PitchBook hits home run with $180m exit to Morning Star
Deal data platform PitchBook Data is being acquired by investment research provider Morningstar for $180m. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of the year. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Sydney AI-focused FinTech startup readies for ASX listing
Flamingo is taking the road less travelled by startups, waving goodbye to the venture capital model and instead becoming a publicly listed company. Read more: www.zdnet.com
Big lenders need help with big data
Traditional banks now realize the value in working with FinTech startups. Read more: www.pymnts.com
OpenGamma grabs $13.3m for rick-as-a-service software
Financial services software provider OpenGamma has raised $13.3m in a new round of funding. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
IG Group buys exchange market research portal DailyFX for $40m
Online trading platform IG Group is acquiring news and research portal DailyFX from foreign exchange market broker FXCM. Read more: www.fintechroundup.co
Big data and the cloud: It’s not even that scary
Don't believe the marketeers, big data is not that scary. Read more: www.theregister.co.uk
$3m scoop for financial news and data platform Benzinga
Financial news and data site Benzinga has picked up $3m in a new funding round from WorldQuant Ventures. Read more: www.finextra.com
BigchainDB pulls in €3m for blockchain database
Scalable blockchain database BigchainDB has raised €3m in a Series A investment. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Improving buyside data management
Data underpins almost every aspect of the financial markets. This trend has only intensified : www.finextra.com
Fico puts financial crime and compliance in the cloud
Leading analytics software firm FICO today announced that its FICO TONBELLER Compliance Solutions are now available. Read more: www.finextra.com