Cascadia Capital Appoints Don More as Managing Director to Lead Cybersecurity & Risk Practice in Technology Group
Cascadia Capital, a leading independent investment bank, proudly announces the appointment of Don More as Managing Director in its Technology & Software investment banking group. Based in New York, Mr. More is a renowned expert in cybersecurity and risk, bringing…
Illuma Labs Secures $9M Series-A Funding to Drive Innovation and Combat New Fraud Threats in Banking
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,…
Boyd Watterson and Amber Infrastructure Merge to Form Top Global Investment Platform
Boyd Watterson Asset Management and Amber Infrastructure Group Holdings Limited have successfully completed their strategic merger, which closed on August 30 after receiving all required investor consents and regulatory approvals, including from the UK FCA. The merger establishes a diversified…
New Low-Income Apartments Open in Dallas with $750K Grant from FHLB Dallas and Veritex Community Bank
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 Teams Up with Instabase to Transform Money Order Processing
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…
Milken Institute Opens 2025 Applications for Expanded HBCU Fellowship
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…
FPT Software and Vilja Partner to Drive Digital Banking Innovation
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…
Crain’s Chicago Business Recognizes Arla Lach of Grant Thornton as a Notable Accounting Leader
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”…
Schwab Trading Activity Index™: Moderate Levels Persist Despite August Decline
The Schwab Trading Activity Index™ (STAX) fell to 53.16 in August, down from 54.81 in July. As the only index of its kind, STAX is a proprietary tool that examines retail investor stock positions and trading activity from Schwab’s millions…
TradingHub Announces Australian Expansion
TradingHub, a leading provider of risk-based trade surveillance software for the global financial services industry, is excited to announce its expansion into Australia with the opening of a new office in Sydney. Serving half of the world’s largest global banks…
East West Bank Celebrates 25 Years on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange
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…
Paystand Announces Gold Sponsorship of SuiteWorld 2024
Paystand is excited to announce its Gold level sponsorship of SuiteWorld 2024, Oracle NetSuite’s premier event for customers and partners, happening September 9-12, 2024, at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas and online. This year’s theme, “All Systems Grow,” will explore…