All articles by BV Swagath

BV Swagath

US blockchain company Paxos raises $142m in Series C round

Paxos, a US-based blockchain infrastructure platform, has raised $142m in a Series C funding round led by investment firm Declaration…

Global Processing Services (GPS) selected to join Mastercard’s Fintech Express Programme

Leading issuer processor, Global Processing Services (GPS), today announces it has been selected by Mastercard, the leader in global payments and technology,…

UBS Europe to sell Austrian wealth management business to LGT

UBS Europe has agreed to divest its domestic wealth management business in Austria to LGT, a Liechtenstein-based private banking and…

Goldman Sachs’ Launch With GS announces investment in MaC Venture Capital I

Goldman Sachs’ Launch With GS today announced an investment in MaC Venture Capital I, a California-based seed stage venture capital fund. Launch With…

CBA to merge Aussie Home Loans with online home loan platform Lendi

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has agreed to merge Aussie Home Loans with online home loan platform Lendi, in a…

Japan-based SBI Financial Services acquires digital asset trading group B2C2

SBI Financial Services, the subsidiary of SBI Holdings (“SBI”), today announced the acquisition of B2C2, the trading counterparty of choice…

Goldman Sachs’ unit to acquire People Corporation for $885m

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking has agreed to acquire Canada-based People Corporation for $15.22 per share about C$1.13bn ($885.45m) in cash.…

Chase, Air Canada and Mastercard announce partnership to launch a credit card in the US

Chase, the largest co-brand card issuer, and Air Canada, Canada’s largest airline and a Star Alliance founding member, announced a…

Huntington, TCF sign merger deal to create $22bn US bank holding firm

US-based Huntington Bancshares and TCF Financial have agreed to merge in an all-stock deal to create a combined bank holding…

CBA collaborates with Qld Govt to offer contactless payments to commuters

From today onwards, Commonwealth Bank will activate payment technology across the Gold Coast Light Rail (G:link) network to enable local…