All articles by Surya Rao Akella
Surya Rao Akella
Thai fintech Synqa raises $80m funding to expand in Asia
Synqa, a Thailand-based fintech, has secured $80m in Series C funding round led by SCB 10X, a subsidiary of Siam…
Bank of England increases bond-buying programme by £100bn
The Bank of England has increased its bond-buying programme by £100bn to boost the UK economic recovery from the Covid-19…
HSBC revives plan to axe 35,000 jobs worldwide
HSBC, the UK’s largest bank, is reportedly planning to revive its 35,000 job cut plan that was announced in February,…
Greensill acquires digital lender Omni to expand in Latin America
Greensill, a UK-based working capital provider for businesses, has acquired Omni, a Latin America-based digital lender to SMEs, for an…
Facebook introduces digital payments to WhatsApp users in Brazil
Social media giant Facebook announced that it has introduced digital payments option for WhatsApp users in Brazil. With the help…
Kyriba partners with Midis to expand presence in emerging markets
Liquidity solutions provider Kyriba has partnered with technology company Midis Group to expand its presence across the regions of Middle…
Deutsche Bank to introduce e-FX trading hub in Singapore
German bank Deutsche Bank announced its plans to launch an electronic foreign exchange (e-FX) hub in Singapore. The bank will…
BlackRock acquires minority stake in Swedish online payments firm Trustly
American investment giant BlackRock has announced the acquisition of minority stake in Swedish payments company Trustly. Other institutional investors such…
Heartland subsidiary to acquire Arizona operations of Johnson Bank
Arizona Bank & Trust (AB&T), a subsidiary of Iowa-based Heartland Financial USA, announced that it will acquire certain operations of…
LHV to acquire Danske Bank’s Estonian corporate and public sector credits unit
LHV Group’s subsidiary LHV Pank has agreed to acquire the business unit operating the Estonian corporate and public sector credits…