Indian tech giant TCS to hire 1500 staff in UK in 2021
Indian technology giant Tata Consultancy Services (commonly known as TCS) announced that it will be hiring 1500 professionals in the United Kingdom over the next 12 months. The announcement by the tech company came after a meeting that happened between TCS CEO Rajesh Gopinathan and...
At $100 million valuation, fintech Symple raises $15 million
Personal loan financial technology company Symple Loans scored capital of $15 million from 2 institutional investors in a funding round that valued the fintech at over $100 million. The latest all-equity capital raising round was led by Costa Asset Management (by Robert Costa) and Welas...
Brands Using Augmented Reality to Reach Customers During the Pandemic
The year 2020 has made the world virtually advanced in more ways than ever before. The pandemic has enforced all sectors in adapting the new age technology in order to keep the customers attracted to the businesses. This has made it necessary for retailers to...
Crypto wallet & trading platform Blockchain.com raises $120 million
Blockchain.com, a London-based digital asset platform, announced that it has secured about $120 million (approximately Ā£86.5 million) in funding. The investment round was led by several macro investors which include Kyle Bass, Moore Strategic Ventures (Louis Bacon), Rovida Advisors, Access Industries, GV (aka Google Ventures),...
Bookipi & Fat Zebra partner to launch a new invoice payments platform
Bookipi, an Australian financial technology company, is all set to launch a new invoice payments platform in partnership with another Australia-based fintech Fat Zebra. The all new invoice payments platform will be called ‘BookiPay’. Through this partnership, Bookipi will be using the payment infrastructure of...
What is iPaaS, how it works & how is it different from PaaS
Introduction Depending on organization size, businesses use anything between a few dozens to hundreds of cloud applications and tools on a daily basis. These tools solve different kinds of business problems and help in making processes easier and efficient. With so many tools being used,...
BNPL darling Afterpay launches banking-as-a-service product
Buy now, pay later giant Afterpay has announced the launch of its new banking-as-a-service product through which users can monitor their savings and transactions and manage their cash flow. Fintech Afterpay will launch its new product via the bank-as-a-service platform of financial services provider Westpac...
Payright gets speeding ticket from the ASX after 32% share price surge
Australian fintech Payright (ASX:PYR) is the most recent payments company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange to receive a speeding ticket from the exchange. The fintech received the ticket on 16th February 2021 after its share prices soared by a whopping 32%. On the morning...
Manchester-based cloud integration platform Matillion raises Ā£72.24M
Manchester-based Matillion, which offers a cutting edge platform for cloud data integration, has raised Ā£72.24 million in funding. The latest Series D funding round of Ā£72.24 million was led by US-headquartered Lightspeed Venture Partners. Other investors include Sapphire Ventures, Battery Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank Capital...
Nine to join Google News Showcase in Australia for $30M a year
Nine Entertainment, one of the largest media companies in Australia, has signed a deal with tech giant Google for using its content in Google News Showcase. Reportedly, the biggest locally-owned media company Nine will be paid AU$30 million annually in compensation for featuring its news...
