Subway maintains positive double-digit sales growth globally
Subway, one of the world’s largest restaurant brands, announced its ninth consecutive quarter of positive sales as it continues to execute against its multi-year transformation journey. In the first quarter of 2023, Subway saw positive traffic and double-digit growth in global restaurant same-store sales, driven by its continued focus on menu innovation, modernization of restaurants […]
SmartMetric’s fingerprint-activated biometric credit card to replace mag-stripe cards
It has been reported that Spain is supposedly the first European country that has officially announced the adoption of fingerprint activated biometric credit and debit cards that will not have a mag stripe. Because of the inherit risk of mag stripes that are easily read and copied, Spain is being reported that card issuing banks will […]
Blue Sage Capital completes investment in NexGen Financial
Blue Sage Capital is pleased to announce its recently completed investment in NexGen Financial (“NexGen” or the “Company”) in partnership with Four Point Capital Advisors (“Four Point”). Founded in 2018, NexGen provides flexible capital solutions to debt settlement companies. The cash infusions from NexGen allow debt settlement companies to finance customer acquisition costs and maintain operations without sacrificing […]
Credit Union partners with Way.com to provide competitive auto financing
Union Credit, the first marketplace for credit unions to make firm, one-click credit offers at the point of purchase, announced today their partnership with Way.com. The nation’s largest auto super-app now provides its 6.5 million drivers with access to healthy financing options from local credit unions. Way.com’s large and diverse user base enables Union Credit, a fintech […]
Sofinnova Partners appoints Mary McCarthy as partner in charge of biotech strategy
Sofinnova Partners (“Sofinnova”), a leading European life sciences venture capital firm based in Paris, London, and Milan, announced the appointment of Mary McCarthy as Partner at Sofinnova Partners, joining the growing Sofinnova Industrial Biotech Strategy team. She will use her extensive experience and network to help identify the most promising early-stage companies developing biotech-enabled sustainable solutions in agriculture, […]
Taco Bell partners with Pete Davidson to market its breakfast foods
Former late-night comic Pete Davidson now appears in a new early morning show set up inside a Taco Bell restaurant. In the broadcast ad titled “Breakfast with Peter” airing on April 23, Peter (not Pete) Davidson explains to viewers what they can expect from breakfast-at-the-Bell. Taco Bell is offering a simple breakfast with the national debut of the California Breakfast […]
Accrelist to acquire 51% stake in Aesteem clinics operator SJY Medical
Accrelist Ltd. has entered into a Sales and Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with SJY Healthcare Pte. Ltd. to acquire a 51% equity interest in SJY Medical Pte. Ltd., which operates Aesteem medical aesthetic clinics, (“Target Company”) (the “Proposed Acquisition”) for a consideration of SD550,000. Upon completion of the Proposed Acquisition, the Target Company will become […]
Aquilius Investment Partners announces closing of its maiden Secondaries Fund
Aquilius Investment Partners (“Aquilius” or the “Firm”), a Singapore-based investment manager focused on secondaries in the Asia Pacific region, has announced the final closing of its maiden AIP Secondary Fund I, LP. (“AIP SF I”), at over US$400 million in client commitments. Alongside these commitments, the Firm has raised an additional US$200m of managed accounts […]
Keysight launches new compact network test solution to aid network engineers
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) is expanding its Novus portfolio with the new Novus mini, a network test platform in a compact form factor that addresses the needs of network engineers as they deploy automotive and industrial internet of things (IoT) devices. As enterprises transition to Industry 4.0 business models to take advantage of digitalization, their reliance on […]
Mackenzie Investments launches Sustainable Investing ETF on NEO Exchange
NEO welcomes Mackenzie Investments (“Mackenzie”) back to the NEO Exchange for the launch of the Mackenzie Corporate Knights Global 100 Index ETF. The fund began trading from yesterday under the ticker symbol MCKG. The ETF seeks to replicate the performance of the Corporate Knights Global 100 Index (the “Index”). ETF securities include equity securities of issuers worldwide, selected based on an assessment of sustainability […]
