NVIDIA’s earnings report. At a time
Crypto
Crypto Payments Specialist Baanx Raises $20M Funding Round
Baanx, a cryptocurrency payments specialist authorized by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has raised a $20 million Series A funding round with participation
E-commerce
CARiD.com Secures $35 Million in Funding, Marking a Major Milestone for the Business
CARiD, a leading e-commerce platform specializing in car parts and accessories, is thrilled to announce the successful closure of a $35 million funding round.
Embedded Finance
Mitgo Group Acquires Embedded Finance Platform “Embedded” to Enter the Financial Services Market
MarTech giant Mitgo Group is launching a new cutting-edge business division – fintech services for affiliate publishers. The new division will include a set
Fintech
BlockWyre Inc. Unveils Comprehensive Financial Infrastructure Platform for the Fintech Era
Florida-based crypto payments infrastructure specialist BlockWyre Inc. announced the launch of a groundbreaking platform, designed to revolutionize the way companies in fintech, payments, blockchain, digital
Fraud / Risk Management
VeriScan ID Verification Platform Adds Face Matching, Knowledge-Based Authentication
IDScan.net’s VeriScan ID scanner app has launched two major product advancements to improve the resilience of its platform against evolving fraudulent activities. VeriScan now offers
Investment / Acquisition
Amadeus Acquires Spanish Payments Firm Voxel
Madrid-based travel technology giant Amadeus has acquired fellow Spanish firm Voxel, which offers digital invoice and B2B payment solutions, for an undisclosed sum. Voxel, founded
Open Banking
Klarna Takes Aim at Visa, Mastercard With Open Banking Push
Klarna Bank AB will begin allowing users in the UK to make payments directly from their bank accounts (account-to-account) as part of the fintech giant’s
Payments
PPRO Announces €85 Million Funding to Fuel Growth
PPRO, a fintech company that provides digital payments infrastructure to businesses and banks so that they can scale their checkout, acquiring, and risk services
Saas
SAP Beefs Up Commerce Cloud in Ongoing SaaS Push
SAP rolled has launched a new cloud-based payments solution to beef up its Commerce Cloud vertical. The composable, no-code/low-code framework aims to streamline third-party payment
Specialty Finance / LendTech
Teachers’ Venture Growth Mints New Unicorn in Indian Fintech Perfios
Teachers’ Venture Growth, the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, is investing $80 million in Perfios, an Indian fintech
Chart Of The Week
Coinbase (COIN) : QQQ
If the 4Q23 results and following stock price reaction are indicative of future expectations, Coinbase is a turnaround story with improving fundamentals. The company
WHF News
Teachers’ Venture Growth Mints New Unicorn in Indian Fintech Perfios
Teachers’ Venture Growth, the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, is investing $80 million in Perfios, an Indian fintech
Week's Most Interesting
AI is here…it’s in the numbers (NVIDIA’s that is)
AI indirectly topped this week’s most interesting tech news by virtue of being the center of attention of NVIDIA’s earnings report. At a time
A.I.
Upstart Earnings Spark Questions About Company’s ‘Fintech’ Narrative
Upstart, an artificial intelligence based lending platform that partners with banks and credit unions to provide consumer loans saw its shares sink more than
Investments - M&A
Amadeus Acquires Spanish Payments Firm Voxel
Madrid-based travel technology giant Amadeus has acquired fellow Spanish firm Voxel, which offers digital invoice and B2B payment solutions, for an undisclosed sum. Voxel,
Fintech
BlockWyre Inc. Unveils Comprehensive Financial Infrastructure Platform for the Fintech Era
Florida-based crypto payments infrastructure specialist BlockWyre Inc. announced the launch of a groundbreaking platform, designed to revolutionize the way companies in fintech, payments, blockchain,
Payments
PPRO Announces €85 Million Funding to Fuel Growth
PPRO, a fintech company that provides digital payments infrastructure to businesses and banks so that they can scale their checkout, acquiring, and risk services
Saas
SAP Beefs Up Commerce Cloud in Ongoing SaaS Push
SAP rolled has launched a new cloud-based payments solution to beef up its Commerce Cloud vertical. The composable, no-code/low-code framework aims to streamline third-party payment
E-commerce
CARiD.com Secures $35 Million in Funding, Marking a Major Milestone for the Business
CARiD, a leading e-commerce platform specializing in car parts and accessories, is thrilled to announce the successful closure of a $35 million funding round. CARiD
Open Banking
Klarna Takes Aim at Visa, Mastercard With Open Banking Push
Klarna Bank AB will begin allowing users in the UK to make payments directly from their bank accounts (account-to-account) as part of the fintech giant’s
Crypto
Crypto Payments Specialist Baanx Raises $20M Funding Round
Baanx, a cryptocurrency payments specialist authorized by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has raised a $20 million Series A funding round with participation from
Specialty Finance / LendTech
Teachers’ Venture Growth Mints New Unicorn in Indian Fintech Perfios
Teachers’ Venture Growth, the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, is investing $80 million in Perfios, an Indian fintech company
Chart Of The Week
Coinbase (COIN) : QQQ
If the 4Q23 results and following stock price reaction are indicative of future expectations, Coinbase is a turnaround story with improving fundamentals. The company is