Star Mountain Capital Appoints Curtis Glovier as Chief Investment Officer

Curtis Glovier, Chief Investment Officer at Star Mountain Capital (Image Courtesy: Businesswire)

Star Mountain Capital, LLC (“Star Mountain”), a specialised, alpha-focused, employee-owned, private markets investment firm with over $4 billion in assets under management (“AUM”), has announced the promotion of Curtis Glovier to Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Glovier has been working with the Star Mountain team for over five years, most recently as Strategic Investment & Portfolio Officer. Mr. […]

Options Unveils Upgraded Netskope Service for Secure Financial IT Compliance

Options Unveils Upgraded Netskope Service for Secure Financial IT Compliance

Options Technology, one of the leading providers of cloud-enabled managed services, on June 4th, announced a major milestone in its three-year strategic partnership with Netskope, one of the global leader in modern security and networking. Options’ AtlasWorkplace is an IT platform purpose-built for hedge funds, asset management, private equity, and financial services firms. It combines high-performance infrastructure, […]

Paytm Names Ramana Kumar as CEO of Middle East Business

Paytm Names Ramana Kumar as CEO of Middle East Business

Paytm (One97 Communications Limited), one of India’s leading payments and financial services distribution companies and pioneer of mobile payments, QR codes and Soundbox, on May 26th, announced the appointment of Mr. Ramana Kumar as Chief Executive Officer for its Middle East business. He brings over 20 years of leadership experience in the fintech, payments, and […]

IonQ Expands Global Reach with Fronte Enterprise on AWS and Quantum Cloud

Rendering of a Forte Enterprise-powered data center (Photo courtesy: Business Wire)

IonQ, a leader in the quantum computing and networking industries, recently announced that IonQ Forte Enterprise, IonQ’s recently commissioned quantum computer is now officially available to customers globally through Amazon Braket, a managed quantum computing service from Amazon Web Services (AWS), as well as the IonQ Quantum Cloud. IonQ Forte Enterprise joins IonQ Aria and IonQ Forte […]

Why Startups are Investing in Fintech App Development Company for Competitive Advantage

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Fintech apps are those that support banking and all other financial services such as insurance, investing, cryptocurrency, lending, and financial management. In addition, fintech app development plays an important role whenever there is a marketplace, e-commerce, or SaaS service. For these businesses, embedded finance functionality is a must-have and it is also provided with fintech […]

Ant International Launches New Financial Solution to Boost SME Lending in Brazil

Merchants can access Bettr Working Capital on AliExpress Seller Centre, selecting loan amount and repayment options. (Actual credit line and interest rates are subject to the rates displayed in the system at the time of loan application.) (Image: Businesswire)

Bettr, a leading AI-driven lending business under Ant International, has recently announced its official launch in Brazil to expand small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lending to support local and regional economic development by working with local partners. As a first move, it formed a strategic partnership with AliExpress to bring a new financing solution, Bettr […]

Guidewire Onboards Jeff Sloan to Its Board of Directors

Jeff Sloan joins Guidewire Software's Board of Directors. (Photo: Business Wire)

Guidewire recently announced that it appointed Jeff Sloan to its Board of Directors effective January 21, 2025. “We are very excited to welcome Jeff Sloan to the Guidewire Board of Directors. With Guidewire Cloud Platform now established as the trusted platform used by P&C insurers globally, we are uniquely positioned to partner with insurers to […]

Why are brokers essential to a sustainable global economy?

'Trump’s 2025 Trade War Is Undermining Climate Progress' - Jean Philippe, Board Advisor for Corporate Governance and Sustainability at Ultima Markets

The Role of Brokers in Promoting Sustainability The financial brokerage business is one of the fastest-growing businesses in the world. As a broker, not only does the firm give its clients access to the multi-trillion dollar FX and stock markets on a daily basis, it also demonstrates the business practices through which it provides new […]