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Pipeline Wizard is Happy to Announce Its Evolution Into Zipi: A Real Estate Agent's Must-Have Tool
Zipi: A Real Estate Agent's Must-Have Tool - October 24, 2017 - Zipi
Xippa Releases Church Platform for Copier Lease Contracts
Xippa has built a vertical platform for helping churches negotiate their copier lease contracts. The platform is based on guaranteed cost savings. - October 24, 2017 - Xippa
Sapiens Hosts Global Client Conference in Portugal
More than 120 participants from approximately 11 countries, including insurance and financial services customers, and prospects, discussed industry developments and Sapiens’ future vision. - October 22, 2017 - Sapiens
VerifactoTM, a Leading Provider of Insurance Tracking and Risk Management Company, Announces the Launch of a Collateral Protection Insurance (CPI) Technology
VerifactoTM is excited to announce this new technology empowers auto finance companies, auto dealers, credit unions, and banks to quickly pinpoint customers in default on their insurance and effectively place CPI while compliance is monitored by the software. - October 20, 2017 - Verifacto.com
Life.io Enters Fourth Quarter with Promising Growth
Life.io enters Q4 with positive momentum as the business expands several new carriers across group, individual, and direct to consumer business lines. Within a year, Life.io has grown considerably and now services every distribution channel and is operating across eight countries. The team plans for continued growth in 2018 by merging strategic services and products, increasing access to untapped data sets for carriers. - October 19, 2017 - Life.io
A Feasibility Study is Currently Being Conducted by Two of Concord Securities Experienced Portfolio Managers, Charles Hamilton and Jon Elliot
Concord Securities today announced they are considering opening of new office in the Asian Region. The Asian Region office will provide sales, marketing, financial investments and local financial services to customers and partners within Asia and Oceania. Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney... - October 19, 2017 - Concord Securities
Government Finance Officers Association Awards Mayor Gerald Williams and The Town of White Castle Certificate for Excellence in Financial Reporting
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to Mayor Gerald Williams and the Town of White Castle by Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) - October 18, 2017 - Town of White Castle
Stratim Capital Announces First Closing of Stratim Cloud Fund, LP
Stratim Capital, a late-stage venture fund focused secondary-direct investing, has announced the first closing and initial investments of the Stratim Cloud Fund. Initial investments in the late stage fund focused on cloud infrastructure providers include MongoDB and Mirantis. - October 18, 2017 - Stratim Capital
BDA Advises Chope on Growth Capital Raise
BDA Partners is pleased to announce that its client, Chope, one of Asia’s largest dining discovery and reservations apps, has raised growth capital of SG$18m (US$13m). The investment was led by Square Peg Capital and joined by C31 Ventures and Moelis Australia, as well as existing... - October 18, 2017 - BDA Partners Ltd
GSF Mortgage Names Frank Papaleo as VP of Retail Sales
GSF Mortgage Corporation is proud to name Frank Papaleo as the VP of Retail Sales. He previously served as a regional manager, where he grew much of the East Coast and Southeast region of the United States. His accomplishments include building a reverse mortgage and construction division for the... - October 18, 2017 - GoGSF
American Receivable Corporation Continues Relief Efforts
American Receivable Corporation is continuing relief efforts by offering special rates to businesses affected by Hurricane Harvey and extending those rates to those affected by Hurricane Irma. American Receivable has already aided eight Houston area small businesses in their recovery efforts in the... - October 17, 2017 - American Receivable Corporation
Anthony Dolan of Prairie Capital Advisors Announced as Winner of the 8th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards
The M&A Advisor announced Anthony Dolan, a Director at Prairie Capital Advisors (“Prairie”) among the recently announced winners of the Emerging Leaders Awards. Anthony Dolan has been chosen for his accomplishments and expertise from a pool of nominees by an independent judging... - October 17, 2017 - Prairie Capital Advisors
Century Debt Solutions, Inc. Wins Prestigious Local Award 2 Consecutive Years in a Row
Century Debt Solutions, Inc. earns the 2017 Consumer Services Award from The Woodland Hills Awards Program. This is the 2nd consecutive year Century Debt Solutions has received this award for their outstanding consumer services. - October 16, 2017 - Century Debt Solutions Inc.
SolidTrust Pay Partners with PayKii for Cross-Border Bill Payments
SolidTrust Pay, a global payment processor, and PayKii, the leading provider for Latin American bill payment coverage, have announced that they have signed an agreement to bring cross-border bill payment solutions to the SolidTrust Pay platform. - October 14, 2017 - SolidTrust Pay
Radly Bates Index Shows Increased US Entrepreneurial Activity in August 2017
In 2017, self employment peaked at 9.58% in February and has been declining but it did move up slightly in August. In August there were 15.15 million self employed Americans and 160.57 million employed Americans resulting in a self employed percentage of 9.44% for July, hence the RBI for August is... - October 13, 2017 - S7 Group
Trinity Street Capital Partners Announces the Origination of a Non-Recourse, Commercial Mortgage on a Portfolio of Retail Properties Located in the San Ramon Valley of CA
Trinity Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a full service real estate investment bank, announces the origination of a $29MM first mortgage on a portfolio of un-anchored retail properties located in the San Ramon Valley of California. - October 13, 2017 - Trinity Street Capital Partners
Exscudo Successfully Launches EON Blockchain Testnet
Exscudo team is extremely excited to launch EON blockchain testnet today. Finally, after months of hard work, coding and internal testing, Exscudo has launched the public testnet. - October 13, 2017 - Exscudo
Chris Skinner Joins Exscudo Advisory Board
Exscudo is happy to announce that fintech influencer Chris Skinner joined their team as an adviser. Chris will help them with marketing and strategic planning, he will provide a fresh, independent perspective, expertise, conduct an evaluation and make recommendations. He will work closely with management of the project making smart business decisions. Chris will perform an in-depth market analysis and identify the best opportunities for growth. - October 13, 2017 - Exscudo
Marketforce Presents an Introduction to Blockchain Training Course 30th November 2017
This course aims to demystify Blockchain for those who are trying to innovate. This is not a technical course but will instead provide you with the skills and practical know-how needed to initiate and manage blockchain programmes within your own teams and firms. Blockchain has the potential to completely transform a whole range of key industries, including financial services, utilities, logistics and more, but the first step is truly understanding blockchain. - October 13, 2017 - Marketforce
"Initial Findings from the European Union's HTLF on European Financing Policy in the Social Infrastructure Sectors" to be Discussed at SMi’s Benelux Infrastructure Forum
SMi reports: Helmut von Glasenapp, Secretary-General of the European Long-Term Investors Association will be joining the Benelux Infrastructure Forum this November to discuss European Financing Policy in the Social Infrastructure Sectors. - October 13, 2017 - SAE Media Group
The Metric Intelligence Hub™: A New Country and Industry-Specific Benchmarking Tool for Shared Services, Finance and HR
SSON Analytics, the global data centre of the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON), has launched a revolutionary tool that makes benchmarking easy for business services professionals by allowing them to filter by country and industry to access accurate and proven benchmarking data. - October 13, 2017 - SSON Analytics
Thinking Beyond DCIM: Maya HTT Announces Latest Release of Datacenter Clarity LC
The latest release features a powerful forecasting engine with future data for accurate capacity planning, a robust RESTful API offering simplifies software integrations, 3D views and reporting, alarms, user-customizable dashboards, change management, and much more, all accessible via a mobile-accessible web client. - October 12, 2017 - Maya HTT
Nate Brown Attends Cambridge Leaders Club 2017 Distinction Earns Recognition at Cambridge Leaders Club 2017 in Dallas
Nate Brown of SB Financial Group, LLC was recognized by his broker-dealer, Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. (Cambridge) to participate in an exclusive Leaders Club workshop in Dallas, Texas, September 12-13, 2017. Advisors are invited to participate based on their dedication to service... - October 12, 2017 - SB Financial Group
Municipal Finance Veteran Greg Usry Joins MuniRisk as Head of Business Development
Greg Usry has joined MuniRisk's executive team and will provide strategic direction on business development, sales and marketing. - October 12, 2017 - MuniRisk
Castle Placement Named Exclusive Placement Agent for $20 Million Equity Raise for Kapitall
Kapitall, an innovative stock trading competition platform, announced today that it has engaged Castle Placement as its exclusive placement agent to raise $20 million of equity. Proceeds will be used by Kapitall primarily to develop a mobile app, optimize monetization strategy, and expand core... - October 12, 2017 - Castle Placement
A-Team Group RegTech Summit for Capital Markets a Storming Success
London Summit features influential speakers, informative panel discussion, RegTech showcase, top-tier sponsors and over 400 registered delegates. - October 12, 2017 - A-Team Group
SkySparc Enters Partnership with Dutch State Treasury Agency
SkySparc, the leading independent provider of solutions for Wallstreet Suite users, has entered a four-year partnership to supply consulting and support services to the Dutch State Treasury Agency (DSTA). - October 11, 2017 - SkySparc
RoboForex Launches Trading CFDs on Cryptocurrencies
RoboForex brokerage group has launched trading CFDs on cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin and Ethereum are available for trading in MT4 and MT5 terminals. RoboForex gave its clients an opportunity to trade two of the most advanced and popular instruments, BTC/USD and ETH/USD. - October 11, 2017 - RoboMarkets
Qrons Inc. Announces Launch of New Website Website Offers Visitors Insight Into the Company's Innovative Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Traumatic Brain Injuries
Qrons Inc. (OTCPK: QRON) ("Qrons " or the "Company"), a preclinical biotechnology company developing advanced cell-based solutions to combat neuronal injuries with a laser focus on traumatic brain injuries, announced today the launch of its fully featured website. The website... - October 10, 2017 - Qrons Inc.
Successful ICO Builds Immediate Profits for Coin Holders
AICoin Management Team Defines Key Factors for Success. AICoin (www.aicoin.io), a new style of investment collective that combines the power of artificial intelligence with the wisdom of the crowd, has successfully closed the subscription period of the Initial Coin Offering raising over $3 million dollars in crypto to back profit generation token. - October 10, 2017 - First Global Credit Ltd.
Alphastar to Deploy 5G Wireless Network Using C Band
Alphastar, a satellite company,owns several FCC grandfathered licensees for use of mmWave spectrums and plans to deploy a 5G wireless network using the C Band. The FCC is in the process of approving C Band and others for wireless uses. Intelsat with Intel recommended to the FCC that satellite companies should commercially lease their spectrums to wireless providers to speed up the adoption of 5G. Alphastar is seeking a lease/JV to deploy 5G network to gain the advantages of early movers. - October 10, 2017 - Alphastar International LLC
Industry Veteran Launches FinKube to Provide Revolutionary Digital Consumer Lending Platform
FinKube, a new company that provides AI-powered Platform-as-a-Service solutions for consumer lending, announced today that the startup firm has raised over $500,000 with the goal of disrupting and reimagining the consumer lending industry. The firm’s first offering, a new Digital Lending... - October 06, 2017 - FinKube Corp
Crowd Reviews Partnered with Vereon AG to Announce: Swiss Payment Forum: The Platform for Swiss Opinion Leaders and Specialists Concerning Payment
Today innovations through digitization are a part of everyone’s everyday world. It is no surprise that these developments do not omit the payment sector and that mobile payment is one of the most important financial trends of the present. Various new payment methods become technologically... - October 06, 2017 - CrowdReviews.com
GSF Mortgage Welcomes Loan Officer in the Sunshine State
GSF Mortgage Corp. is pleased to announce the addition of loan officer Chris Dellapa to the Lakeland, Florida office. He has had a successful career designing television shows for homebuilders across the country before switching to a career in the mortgage industry three years ago. He believes that... - October 06, 2017 - GoGSF
eProseedRTC Co-Organizer of the First RegTech Summit in Luxembourg
eProseedRTC will co-organize the first edition of the RegTech Summit to be held in Luxembourg on October 12, 2017. The summit will explore this developing area that is already having a tangible impact on regulatory compliance. All the evidence suggests that RegTech will disrupt the regulatory... - October 06, 2017 - eProseed Europe S.A.
United Capital Partners Sources $180K in Equipment Financing for a Non Profit Human Services Agency
Customer looking to relocate its head office and required an equipment funding line to purchase the equipment. - October 05, 2017 - United Capital Partners
Global Fintech Blockchain Company MicroMoney Highlights Transparency and Expertise in Crypto Biz Through Top-Notch Advisory Board
Micromoney Intl., the lending services provider using blockchain technology to bank the world’s unbanked, has gathered the who is who of the blockchain industry for the Advisory Board supporting its token distribution event. The board exceeds 50 advisors, some of whom are not seeking... - October 04, 2017 - Micromoney Intl.
Hanson Consulting Group CEO Helps Send Students to CWU
In partnership with Washington State Opportunity Scholarship, Amy and Pete Hanson gift $100,000 in tuition to support students pursuing bachelor’s degrees in STEM. - October 04, 2017 - Hanson Consulting Group
Patrick G. Broderick, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, P.A. to Speak at TKG’s event
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Patrick G. Broderick, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, P.A. will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “The Fair Credit Reporting Act:... - October 04, 2017 - The Knowledge Group
United Capital Partners Source $33MM Term Sheet for Acquisition Financing
Private equity entity looking to acquire large transportation entity and leverage the entities assets to finance the acquisition. - October 02, 2017 - United Capital Partners
Zarvic Brothers Meets with Struggling Asset Manager Manning & Napier Inc.
Zarvic Brothers met with Manning & Napier Inc.'s top executives with concerns of company performance, leadership, and fiduciary duties to shareholders. - October 02, 2017 - ZarVic Brothers LLC
From Boots to Suits, a Former Army Captain is Changing the Investment Industry
Former Army Captain David Clark’s investment firm Capital Strength Investments, LLC is changing the way America invests for retirement. David is an OIF veteran that served in the prestigious and elite 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) as a lieutenant and later went on to command at United... - October 02, 2017 - Capital Strength Investments LLC
Clavis Capital Partners Completes Investment in Azimuth Technology
Clavis Capital Partners (“Clavis”), a Dallas-based private equity firm, announced today it has invested growth capital in Azimuth Technology (“Azimuth”), a leading manufacturer of precision components for OEM’s and aftermarket distributors in the firearm and defense... - October 02, 2017 - Clavis Capital Partners
Legursky Joins Mars Bank as Mortgage Loan Originator
Megan Legursky joined Mars Bank as a Mortgage Loan Originator. Ms. Legursky earned a Finance degree from Marshall University. She will serve customers in the Pittsburgh and northern Allegheny county communities. “We’re pleased to add Megan to our team,” said Shawn Proper, Mars... - September 30, 2017 - Mars Bank
Offshore Wind as an Exponentially Growing Sector in the Benelux Region
SMi Reports: With offshore wind an exponentially growing sector in Benelux, the Benelux Infrastructure Forum, 2017, will be a platform for experts in this sector to discuss and learn about the latest developments in the market. - September 30, 2017 - SAE Media Group
Clearwater Payments and Lanvera Team Up to Deliver an Integrated Presentment and Payment Capability
Clearwater Payments and Lanvera announced partnership that couples business-critical document delivery with payments. - September 28, 2017 - Lanvera
Live Interview with Best Selling Author James Altucher
Top iTunes business podcaster, Jeremy Ryan Slate of the Create Your Own Life Podcast is having his first live debut with New York Times bestselling author, James Altucher. For the first time in the two years, Slate will be hosting a live studio audience for the recording of his show at Standup New... - September 27, 2017 - Create Your Own Life Podcast
FINRA Panel Finds Kentucky-Based Brokerage Firm Hilliard Lyons Liable for Damages to Illinois Couple Represented by Oakes & Fosher LLC
FINRA Panel Awards Marion, Illinois Couple Compensatory and Punitive Damages Against Hilliard Lyons for Concentrated Investment in Breitburn Energy Stock. - September 27, 2017 - Oakes & Fosher, LLC
CRIF Extends Its Business Information Services in Far East by Acquiring PT Visi Globalindo Data Utama in Indonesia
CRIF, a global company specializing in credit bureau, business information and credit solutions, has announced today the acquisition of PT Visi Globalindo Data Utama (PT Visi), a major business information provider based in Jakarta. - September 27, 2017 - CRIF
City of Columbus Receives AAA Bond Rating from All Three Rating Agencies
The City of Columbus received a AAA bond rating from Fitch Credit Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and S&P’s Global Ratings this week, the highest rating available. The rating means all three agencies consider Columbus to have exceptional credit-worthiness and can easily meet its... - September 26, 2017 - The City of Columbus