Sicona Battery Technologies raises AUD22 Million in funding from leading industries

Sicona Battery Technologies (“Sicona”) today announced it has raised AU$22 million in Series A funding which will be used to further the company’s development plans both in Australia and the United States. The $22 million investment was led by India’s Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd, leading Australian venture capital investor Artesian, and Electrification & Decarbonization AIE LP, a fund managed by Waratah Capital. Riverstone Ventures, […]

Texas Bay Credit Union partners with Upstart for personal finance

Texas Bay Credit Union, a credit union and community development financial institution (CDFI) serving the greater Houston market, announced yesterday that it has partnered with Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST), a leading artificial intelligence (AI) lending platform, to provide personal loans to more members. “As a CDFI credit union in the heart of the fastest growing metropolitan area […]

Leading the Data Revolution: 3rd Annual APAC Data2030 Summit, Singapore

Quadtrends Media is thrilled to announce the upcoming 3rd Annual APAC Data 2030 Summit, scheduled to take place on 29 September 2023 at Hotel One Farrer, Singapore. This prestigious summit brings together industry leaders, data professionals, and experts from across the Asia-Pacific region to explore the latest trends, innovations, and strategies in the rapidly evolving field […]

Lending SaaS firm ‘Cloudbankin’ raises USD400K funding from Angel Investors

Cloudbankin, a complete end-to-end digital lending software company headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, today announced it has successfully raised $400K in funding from Angel investors, Upekkha, SaaS accelerator and fund, and Kube VC – a global venture capital firm. Prominent Fintech angel investors including Mr. Ramanathan RV, CEO at Hyperface, Mr. Mohan Karuppiah, CEO at […]

Skyline Wealth Management appoints Sean Conti as CEO

Skyline Wealth Management, a leading wealth management firm based in Austin, Texas, announces the appointment of Sean Conti as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Conti brings over 27 years of experience in the industry serving as a wealth manager, corporate trainer, and as an active participant in mergers and acquisitions. Since its founding in […]

Cambridge Savings Bank appoints Tony Macchi as Head of Digital

Cambridge Savings Bank (CSB), a full-service mutual bank with a customer-first approach and more than $6 billion in assets, today announces the appointment of Tony Macchi to the role of Senior Vice President, Digital and Products. Macchi will spearhead the bank’s ongoing digital transformation, ensuring that its online and mobile solutions help customers make progress towards their goals […]

The Access Group accelerates its APAC expansion by partnership with MDEC

Access, one of the largest UK-headquartered providers of business management software to small and mid-sized organisations in the UK, US, Ireland and Asia Pacific, is fast-tracking plans to expand operations into Malaysia later this year through a new partnership with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), the government agency leading the digital transformation of the Malaysian […]

Merchants & Marine Bancorp, Inc. hires Antonio J. Davis as Chief Risk Officer

Merchants & Marine Bancorp, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Clayton Legear yesterday announced the selection of Antonio J. Davis as the company’s new Chief Risk Officer. Davis was chosen by the company’s Board of Directors to fill this important role after a robust search process that included many highly qualified candidates from throughout the […]

Strike introduces its cross-border payment service “Send Globally” in Mexico

Strike, the global money app for Bitcoin and fast, secure payments, yesterday announced the expansion of “Send Globally” to Mexico. With this expansion, it will bring its payment service to the largest remittance market in the US. In 2022, Mexico received $60 billion in remittances from the US alone, about 95% of total remittances from abroad. Today, sending a payment from […]

SFD and Guyana sign two loan agreements worth USD150 Million

In implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and HRH Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman; and in the presence of H.E. President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali; the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Chief Executive Officer, H.E. Sultan […]