Illuma Labs, a leader in voice authentication technology for banking contact centers, has secured $9 million in Series A funding. The investment was led by LiveOak Ventures and includes contributions from Forefront Venture Partners, Curql Fund, UsNet, Capital Factory, Connexus,…
Dallas has unveiled a new affordable apartment complex, Oak Lawn Place, which is both LGBTQIA+-friendly and designed for residents aged 55 and older. This development was made possible by a $750,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from the Federal Home…
İşbank, Turkey’s largest privately-owned bank, has announced a partnership with Instabase, an AI platform specializing in extracting insights from unstructured data. Facilitated by İşbank’s subsidiary, Maxitech, this collaboration aims to revolutionize the bank’s money order processing system, a task historically…
The Milken Institute has officially opened applications for the 2025 cohort of its expanded Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Fellowship program. This eight-week academic curriculum, combined with a summer practicum, aims to create fast-track opportunities for underrepresented students in…
Global IT company FPT Software has announced a strategic partnership with Vilja, a leading Nordic provider of core banking services. Through this collaboration, FPT Software aims to enhance its financial services portfolio by offering innovative digital banking solutions to customers…
Grant Thornton, one of the largest U.S. firms offering audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, celebrates a new achievement in Chicago with Arla Lach, the market managing principal of the firm’s Chicagoland headquarters, being named a “Notable Leader in Accounting”…
East West Bank, the largest publicly traded bank based in Southern California, marked its 25th anniversary on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange today. Chairman and CEO Dominic Ng celebrated the occasion by ringing Nasdaq’s opening bell. “This is a significant day…
Advance Partners, a Paychex company specializing in payroll funding and comprehensive back-office solutions for staffing firms, has announced the appointment of Kendra Cato as its new Director of Strategic Partnerships. In this newly created role, Cato will leverage her nearly…
C.J. Lawrence (CJL) is excited to announce that, according to Advisors Asset Management’s (AAM) August 13, 2024, press release, AAM has surpassed $3 billion in cumulative unit investment trusts (UIT) sales, including $2 billion in CJL’s flagship Bulldog Portfolio. CJL…
Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a global leader in payments and financial services technology, has been ranked No. 1 on the 2024 IDC FinTech Top 100 Rankings for the second year in a row. This achievement highlights Fiserv’s four-decade legacy of…
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) has announced the appointment of Toby Srihiran Brown as global head of reinsurance, effective October 1. In this role, Brown will develop and oversee MetLife’s comprehensive reinsurance strategy, managing all aspects of the reinsurance process, including…
Elepay, a leading provider of short-term funding solutions for Australian property owners, is celebrating its fifth anniversary with the launch of Elepay Direct. Since its establishment in October 2019, Elepay has become a key player in the Australian finance sector,…
