Financing

Layer2 Financial—the regulated payments infrastructure transforming cross-border payments—is thrilled to announce their $10.7 million Series A funding round. This round was led by Galaxy Ventures, with key participation from Accomplice. The new funding will accelerate Layer2's mission to revolutionize...

ThetaRay, the leading provider of AI-powered financial crime detection technology announced the acquisition of next-generation European screening company, Screena. The acquisition demonstrates ThetaRay's continuous investment in proprietary technology and reaffirms its mission of enabling banks, fintechs, and regulators to...

UniCredit has agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Vodeno and Aion Bank in a deal worth approximately €370m. Based in Poland, Vodeno is a fintech company providing banking-as-a-service (BaaS) solution. Aion Bank, on the other hand, is a...

Italian bank UniCredit has inked a binding agreement to acquire Belgian digital native Aion Bank and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider Vodeno for the sum of approximately €370 million. The Milan-based commercial bank says its purchase brings a “next generation core banking...

Al Ansari Financial Services  has entered into a Sales and Purchase Agreement to acquire 100 percent of BFC Group Holdings W.L.L. (BFCGH). This prominent foreign exchange and remittance group, based in Bahrain, will be purchased for US$200 million (AED735...

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting announces that it has signed an agreement with Belgian fintech company Isabel Group to acquire its accountancy portfolio of cloud-based financial workflow and data exchange solutions for €325 million in cash. CodaBox, ClearFacts, Clearnox, Zoomit,...

Cypriot lender Hellenic Bank has signed an agreement to acquire insurance provider CNP Cyprus, according to an announcement made by the bank. The announcement stated that the consultation between CNP Assurances and its European Works Council has been completed, paving...