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NEW YORK & FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #exit--One Equity Partners has closed on its sale of Walki Group.

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jim Gillard will deliver a keynote speech at the Insurance Innovators USA Conference 2024, which is scheduled for April 22-23, 2024, in Nashville, TN. Gillard will deliver a brief speech at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 22 in a session titled, “A View from AM Best: The Accelerating Pace of Innovation.” AM Best has been scoring and assessing insurers’ innovation efforts since 2020, and Gillard will share data

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Conservation Innovation Fund, a non-profit blended finance fund focused on conservation and sustainability, and AGgrow Tech, announced today a $1.4 million pay-for-performance contract from the Maryland Department of the Environment to reduce nutrient runoff to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. On April 4, the Maryland Board of Public Works unanimously approved the project as its first under the novel Clean Water Commerce Account Program that uses a pay-for-performance

TEL AVIV, Israel & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Team8's latest report evaluates what the future of fintech will look like in 2030.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #homeowership--Landis, the leading platform paving the way for renters to become homeowners, announces that it successfully completed its Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II audit. The SOC 2 is an auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts (AICPA). Successful completion of the SOC 2 Type II audit validates Landis's focus on security and compliance, and demonstrates a major milestone for the company. The SOC 2 Type II audit verifies th

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Futurum Group, a leading global tech advisory, intelligence, and research firm, has agreed to acquire media company Techstrong Group, the power source for people and technology. Founded in 2013, MediaOps dba “Techstrong Group” is the publisher of tech community sites such as DevOps.com, Security Boulevard, Cloud Native Now, Techstrong.ai, and more. Techstrong services include buyer intent analytics, demand generation, IT buyer journey development, and overall

TOKYO & ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OPN Holdings (operating as “Opn”), the one-stop financial solutions company from Southeast Asia, today announced that payments industry veteran Vaden C. Landers has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of MerchantE, its U.S. subsidiary. In his role, Landers will be responsible for overseeing and accelerating growth at Alpharetta, Georgia-based MerchantE, including bolstering the financial solutions and integrations that it provides to busine

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #BehaviorChange--Training Industry Selects FranklinCovey for Its 2024 Top 20 Leadership Training Companies List Again for the 14th Time

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SpringTide Ventures, a leader in early-stage HealthTech venture capital, today announced the successful close of its Fund II at $65 million, bringing its total assets under management to over $100 million. This new fund underscores the firm’s continued commitment to driving innovation and elevating health globally through investments in digital health, medical devices, life sciences, and tech-enabled care delivery. "Fund II presents an exciting opportunity to deepen our

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Whip Around, the industry’s easiest-to-use inspection and maintenance software platform, today announced the introduction of its new unlimited asset pricing plan, FixedUnlimited. This offering enables businesses to oversee an unlimited array of key assets—ranging from vehicles and equipment to facilities—all within a user-friendly platform, offered at a straightforward fixed rate. Whip Around is the only inspection and maintenance platform to offer this pricing

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lighthouse, a leader in technology-enabled eDiscovery, compliance and information governance services, announces the launch of its antitrust practice.

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Great Point Partners, a Greenwich-based private investment firm focused exclusively on the health care industry, celebrated its 20th anniversary.

SAN FRANCISCO & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sayari, the leading counterparty and supply chain risk intelligence platform trusted by government agencies, multinational corporations, and financial institutions, and TPG (NASDAQ: TPG), a global alternative asset management firm, today announced that TPG Growth, the firm’s middle market and growth equity platform, has closed a $235 million strategic majority investment in Sayari. The upsized investment includes additional capital to support continu

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abra, a global platform for digital asset prime services and wealth management, today announced the launch of its integrated offering for institutions, Abra Prime, and private clients, Abra Private, following approval from the SEC for its subsidiary, Abra Capital Management LP (ACM), to operate as a registered investment advisor (RIA). As an SEC-registered investment advisor, ACM will offer bespoke crypto investment solutions through a separately managed accounts mode

SUNRISE, Fla. & SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PriorityONE Credit Union of Florida Selects Upstart for Personal Lending

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NMI, a global leader in embedded payments, today announced it has certified the ID TECH VP3350 mobile card reader, adding to the range of devices supported on its gateway. The device is designed to connect directly with smartphones and tablets to provide quick, seamless and cost-effective mobile payment acceptance. This allows our partners to offer small and medium-sized businesses, who previously could only take cash or were unable to afford a costly card rea

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AccountsReceivable--Bectran, Inc., an industry leader in technology for credit, collections and accounts receivable management, has introduced a revolutionary solution for self-service payments within its Accounts Receivables platform. The change allows users to apply payments and payment credits across customer hierarchies, creating a more convenient customer experience and automating remittances. “Our commitment at Bectran is to continually enhance our solutions to meet the evolving nee

VERO BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #alcohol--Innovation within the national beverage sector just got a dose of rocket fuel with the launch of BevNomad, a brand accelerator designed to streamline the entry of emerging and trending beverage products into new markets. With their official launch focusing on highly rated craft beers and premium spirits, BevNomad’s pipeline of innovation also encompasses wine, cordials, RTDs, hemp-derived THC and a family of trending categories poised to turn inventory fast fo

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UMB Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: UMBF), a financial services company, will release earnings results for the first quarter 2024 after market hours on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The company plans to host an investor conference call to discuss these results on Wednesday, May 1, at 8:30 a.m. (CT) / 9:30 a.m. (ET). Interested parties may access the call by dialing (toll-free) 833-470-1428 or (international) 404-975-4839 and requesting to join the UMB Financial call

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meet The People (MTP), the innovative alternative to the big advertising holding company model, today announced that True Independent Holdings (TIH), parent company of True Media, True Media Canada, Coegi and RADaR, is joining the MTP group of agencies, taking over general media services for the growing agency group. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed. With offices in both the US and Canada, along with capabilities that include media planning and buying,