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RBS said to acquire accounting platform FreeAgent

Royal Bank of Scotland is reportedly acquiring accounting software platform FreeAgent in a deal worth around £53m.

Moody’s Corporation acquires Reis in $278m deal

Moody’s Corporation has acquired Reis, a commercial real estate (CRE) data platform, in an all-cash transaction worth around $278m.

Mastercard agrees $300m cornerstone backing for IPO of PE-backed Network International

Mastercard has agreed to make a $300m cornerstone investment in the planned London IPO of private equity-backed payments processing business Network International.

Ellie Mae to improve digital lending capabilities with new acquisition

Ellie Mae, a cloud-based provider for the mortgage finance industry, has agreed to acquire Capsilon to enhance its end-to-end SaaS solutions.

ServiceNow acquires conversational AI platform Passage AI to boost language support

Cloud-based platform ServiceNow has acquired conversational AI platform Passage AI, for an undisclosed amount.

FinTech unicorn Marqeta prepares for IPO

Rumours about Marqeta going public have found new energy as sources say the payment card issuing startup is in talks with investment banks for an initial public offering (IPO).

Why is Pablo Escobar’s brother suing Klarna?

A Columbian drug lord's brother and the biggest privately-owned FinTech in Europe could be heading towards a legal battle threatening to delay Klarna's public listing.
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Rakuten snaps up Bitnet assets for blockchain research lab

Japanese tech giant Rakuten is acquiring the assets of Belfast and San Francisco-based startup Bitnet to launch a blockchain research lab.
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Kraken gobbles up charting and trading platform Cryptowatch

Digital asset exchange Kraken has acquired charting and trading platform Cryptowatch in an undisclosed deal.

Greystar, AXA, CBRE acquire Resa in joint venture

Spanish student accommodation marketplace Resa has been acquired by a joint venture partnership. The majority of the company was picked up by AXA Investment Managers...

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ETF investment service InvestEngine launches second crowdfund

InvestEngine, an Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) investment platform, has launched a second crowdfunding campaign to capitalise on a strong year of growth.
J.P. Morgan to pilot biometric payments in US

J.P. Morgan to pilot biometric payments in US

J.P. Morgan is launching a pilot of biometrics-based payments with select retailers in the US.
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Top two deals dominate in this weeks’ 25 deals

This week saw 25 deals take place across the FinTech sector. Two high-value raises of $270m and $250m lead the charge this week, accounting for over half of the amount raised by the top 10 deals all together. 
SteelEye integrates ChatGPT with its surveillance platform

SteelEye integrates ChatGPT with its surveillance platform

 SteelEye, which claims to be the first and only integrated surveillance solution, has integrated ChatGPT into its compliance platform.
Why compliance teams need to bring automation across deal flow

Why compliance teams need to bring automation across deal flow

Regulatory compliance tech vendor eflow Global is working with Portfolio Bi, a developer of investment management software and services, to help managers meet regulator and investor requirements.

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