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Deel Secures $300 Million in Series E Funding

Valued at $17.3 billion and generating over $1 billion in annual recurring revenue, Deel will use the investment to advance its mission to simplify global work. Deel, the leading global HR and payroll platform, today announced a $300 million strategic investment from new investor Ribbit…
BFI
16 October 2025
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European companies continue to invest despite economic uncertainty

European mid-sized companies are showing resilience and continue to look ahead, despite a complex mix of economic and geopolitical challenges. This is the conclusion of the latest edition of the International Business Report (IBR) by Grant Thornton, a large-scale survey conducted among more than 4,000…
BFI
10 July 2025
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Finst launches new institutional crypto offering

With this new prime brokerage solution, Finst enables banks, Fintechs, brokers and liquidity providers to access cutting-edge crypto solutions with the highest standards of safety and reduced time-to-market Institutions can now leverage Finst’s all-in-one solution to trade, custody, manage, and stake 110+ crypto securely via…
BFI
13 June 2024
Crypto

Finst becomes first Dutch crypto platform to release extensive Proof of Reserves

Finst becomes first Dutch crypto platform to release extensive Proof of Reserves Amsterdam-based cryptocurrency exchange Finst announcesthe successful release of its Proof of Reserves (PoR) conductedby a reputable and independent audit firm Finst’s extensive Proof of Reserves audit is a first-of-its-kind,aiming to address the limitations…
BFI
22 August 2023
Investing

Becoming more upbeat about the euro periphery

The economies and bond markets of Spain and Italy have proved more resilient than expected. Lauréline Renaud-Chatelain, Fixed-income strategist and Nadia Gharbi, Senior economist Pictet Wealth Management. Peripheral countries started the year on a strong footing, thanks to pent-up demand from the pandemic, a solid…
BFI
17 August 2023
Investing

Dissipating clouds

Reduced recession risk, an approaching peak in interest rates and better-than-expected corporate earnings make us less pessimistic on equities. Pictet Asset Management Asset allocation: rewarding resilience It’s all a matter of perspective. On the face of it, the fact that corporate earnings are down on…
BFI
17 August 2023
Investing

On hold for now

César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investment Officer Pictet Wealth Management. Italian bank taxes, yes and no Last week, markets were treated to a relatively benign US consumer price index report for July. True, consumer inflation remains above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, and the July producer…
BFI
16 August 2023