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Klarna acquires PriceRunner to strengthen banking offer for its 90m global consumers

November 2, 2021 Published by TheFintechBuzz.com

Klarna, a leading global retail bank today announces it has signed an agreement to acquire PriceRunner. PriceRunner will bring new features in the form of product reviews, rich product discovery and price comparisons to the Klarna app to enhance the shopping, payments and banking experience for consumers globally.

Klarna’s seamless shopping experience from inspiration and product selection, to flexible payments and delivery, tracking and returns will be elevated by PriceRunner’s daily price updates, reviews, professional tests and intelligent filtering options. This will enable a more engaging experience for Klarna’s consumers. Klarna will add PriceRunner’s functionality to its offering while Klarna’s retail partners will benefit from enhanced behavior insight, increased website traffic from high intent consumers and optimized marketing opportunities to further drive their growth.

David Fock, Klarna’s Chief Product Officer commented: “At Klarna we constantly strive to make the banking and payments experience the best it can be, empowering consumers from product discovery to paying in a way that suits them. The acquisition will serve to strengthen our bank, card and payment services and support a competitive global landscape. It also further cements that Klarna will not be a marketplace but a viable and competitive alternative for retail partners vs Amazon, Google and Facebook. The PriceRunner team is a talented, passionate group, which will be a perfect fit and we are excited about what we can achieve together.”

Mikael Lindahl, PriceRunner’s Chief Executive Officer commented: “We have spent the last five years rebuilding PriceRunner from scratch to create a best-in-class comparison shopping service while helping retail partners improve their business. We see Klarna as the ideal partner to accelerate growth and achieve our long-term vision to become the most loved comparison shopping service in the world.”

Envestnet Welcomes Dawn Newsome as Chief Business Operations Officer

November 2, 2021 Published by Roboticulized.com

Envestnet, Inc. announces that Dawn Newsome has joined the firm as Chief Business Operations Officer. As a member of the executive team, Dawn will ensure Envestnet remains well-positioned to continue building and expanding its financial wellness network.

“We are fully vested to deliver the financial ecosystem which empowers advisors to facilitate an intelligent and connected financial life for their clients,” said Bill Crager, Co-Founder and CEO of Envestnet. “Dawn will work across our business lines to reinforce our alignment and focus to achieve this goal. We look forward to working with her to support our scalable growth through streamlined operations.”

Ms. Newsome, who works out of the Berwyn, PA office and reports directly to Mr. Crager, will work with all divisions to help Envestnet deliver on its objectives, reach its financial milestones, and continue to grow its market share. She will also drive Envestnet’s more immediate priorities and initiatives, including efforts to operationalize new ventures that support its expansion.

Ms. Newsome has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. She joined Envestnet from TP ICAP, the world’s largest inter-dealer broker, where she was CEO of the Americas. In this role, she was responsible for overall management across business lines and support functions. Ms. Newsome also served as Chief Operating Officer of Liquidnet, a fully electronic agency broker which was acquired by TP ICAP in March 2021.

Prior to TP ICAP, Ms. Newsome served as an in-business Chief Technology Officer for Nomura’s Global Rates and Americas Liquid Products organizations, where she managed technology strategy and electronic product offerings. She also held leadership positions at NatWest (formerly Royal Bank of Scotland) and JP Morgan.

“I am excited to join Envestnet during a time of tremendous growth and opportunity. I believe that Envestnet’s ecosystem will continue to expand and strengthen its capabilities to support our clients and further connect the financial lives of consumers,” said Dawn Newsome, Chief Business Operations Officer of Envestnet.

EveryMatrix appoints Alina Alexandru as Chief Technology Officer

November 2, 2021 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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EveryMatrix is happy to announce Alina Alexandru as its new Chief Technology Officer. Previously EveryMatrix’s Head of Delivery and already a key member of the Leadership Team, Alina Alexandru is set to take over the company’s technology strategy and operations from the Bucharest office.

Alina Alexandru has been part of EveryMatrix for almost a decade. She joined the company as an Integration Manager and then was promoted to Head of Client Sites Division. In 2017, Alina assumed the role of the GamMatrix business unit CEO, a significant leap for her career. In 2020, she stepped up as Head of Delivery, and now she will take the responsibility of Chief Technology Officer.

Before joining EveryMatrix, Alina worked in various software development and project management positions for the U.K. educational sector and the investment banking vertical.

Ebbe Groes, CEO of EveryMatrix, comments: “Alina has been a joy to work with from the moment she joined EveryMatrix, nine years ago. The appointment as CTO is a natural next step for her. The company is experiencing exponential growth, and Alina’s hands-on approach will enable us to continue to maintain pristine stability of operations while handling the large volumes of our Tier 1 clients.”

Alina Alexandru, CTO of EveryMatrix, says: “Working for EveryMatrix is a wonderful and unique experience. Over the years, the company gained a reputation in the industry for its flexible approach towards supplying solutions to different-sized operators. I am happy to provide leadership and deliver the most secure infrastructure while enhancing the software platform, together with all EveryMatrix teams.”

Artificial Intelligence, Automation and The Future of Corporate Finance

November 2, 2021 Published by Roboticulized.com

Algorithms rule the world … or, at least, the world is headed that way. How can you prepare your company and its financial underpinnings not only to survive but also thrive under this new big data paradigm? In his new book, Deep Finance: Corporate Finance in the Information Age, author Glenn Hopper provides a clear guide for finance professionals and non-technologists who aspire to digitally transform their companies into modern, data-driven organizations streamlined for success and profitability.

Hopper, who comes to this subject armed with a unique background in finance and technology, contends that the finance department is perfectly placed to lead the digital revolution – bringing companies of all sizes into a new era of efficiency while future-proofing the role of chief financial officer.

Deep Finance is written for a wide audience, ranging from those who don’t know AI from A/R to those who are already working with data to drive business decisions. The book illuminates the path toward digital transformation with instructions on how finance professionals can elevate their leadership and become champions for data science.

In Deep Finance, readers will:

Learn about the history of accounting — and why the age of analytics is the next logical step for finance departments.
Gain a better understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it represents a pathway to digital transformation.
Learn how to expand and solidify the CFO role by integrating business intelligence and analytics into everyday tasks.
Weigh the pros and cons of buying or building software to manage transactions, analyze and collect data, and identify trends.
Start to become a “New Age CFO” who can make better financial decisions and identify business trends before they hit CNBC or the Wall Street Journal.

“In this Age of AI, every function in every company has to go through its own digital transformation to enable their organizations to succeed. Glenn Hopper provides an essential roadmap to accounting and finance executives on how to embrace analytics and AI as core tools for modern finance. This book should be a required reading for every general manager.”

Karim R. Lakhani | Co-Author of Competing in the Age of AI
Co-Director of Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard and Co-Chair of Harvard Business Analytics Program

A former Navy journalist, filmmaker, and business founder, Hopper has spent the past two decades helping startups transition into going concerns, operate at scale, and prepare for funding and/or acquisition. He is passionate about transforming the role of CFO from a historical reporter and bookkeeper to a forward-looking strategist who is integral to a company’s future. He has served as a finance leader in a variety of industries, including telecommunications, retail, Internet, and legal technology. He has a master’s degree in finance with a graduate certificate in business analytics from Harvard University, and an MBA from Regis University.

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November 1, 2021 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Updated Software Solutions Enable New Insights and Productivity

November 1, 2021 Published by Roboticulized.com

ASMS 2021 – Scientists in proteomics, biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, forensics, environmental, food safety, clinical, metabolomics and lipidomics settings can now benefit from the newest software releases with streamlined workflows to deliver more comprehensive analysis of their data. The latest updates to the software solutions bring new features that enable researchers to achieve more high-quality results from their data with increased ease of use and performance.

“Since hardware and software function hand-in-hand to produce increasingly accurate, but complex datasets, it is essential that we develop powerful software to expand analytical abilities and provide greater biological insights,” said Mark Sander, senior director, software platform management, chromatography and mass spectrometry, Thermo Fisher Scientific. “Thanks to the latest releases of our software suite using the newest technologies, such as deep learning, customers can use their analytical instruments to the fullest and make the most out of their data.”

Thermo Fisher Scientific is showcasing its new software solutions during the 69^th American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, being held October 31-November 4, in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Deep learning tools to transform proteomics data analysis
The newest Thermo Scientific Proteome Discoverer 3.0 software combines with the CHIMERYS search engine by MSAID to allow Thermo Scientific Orbitrap mass spectrometer users to more fully interpret the data generated by their instruments. Artificial intelligence (AI) enables a deeper mining of proteomics data, which substantially increases the identification of unique peptides and improves overall protein coverage. Proteome Discoverer 3.0 software also includes an updated INFERYS prediction model, the Comet search engine, and a SureQuant method exporter node. The deep learning technology is a breakthrough, allowing researchers to go beyond standard search engines and unlock new possibilities in the proteomics field.

New peak detection and filtering improves and accelerates untargeted small molecule workflows
Small molecule researchers can now benefit from Thermo Scientific Compound Discoverer 3.3 software to detect more compounds in less time, thanks to faster and more sensitive peak detection. The new software provides peak quality reporting to help determine and filter relevant compounds, streamlining the data review process. Scientists can improve confidence in compound annotations through MSn spectral tree search capabilities in tandem with the Thermo Scientific mzCloud spectral library to address the most challenging unknown compounds. Compound Discoverer 3.3 software, which has been optimized for processing large datasets and detecting low-abundance compounds, will support scientists in metabolomics, pharmaceutical, environmental, food safety, clinical and forensics applications to acquire the results they need to drive science forward.

Simplify comprehensive biotherapeutic attribute characterization workflows
Apply advanced new capabilities for biotherapeutic workflows with Thermo Scientific BioPharma Finder 5.0 software to speed time to results. Increase throughput and confidence with built-for-purpose data processing, curation, and customizable reporting in a secure connected environment to streamline and enable collaboration on a global scale. Scientists can leverage BioPharma Finder software across multiple application workflows and modalities including peptide mapping analysis, oligonucleotide analysis, intact mass analysis and top down analysis for increased confidence and productivity.

Direct infusion workflows now supported for lipid-profiling software
Thermo Scientific LipidSearch 5.0 software is now compatible with direct-infusion mass spectrometry to deliver real-time monitoring coupled with accurate lipid identification. The peak detection engine included in the software provides accurate peak detection with a new and improved graphical user interface. LipidSearch 5.0 software also features a new retention time correction algorithm for liquid chromatography workflows, providing even more accurate quantitation, and includes a customizable lipid database containing over 1.5 million lipids and their predicted fragment ions.

SberMarket and METRO become food partners of Virtus.pro

November 1, 2021 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Russian online grocery delivery service SberMarket and METRO have become food partners Virtus.pro. As part of the cooperation, SberMarket and METRO brands will be organically integrated into the social media channels of Virtus.pro: logo integration in the club’s social networks, colorful prerolls, native posts, raffles and so on. In addition to the implementation of the classic affiliate options, it’s planned to feature Virtus.pro players in the affiliate’s promotional videos.

Sergey Glamazda, General manager of Virtus.pro:

“Just recently, to fill the fridge with groceries, you had to leave the house and spend a lot of time shopping. But the transition to remote operation has given a rapid increase in the digitization of retail and FMCG. Now, thanks to the work of SberMarket and METRO services, it is possible to order groceries that will be at your home that day or the next day in a matter of seconds. It’s especially convenient when you’re watching the match and you’re afraid of missing an important moment. We are sure that our cooperation will help METRO and the SberMarket service to get closer to the esports industry and gain new loyal customers among our audience.”

Margarita Makzhanova, Head of branding «METRO»:

“The esports audience is not only characterized by rapid growth, but also by the emotional involvement of fans. This is confirmed by a huge number of views of Virtus.pro matches as well as by high activity in the club’s social media. That’s why we make our first step into the world of esports together with Virtus.pro. We are sure that we will have fruitful cooperation!”

Nikita Zorin, Head of Media Communications at SberMarket:

“In partnership with Virtus.pro, the biggest esports club in Russia in terms of media activity, we want to introduce our service to a new audience – young people aged 18-24 (they already make up 15% of our customers) and men of 30+. We are developing a diverse service for everyone — we deliver groceries and goods from hypermarkets with a wide range and express delivery — 20 minutes from local stores.”

Emerald Technology Ventures Adopts Private Equity Servicing with Broadridge Blockchain Solution

November 1, 2021 Published by TheFintechBuzz.com

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader, and Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS), a global leader in asset servicing, today announced that Emerald Technology Ventures will utilize the Broadridge Private Market Hub ecosystem to gain visibility and reduce transaction friction to interact in real-time on all Guernsey domiciled funds.

Broadridge’s Private Market Hub, the industry’s first deployment of blockchain technology for the private equity market, helps solve the industry challenge of transparency by providing real-time access to data and a full view of the fund lifecycle. It provides connectivity to existing industry tools and technologies to help further automate workflows between front-, middle- and back-office functions. The solution enables investment managers to manage, communicate and engage with investors and other stakeholders with greater efficiency and data transparency, streamlined through a distributed ledger technology.

“We are pleased to have worked with Northern Trust and Broadridge on development of the Private Market Hub, using blockchain technology to deliver a full private equity ecosystem,” said Hans Dellenbach, Partner and Chief Financial Officer at Emerald Technology Ventures. “Through the use of the Private Market Hub, we now can directly interact in real-time and have a full, 360-degree view of all of our Guernsey domiciled funds, giving us better oversight and flexibility moving forward.”

Northern Trust has successfully migrated four Emerald Technology Ventures funds to the Broadridge Private Market Hub, providing a single, fully transparent view into all funds and allowing for interaction in real-time. Emerald Technology Ventures funds can now call and distribute funds directly through Private Market Hub and seamlessly process the fund lifecycle through an automated workflow solution.

“We are excited to have Emerald Technology Ventures join our groundbreaking Private Market Hub platform, which enables a frictionless digital experience for private equity stakeholders and participants,” said Brian Crowley, Global Head of Product and Product Strategy, Broadridge Asset Management Solutions. “Investors have shown an increased interest in private assets over the past decade amid a search for returns, and Broadridge is creating innovative technology-based solutions to create better operational structures and scalability.”

“Following the transfer of Northern Trust’s blockchain technology to Broadridge in June 2019, we continue to invest in cutting-edge technologies through thoughtful collaborations to deliver leading capabilities,” said Pete Cherecwich, President of Corporate & Institutional Services at Northern Trust. “This has resulted in direct efficiencies for our asset manager clients as well as for Northern Trust.”

Kubient Sets Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Call for Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. ET

November 1, 2021 Published by Roboticulized.com

Kubient, Inc. (NasdaqCM: KBNT, KBNTW) (“Kubient” or the “Company”), a cloud-based software platform for digital advertising, will hold a conference call on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021. Financial results will be issued in a press release prior to the call.

Kubient management will host the conference call, followed by a question and answer period.

Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time)
U.S. dial-in: 1-877-344-8082
International dial-in: 1-213-992-4618

Please call the conference telephone number 10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Gateway Investor Relations at 949-574-3860.

The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay here and via the Investor Relations section of Kubient’s website.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available after 7:30 p.m. Eastern time on the same day through November 17, 2021.

Toll-free replay number: 1-844-512-2921
International replay number: 1-412-317-6671
Replay ID: 147442

Dvara E-Registry is now a part of the Inclusive Fintech 50 Winners – 2021

November 1, 2021 Published by TheFintechBuzz.com

Dvara E-Registry, an agrifintech startup that works towards financial inclusion and agronomic productivity of smallholder farmers in India, is pleased to announce its selection to the 2021 Inclusive Fintech 50. This competition recognises 50 top technology startups driving financial inclusion for billions of underserved people around the world.

Inclusive Fintech 50 winners are chosen by an independent panel of industry-leading experts from across the globe. The list recognises the most promising technology startups offering solutions among credit, insurance, payments & remittances, savings & personal financial management, or infrastructure addressing special challenges of underserved customer segments. Dvara E-Registry was selected from amongst nearly 300 eligible fintech startups based on four criteria: Market Traction, Scale Potential, Innovation, and Inclusiveness.

Founded by Sanjay Mansabdar in 2019, Dvara E-Registry has built Doordrishti – a comprehensive, integrated platform for all the stakeholders in the agri value chain with farmers and farmers producer organisations (FPOs) being the beneficiaries. Apart from offering customised agronomic advisory and market linkages that enable productivity of farmers, Dvara E-Registry also provides farm-specific analytics that allow financial institutions to make informed credit underwriting decisions, significantly de-risking agricultural loans. These analytics use historical alternative data from multiple sources, helping banks sanction agricultural loans for New to Credit clients, most of whom are smallholder and marginal farmers. In addition to this, Dvara E-Registry also provides financial institutions other services like real-time crop monitoring tools, end–to–end facilitation of agricultural loans and access to rural smallholder farmers through Doordrishti’s engagement with over 50 FPOs and thousands of farmers across India. This award recognises Dvara E-Registry’s unique remote-sensing, analytics-driven digital lending platform for small and marginal farmers who are new to credit.

Speaking about the achievement, Sanjay Mansabdar, Founder & CEO of Dvara E-Registry, said, “We are very pleased to be recognised by the Inclusive Fintech 50 jury for our unique platform and its ability to facilitate lending to small and marginal farmers across the country.”

Inclusive Fintech 50 is sponsored by Visa, MetLife Foundation, and Jersey Overseas Aid & Comic Relief, with support from Accion and IFC. As winners of this competition, Dvara E-Registry will be featured during Financial Inclusion Week, an annual virtual event organised by the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion for the inclusive finance community to discuss the latest developments and key issues facing the sector. Visa is also offering an array of educational resources for the winning fintechs to help them grow.

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