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B2B Marketplaces Offer FIs Game-Changing Opportunity to Drive Payments Innovation
B2B Payments // November 08, 2022

Historically, the process of buying and maintaining a vehicle has rarely been a one-stop-shop experience. It often involved engaging with a car dealer, a provider for auto parts and accessories like tires and wheels, and another for after-sale services, among others. Basically, “it was never...

UK Retirement Tech Firm Smart Raises $47M
Investments // July 14, 2022

Smart, a London-based company that provides retirement technology, has raised 40 million pounds ($47.5 million) in growth financing from CIBC Innovation Banking, according to a Thursday (July 14) press release. Smart will use the funding to expand its market growth, launch new products and make...

Daimler To Sell 50 Pct Stake In Smart Division To China’s Geely
Investments // March 27, 2019

Ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, Daimler is reportedly coming close to a deal to sell a stake in its small car division Smart to Geely Auto. An unnamed source claimed that the deal would be confirmed prior to the event in April, The Financial Times reported....

Blockchain Tracker: AIG And IBM’s Smart Insurance Contract
Blockchain // June 22, 2017

In blockchain news, the technology may be on the verge of falling like dominos into widespread commercial use. While many outlets have reported on the difficulties of applying blockchain across industries, implementation issues are mostly due to regulations. Comprised of a technology that can be edited...

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B2B Marketplaces Offer FIs Game-Changing Opportunity to Drive Payments Innovation

November 08, 2022
Historically, the process of buying and maintaining a vehicle has rarely been a one-stop-shop experience. It often involved engaging with a car dealer, a provider for auto parts and accessories like tires and wheels, and another for after-sale services, among others. Basically, “it was never out of one hand,” Ole Matthiessen, global head of cash […]

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Smart Raises $95 Million to Expand Retirement Savings Technology Platform

May 15, 2023
Smart has raised $95 million in Series E funding to grow its retirement savings technology platform. The London-headquartered FinTech aims to continue to expand globally and build on its strong performance in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Asia with its Keystone platform that powers its Smart Pension business in the United Kingdom, Smart said in […]

UK Retirement Tech Firm Smart Raises $47M

July 14, 2022
Smart, a London-based company that provides retirement technology, has raised 40 million pounds ($47.5 million) in growth financing from CIBC Innovation Banking, according to a Thursday (July 14) press release....

Daimler To Sell 50 Pct Stake In Smart Division To China’s Geely

March 27, 2019
Ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, Daimler is reportedly coming close to a deal to sell a stake in its small car division Smart to Geely Auto. An unnamed source claimed that...