All articles by Refna Tharayil
Refna Tharayil
Hyundai Motor to establish air mobility ecosystem in Indonesia
The South Korean automotive manufacturer will develop the advanced air mobility ecosystem by leveraging the country’s aviation infrastructure and technological capabilities
Thomson Reuters to acquire tax automation software firm SurePrep for $500m
Since April 2022, the American tax automation software and services provider and Thomson Reuters have been collaborating to offer complementary solutions for tax and accounting professionals
Bladex partners with Komgo to drive innovation in trade finance solutions
The NYSE-listed Latin American bank intends to build a network of alliances with select fintech companies and other trade finance specialists to support the needs of participants in the supply chain
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs raises $70M in Series B expansion
TRM Labs offers blockchain intelligence solutions to tax authorities, law enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies, and financial intelligence units around the world to assist investigations and analysis of financial crime and crypto-related fraud
Edgesource acquires data analytics services provider Auspex
Auspex, which is said to have expertise in statistical analysis for supporting strategic and programmatic decisions, is expected to help Edgesource broaden its capabilities in the national security sector
Finastra and Jifiti partner to deliver embedded finance capabilities
Jifiti’s white-labelled platform is designed to help financial institutions to easily integrate financing or split pay options at any merchant’s point-of-sale at scale, be it online, in-store, or through call centre
Virgin Money collaborates with UK govt to help small businesses
According to UK Export Finance, Westminster Group, an Oxfordshire-based global provider of security equipment and services, is the first business to benefit from a Virgin Money GEF
IBM introduces new software to break down data and analytics silos
The IBM Business Analytics Enterprise is a suite of business intelligence planning, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and dashboard capabilities designed to offer users with a robust view of data sources across their whole business
Deloitte and AWS partner to expedite launch of digital banking services
Banks will be able to develop quickly and provide more individualised digital banking capabilities through the partnership with Deloitte and AWS
Poseidon to acquire asset management firm Atlas in $10.9bn deal
Poseidon Acquisition will pay $15.5 per share in cash for all common shares of Atlas which are not already owned by Fairfax Financial, Washington Family, and David Sokol