All articles by Pradeep Kumar Bairaboina

Pradeep Kumar Bairaboina

Global investment firm KKR closes maiden Asia credit fund at $1.1bn

The new fund will focus on making privately originated credit investments in the APAC region

Temenos launches ESG investing-as-a-service for banks and wealth managers

Temenos unveils the new solution for sustainable investing at a time of record growth for environmental, social and governance initiatives

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor to invest $10bn in US in key future businesses

The investment announcement by the automobile manufacturer was made during US President Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea’s capital Seoul

Fidelity Bank partners Union Systems to optimise trade finance operations

The bank’s decision to partner with Union Systems Limited is part of its wider digital transformation strategy

UK launches £40m competition for commercial self-driving services

The Commercialising Connected and Automated Mobility competition will award grants towards the roll out of commercial use self-driving vehicles across the UK from 2025

Funding Circle announces £1bn lending partnership

The partnership will leverage the platform’s machine learning capabilities to deploy new funding to UK small businesses over a two-year period

Data intelligence firm Near Intelligence to merge with KludeIn in $1bn deal

The merger with the SPAC will enable Near Intelligence to become a publicly-traded firm, with a listing on Nasdaq

Quantifeed announces Series C funding led by HSBC Asset Management

The funding underlines the strength and growth trajectory of Quantifeed. The company will use the funds to strengthen its solutions for advisors, portfolio managers and end-customers

Western Union taps ISG to roll out intelligent automation programme

The financial services provider will use intelligent automation to boost productivity and increase operational efficiency across the business

CoreStack and Ingram Micro Cloud come together to deliver next-gen FinOps and cloud governance

CoreStack’s cloud governance, optimization and compliance solutions now available on Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace and CloudBlue Connect via flexible, subscription-based licensing