Thunes Raises USD 150 Million in Series D, Led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners

News – April 28, 2025 – Singapore, 28 April 2025 – Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, is proud to announce the successful raise of its $150 million Series D, the largest in its history, at a substantial valuation increase over its last round. Amid one of the most challenging capital markets environments of recent times, this milestone was achieved in record time. … Continue reading Thunes Raises USD 150 Million in Series D, Led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners

Impact Newswire02/05/202502/05/2025

Europe

Barclays and Brookfield enter into strategic partnership to transform the bank’s payment acceptance business

Press Release – London, 17 April 2025: Barclays (LSE: BARC) and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM), through its Financial Infrastructure strategy, today announce a long-term strategic partnership (the “Partnership”) to grow and transform Barclays’ payment acceptance business (the “Business”), previously referred to as its merchant acquiring business. Barclays and Brookfield will work to create a standalone entity over time. https://www.media.barclays.co.uk/serve/190157-4458188.mp4?dnt=1 Barclays has … Continue reading Barclays and Brookfield enter into strategic partnership to transform the bank’s payment acceptance business

Impact Newswire19/04/202519/04/2025

Europe

Swiss Re publishes its 2024 Financial Condition Report

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Article 53 LR Press Release – Zurich, 14 April 2025 – Swiss Re today published the 2024 Financial Condition Report for the Swiss Re Group and its regulated re/insurance entities domiciled in Switzerland for the reporting period ended 31 December 2024. The report contains information on the Swiss Solvency Test (SST) and the financial condition of the Swiss Re Group and its … Continue reading Swiss Re publishes its 2024 Financial Condition Report

Impact Newswire15/04/202515/04/2025

United States

FICO Data Uncovers Positive Impact Pandemic Had on UK Consumers’ Payments

Consumers are still prioritising paying off credit card bills post-pandemic News Release – LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 31, 2025– Global analytic software leaderFICO’s analysis of UK credit card payments data from the past six years has revealed that consumers developed healthier credit card payment patterns during the pandemic, and those patterns have not fallen back to pre-pandemic levels. The COVID-19 lockdown and its reduced spending opportunities, as well as … Continue reading FICO Data Uncovers Positive Impact Pandemic Had on UK Consumers’ Payments

Impact Newswire03/04/202503/04/2025

Europe

AI hyperscaler Nscale launches Serverless Inference Platform

Nscale makes AI accessible to organisations of all sizes, enabling cost-efficient AI model deployment with a simple pay-as-you-go model. London, UK – 02/04/2025 – Nscale, the hyperscaler engineered for AI, today announced the launch of its Serverless Inference platform, the first public on-demand offering within its broader AI infrastructure suite. This new public cloud service allows developers and enterprises to quickly deploy leading AI models at … Continue reading AI hyperscaler Nscale launches Serverless Inference Platform

Impact Newswire02/04/202502/04/2025

Untied Kingdom

L&G appoints Paula Llewellyn as CEO, DC & Workplace Savings

Largest UK DC pension provider announces change to executive leadership team. Press Release – 24 Mar 2025 – L&G has appointed Paula Llewellyn as CEO, DC & Workplace Savings, effective 1 April 2025, subject to regulatory approval. In the newly created role, Paula will be working across L&G’s Retail and Asset Management businesses. She will be responsible for the combined growth of L&G’s DC & … Continue reading L&G appoints Paula Llewellyn as CEO, DC & Workplace Savings

Impact Newswire28/03/202528/03/2025

Untied Kingdom

British Business Bank commits up to £50m to Elbow Beach’s Climate Impact Fund 2

Press Release – 21 March 2025 – The British Business Bank today announces it has made a cornerstone commitment of up to £50m to Elbow Beach’s Climate Impact Fund 2 through its Enterprise Capital Funds programme. The Fund, which has already secured commitments for £63m of capital, will back startups across the UK pioneering technology solutions to big industry problems, at the intersection of efficiency … Continue reading British Business Bank commits up to £50m to Elbow Beach’s Climate Impact Fund 2

Impact Newswire28/03/202528/03/2025

Europe

Capgemini accelerates enterprise adoption of agentic AI for industries with NVIDIA

Press Release – Paris, March 19, 2025 – Capgemini today announced the introduction of customized agentic solutions designed in collaboration with NVIDIA to accelerate enterprise AI adoption. Capgemini will deliver end-to-end AI services tailored to meet the diverse needs of specific industries when implementing AI agents, from healthcare and financial services to manufacturing and telco. By leveraging the power of NVIDIA NIM and a dedicated agentic gallery, Capgemini will be able … Continue reading Capgemini accelerates enterprise adoption of agentic AI for industries with NVIDIA

Impact Newswire28/03/202528/03/2025

United States

BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, Microsoft, and MGX Welcome NVIDIA and xAI to the AI Infrastructure Partnership to Drive Investment in Data Centers and Enabling Infrastructure

GE Vernova and NextEra Energy to collaborate with AI Infrastructure Partnership Expanded partnership strengthens technology leadership and energy expertise to power AI infrastructure growth Press Release – NEW YORK, REDMOND, ABU DHABI, SANTA CLARA, AND SAN FRANCISCO – March 19, 2025 – BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock, Microsoft, and MGX today announced that NVIDIA and xAI will join the Global AI … Continue reading BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, Microsoft, and MGX Welcome NVIDIA and xAI to the AI Infrastructure Partnership to Drive Investment in Data Centers and Enabling Infrastructure

Impact Newswire24/03/202524/03/2025