All articles by Refna Tharayil

Refna Tharayil

Lichen China launches AI-powered software for financial and taxation solutions

Lichen AI Robot will serve as the Company’s virtual financial and tax advisor in the future, providing tailored financial and tax solutions for individuals and enterprises

CBA invests in UK-based regtech company Global Screening Services

The Australian bank’s investment is part of the regtech company’s $47m Series A2 capital raising

SmartSearch to secure investment from Triple Private Equity

Through its commitment, Triple Private Equity will acquire a majority interest in the digital compliance and AML software provider

BharCap Partners snaps up Red Oak Inventory Finance from ECN Capital

BharCap Partners said that the collaboration facilitates opportunities for optimised processes, improved efficiency, and innovative financial products

Delta Thailand opens new Delta Plant 8 and R&D center for EV production and innovation

The Prime Minister delivered a special address at the event, expressing the government’s delight at the opening of the new factory and its full support for Delta Electronics Thailand as a leading electronics manufacturer and exporter

Denmark’s Danske Bank to migrate key infrastructure to AWS 

Danske Bank intends to transfer more than 16,600 virtual and physical servers and over 1,000 applications from its private cloud to AWS

Coast secures $92m for fleet and fuel expense management

Fleet and fuel expense management firm Coast raises $92m in a new funding round. (Credit: Markus Winkler from Pixabay)

BofA merges banking, investing, and retirement mobile apps

The new update unifies the five apps, namely Bank of America, MyMerrill, Bank of America Private Bank, Merrill Edge, and Benefits OnLine into a single personalised experience

nCino’s single platform selected by Desjardins to automate loan origination process through machine learning 

After implementing nCino’s Small Business and Commercial Banking Solutions in 2022, Desjardins has been able to increase the speed of its loan origination process by eliminating unnecessary wait times for its members and clients

German fintech firm NX Technologies secures €22m in Series B 

The financing round was led by PayPal Ventures and included the participation of Seaya Ventures, Walter Ventures, and NX Technologies’ existing investor Motive Ventures