• Crane leads Series C with support from Microsoft Ventures and current investors
• Businesses such as Square, Zipcar, and Revolut use Onfido’s identity verification to seamlessly onboard more customers and scale their businesses
• New funding round enables Onfido’s growth in international markets and new industries, as well as further R&D in machine learning technology

Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency, announced that Temasek, the Singapore-headquartered investment company with a net portfolio value of close to US$200 billion and significant experience in the media and technology sector, has made an investment in CAA. The strategic investment will be used as capital to further CAA’s tremendous growth, including through acquisitions, and follows this year’s investment by China’s leading media and entertainment fund, CMC, alongside Fubon Group, including Taiwan Mobile. TPG Capital retains its majority position in CAA.

“As one the most successful and sophisticated investors in the world, Temasek provides an extraordinary level of insight and resources as we continue to provide the best opportunities for the company and our clients,” said CAA President Richard Lovett. “Today’s announcement speaks to the incredible growth and relentless innovation across all areas of the agency. We have a combination of partners that provide global firepower for our continued success.”

Temasek has considerable experience in the telecommunications, media and technology sector, with portfolio companies including Alibaba Group and Airbnb, among others.

The market leader across film, television, music, sports, and other areas of representation, CAA was the first agency to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, and establish a business in China, among other industry innovations.

CAA Sports is the preeminent athlete representation firm in the world, with more than 1,000 individual athlete, broadcaster and coaching clients and double the on-field contract value of the next closest agency. The firm’s sports business also advising on more than $2.7 billion in sponsorship rights deals for premier consumer brands, negotiating more than $3.7 billion in precedent-setting property sales deals, and managing more than $37 billion in media rights transactions.

CAA’s merchant bank, Evolution Media, represents the buyers or sellers of numerous professional sports franchises; raises capital or structured debt financing for entertainment entities; and manages investment vehicle Evolution Media, alongside TPG Growth and Participant Media.

Through its strategic marketing and consulting practices, CAA advises blue-chip consumer brands, including JP Morgan Chase, Intel, Bose, KPMG and IMAX, among others.

Building off of 12 years of success in the Chinese market, CAA recently formed CAA China in partnership with CMC to expand opportunities for the agency and clients in the fast-growing region. In addition to CAA’s longtime representation of top Chinese talent and leadership in film finance, the combined expertise and resources will create new businesses ranging from talent representation, endorsements, and sports, to digital media, music, and original content production.

About Creative Artists Agency

Leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) represents many of the most successful professionals working in film, television, music, theatre, video games, sports, and digital content, and provides a range of strategic marketing and consulting services to corporate clients. CAA is also a leader in sports, representing more than 1,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, tennis, Olympics and action sports, and golf, and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, licensing, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities.

About Temasek

Incorporated in 1974, Temasek is an investment company headquartered in Singapore. Supported by 10 offices globally; including New York and San Francisco in the U.S., London in Europe, Beijing in China, and Mumbai in India, Temasek owns a S$275 billion (US$197b) portfolio as at 31 March 2017, mainly in Singapore and the rest of Asia. Temasek's portfolio covers a broad spectrum of industries: financial services; telecommunications, media & technology; transportation & industrials; consumer & real estate; life sciences & agriculture; as well as energy & resources. Its investment activities are guided by four investment themes and the long term trends they represent: Transforming Economies; Growing Middle Income Populations; Deepening Comparative Advantages; and Emerging Champions. Temasek's current and prior investments in the U.S. include Airbnb, Ancestry.com, Classpass, Dell Technologies, Intapp, Internet Brands, Jasper, Soundcloud, Sprinklr, Univar, Verily Life Sciences, Virtu Financial and Wish. For more information, visit www.temasek.com.sg.

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Andersen Global is proud to announce the establishment of a Senior Advisory Council, a group of ten diverse Partners and Managing Directors from member firms and collaborating firms around the world who will work alongside Global Chairman and Andersen Tax LLC CEO, Mark Vorsatz. Andersen Global is an international association of member firms comprised of tax and legal professionals around the world. The Senior Advisory Council was implemented as part of the overall structure that will support the global organization as it continues to expand. The Council’s primary responsibility will be to provide input to the firm’s leadership group, drawing from their experiences at Andersen as well as other professional service firms.

The Council will consist of the following individuals:

• Rubens Branco, Managing Partner at Branco Consultores in Brazil (Rio De Janeiro)
• Stephen Corrick, Practice Director at Andersen Tax LLC (West Palm Beach)
• Miguel Gordillo, Of Counsel at Andersen Tax & Legal in Spain (Madrid)
• Luis Nobre Guedes, Managing Partner of Andersen Tax & Legal in Portugal (Lisbon)
• Michael Hirschfeld, Managing Director in U.S. National Tax (New York)
• Stefan Kraus, Managing Partner of Andersen Tax & Legal in Germany (Cologne)
• José Luis Montes, Office Managing Partner of Andersen Tax & Legal in Mexico (Guadalajara)
• John Niemann, Managing Director at Andersen Tax LLC (Houston)
• Cesar Rivera Botello, Partner at Rivera, Bolivar y Castañedas (Panama)
• Michelle Ventress, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary to Andersen Tax LLC (Chicago)

“The objective of the Senior Advisory Council is to draw upon the vast experience of some of our most Senior Partners in the firm. I am pleased to have the opportunity to take full advantage of receiving ‘best practices’ and advice from these Partners, many of whom have had various responsibilities in different organizations,” said Mark Vorsatz. “I have the utmost confidence in this group to help tackle any issues we may face and to deliver outstanding advice during this period of immense growth.”

Established in 2014 by U.S. member firm Andersen Tax LLC, Andersen Global now has more than 2,200 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 70 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms.

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Moody’s Analytics has won three categories and placed #5 overall in the 2017 Asia Risk Technology Rankings. This is the second straight three-win performance by Moody’s Analytics in these prestigious annual rankings. This year, the company topped the IFRS 9, Regulatory Capital Calculation and Management, and Asset & Liability Management categories.

Risk management professionals in banks, hedge funds, pension funds, and corporate treasuries voted on the Asia Risk Technology Rankings.

“We are thrilled to be recognized again as a leading provider of risk and capital management solutions by the readers of Asia Risk,” said Noah Berliner, Managing Director at Moody’s Analytics. “Our clients across the Asia-Pacific region continue to use Moody’s Analytics solutions to improve their overall risk management strategies. I am especially proud that this year we were recognized for our work in helping clients meet their IFRS 9 requirements.”

This year, Asia Risk introduced its first IFRS 9-focused ranking and its readers selected Moody’s Analytics as the leading provider. This recognition reflects the company’s ability in helping clients prepare to comply with the new accounting standard. Whether firms need better data, new forward-looking models, economic forecasting, end-to-end process management tools, advisory services, or a combination of all these elements, Moody’s Analytics can tailor solutions to meet our clients’ unique business needs.

RiskAuthority™ software earned Moody’s Analytics first place in the Regulatory Capital Calculation and Management category. Banks use RiskAuthority software to calculate, consolidate, and report on credit, market, operational, concentration, and liquidity risk. Banks also rely on RiskAuthority software to calculate capital, leverage, and liquidity ratios quickly and accurately in order to meet Basel directives and national regulatory requirements.

Asia Risk readers also selected Moody’s Analytics for the top spot in the Asset & Liability Management (ALM) category on the strength of the Moody’s Analytics RiskConfidence™ solution. By delivering integrated enterprise balance sheet management, the RiskConfidence ALM system helps banks manage interest rate and liquidity risk and analyze cash flows. Banks can also use the RiskConfidence ALM system to determine impairments of financial assets under IFRS 9.

“Being able to manage risk and make accurate forward-looking assessments about your portfolio is more important than ever,” said Blake Evans-Pritchard, Deputy Bureau Chief of Risk.net in Hong Kong. “We are pleased to recognize the excellent performance of Moody’s Analytics in the Asia Risk Technology Rankings.”

These wins add to the expanding list of industry awards won by Moody’s Analytics. View a complete list on the Moody’s Analytics website.

Click here for more information about the 2017 Asia Risk Technology Rankings.

About Moody’s Analytics

Moody’s Analytics helps capital markets and risk management professionals worldwide respond to an evolving marketplace with confidence. The company offers unique tools and best practices for measuring and managing risk through expertise and experience in credit analysis, economic research, and financial risk management. By providing leading-edge software, advisory services, and research, including the proprietary analysis of Moody’s Investors Service, Moody’s Analytics integrates and customizes its offerings to address specific business challenges. Moody's Analytics is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO), which reported revenue of $3.6 billion in 2016, employs approximately 11,500 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 41 countries. Further information is available at moodysanalytics.com.

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FINEOS Corporation, a market leading provider of core systems for Life, Accident and Health insurance, announced that it has been named as a Top Ten Claims Processing and Management Solution Provider by Insurance CIO Outlook.

FINEOS Claims is a best in class, customer-centric, web-based claims processing software solution. Used globally by over 50 insurance organizations, FINEOS Claims supports claims for both group and individual business on a single platform. It has been deployed by carriers of all sizes, from small departmental claims teams to large teams with thousands of users and millions of claims. The full article which appears in CIO Outlook is available here.

Michael Kelly, CEO, FINEOS said, “As the leading claims solution in the Life, Accident and Health marketplace, we are delighted to have FINEOS Claims acknowledged in this list of leading solution providers across all insurance lines. We believe claims processing represents a great, still under-exploited opportunity to improve business performance and achieve customer service excellence and constantly strive to achieve our vision of a world where protection from injury, illness and loss is accessible to everyone.”

FINEOS is a global market leader in core systems with customers in nine countries and has been chosen by 8 of the top 20 Group Life, Accident and Health insurers in the US and 4 of the top 5 Life, Accident and Health insurers in Australia. FINEOS has many years’ experience working with insurers in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

About FINEOS Corporation

The FINEOS flagship product, FINEOS AdminSuite, is a cloud based core product suite for Life, Accident and Health carriers. FINEOS AdminSuite delivers full service Policy, Billing, and Claims, providing best-in-class functionality for Group, Voluntary, and Individual administration on a single platform, while also supporting self-admin, full-admin, and TPA assist models. FINEOS delivers innovative core systems to a global market and has customers, employees, and established bases in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific markets. For more information, visit www.FINEOS.com.

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Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), a provider of software products to Property and Casualty (P&C) insurers, today announced it is teaming with Salesforce to bring to market a new solution to deliver CRM optimized for the unique needs of P&C insurance. The solution will empower insurers to better engage with their customers, partners, and employees. Guidewire is also joining the Salesforce AppExchange, the world’s leading enterprise apps marketplace.

Guidewire and Salesforce customers will benefit from this collaboration through a series of cloud-based products starting with a consistent and integrated 360-degree view of their customers across the two platforms. These products are currently under development.

Insurers in today’s era of engagement strive to do all they can to improve the experiences of their agents, service representatives and most importantly their customers. Having a 360-degree view of their customer is a critical component and serves as a foundation for future joint capabilities such as optimizing leads, increasing customer retention, and running customer-centric operations. Bringing together the strengths of the #1 CRM platform and Guidewire’s industry platform for high-quality insurance experiences, operations, and data will provide a new Guidewire CRM solution optimized for the unique needs of P&C insurance and empower insurers to meet heightened customer expectations.

“We are excited to align with Guidewire and highly respect their global expertise in the P&C insurance industry. By leveraging the power of the Salesforce Platform, Guidewire will deepen the industry specific CRM capabilities the competitive insurer requires, offering a 360-degree view of their customers,” said Rohit Mahna, SVP & GM Financial Services, Salesforce.

"Insurers are embracing the importance of customer centricity and front-office digital enablement more than ever," said Marcus Ryu, Chief Executive Officer, Guidewire Software. "In service of these initiatives, we are excited to collaborate with Salesforce, a formidable authority in cloud-based CRM. Productizing the integration between our platforms will help insurers transform the distribution and service of their products, to the benefit of both their businesses and their policyholders."

Salesforce, AppExchange and others are among the trademarks of salesforce.com, inc.

About Guidewire Software

Guidewire delivers the software that Property and Casualty (P&C) insurers need to adapt and succeed in a time of rapid industry change. We combine three elements – core processing, data and analytics, and digital engagement – into a technology platform that enhances insurers’ ability to engage and empower their customers and employees. More than 300 P&C insurers around the world have selected Guidewire. For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com. Follow us on twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

NOTE: Guidewire, Guidewire Software, Guidewire ClaimCenter, Guidewire PolicyCenter, Guidewire BillingCenter, are registered trademarks of Guidewire Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

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Murex, a global leader in cross-asset trading, risk management and post-trade solutions, is pleased to announce that it has been voted Overall Number One technology provider in Asia Risk Magazine’s Technology Rankings for the fifth consecutive year.

The Asia Risk Technology Ranking winners were announced following the results of Asia Risk’s annual survey of capital markets participants. Showcasing the industry’s preferred technology in risk management and derivatives trading, these prestigious awards represent a vendor’s ability to innovate, stay ahead of market demands and perform consistently in the APAC region.

Placing first in a total of 18 categories, Murex’s MX.3 solution continues to showcase best practices across a number of business functions. In addition to being named Overall Number One Technology vendor, Murex topped two other categories and was voted Overall Winner for ‘Risk Management’ and Overall Winner for ‘Derivatives Pricing & Risk Analytics’. Murex won 15 subcategories including FRTB, interest rates, and XVA Management.

“Since entering the Asia Pacific market over 20 years ago, Murex has gone from strength-to-strength as reflected in the strong ongoing support of the market and the recent award winning streak. The Asia Pacific region is a strategic market for Murex, and we are thrilled that our clients in the region have recognized the work and commitment of our teams. With the capital markets industry providing customers with new and unpredictable regulatory challenges, we will continue to create solutions to support our clients in achieving their business objectives” commented Guy Otayek, CEO of Murex Asia Pacific.

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About Murex (www.murex.com)

For more than 30 years, Murex has been providing enterprise-wide, cross-asset financial technology solutions to capital markets players. Its MX.3 platform supports trading, treasury, risk and post-trade operations, enabling clients to better meet regulatory requirements, manage enterprise-wide risk, and control costs. With more than 45,000 daily users in 65 countries, Murex has clients in many sectors, from banking and asset management to energy and commodities.

Murex is an independent company with 2,000 employees across 17 countries. Murex is committed to providing cutting-edge technology, superior customer service, and product innovation.

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Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) is calling for funding proposals under PMI IMPACT, its USD 100 million global initiative to support third party projects dedicated to fighting illegal trade. Proposals can come from private, public, or non-governmental organizations, and interested organizations must submit their applications by November 15, 2017.

For this second funding round, PMI IMPACT will focus on initiatives that address converging forms of illegal trade and related crimes, such as corruption, money laundering, and organized criminal networks.

The projects can be implemented anywhere in the world, but should have an impact in one or more of these geographic areas: Eastern Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Tri-Border Area in South America, Central America, South and Southeast Asia.

As highlighted by expert speakers from public institutions, law enforcement, the private sector, and civil society at a two-day conference on Combating Illicit Trade, held in London earlier this week with the support of PMI IMPACT, illegal trade takes many forms – ranging from the smuggling and counterfeiting of goods to human trafficking, and the trade in drugs, arms, and wildlife. Illegal activities are frequently interlinked and converge, as criminals exploit the same large-scale trafficking routes and modes of operation.

The PMI IMPACT Expert Council will review and select the projects for funding.

“We are looking forward to receiving cutting-edge proposals that will help private and public organizations improve their knowledge and efficiency in the fight against this growing concern worldwide" stated Alain Juillet, member of the PMI IMPACT Expert Council.

Interested organizations can find information on how to apply for the second funding round of PMI IMPACT here.

Philip Morris International Inc.

PMI is a leading international tobacco company, with six of the world's top 15 international brands and products sold in more than 180 markets. In addition to the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, including Marlboro, the number one global cigarette brand, and other tobacco products, PMI is engaged in the development and commercialization of reduced-risk products (“RRPs”). RRPs is the term PMI uses to refer to products that present, are likely to present, or have the potential to present less risk of harm to smokers who switch to these products versus continued smoking. Through multidisciplinary capabilities in product development, state-of-the-art facilities, and industry-leading scientific substantiation, PMI aims to provide an RRP portfolio that meets a broad spectrum of adult smoker preferences and rigorous regulatory requirements. For more information, see www.pmi.com and www.pmiscience.com.

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• Wadhawan Global Capital (WGC) is a leading financial services group currently having USD 20 Billion assets under management
• WGC today operates various businesses that are pioneers in lending, investments, protection with presence in India and Europe
• Wealth management will be another step for WGC in creating an integrated platform serving the financial services needs of the discerning customer 

• Customers stand a chance to win cars, bikes and gold vouchers
• This special festive season campaign is running till 20^th Oct

FlexTrade (@FlexTrade) announced announced the successful execution of a large block trade from an actionable Indication of Interest (IOI) sent by Goldman Sachs within the FlexTRADER EMS. The trade was completed using FlexIOI -- a new, customisable feature of FlexTRADER, which allows users to trade on actionable IOI’s from their blotter.

“We are delighted to offer Goldman Sachs actionable IOI’s within the FlexTRADER EMS and to see the first trades flowing through successfully,” said Andy Mahoney, Head of Sales at FlexTrade.

FlexIOI is a new framework for IOI distribution embedded into the FlexTRADER EMS and provides seamless, one-click or no-click interaction with IOI liquidity directly from the trading blotter. Traders are alerted in real-time to available IOI’s for the orders they are working, ensuring they have a full view on all available liquidity avenues for achieving Best Execution under MiFID II.

“With MiFID II approaching, clients are becoming more focused on ensuring they take ‘all sufficient steps’ to achieve Best Execution,” said Mahoney. “By integrating true, actionable IOI’s directly into the trading blotter, our clients can easily interact with liquidity in a single click.”

“Actionable IOIs allow clients to trade in a systematic way from their EMS,” said Ralston Roberts, Co-Head of Goldman Sachs Equity Electronic Trading in EMEA. “Our partnership with FlexTrade allows us to better serve our clients by providing more directed and unique liquidity to their desktops.”

About FlexTrade Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1996, FlexTrade Systems, Inc. is the industry pioneer in broker-neutral algorithmic trading platforms for equities, foreign exchange and listed derivatives. With offices in North America, Europe and Asia, FlexTrade has a worldwide client base spanning more than 200 buy-side and sell-side firms, including many of the largest hedge funds, asset managers, commodity trading advisors, investment banks and institutional brokers. For more information, visit FlexTrade Systems at www.flextrade.com.

About Goldman Sachs

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major financial centres around the world. To learn more, visit www.gs.com.

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Liquid, Inc. (head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN. Yasuhiro Kuda, CEO), who conduct research and development of biometric authentication engines, will begin full-scale introduction in October 2017 of the next-generation fingerprint authentication system “Touch & Pay” (http://miqip-info.jp/en/service10/), expanding nationwide for social implementation in 2020.
Together with full-scale introduction, we will hold a special member registration campaign for “Touch & Pay”, with winners receiving up to 1 million yen’s worth of points.

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Touch & Pay (Photo: Business Wire)

About “Touch & Pay”
“Touch & Pay” is one of the “infrastructure improvement projects to create new business for IoT promotion” (IoT-based Omotenashi Demonstration Projects) promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
It is a stress-free, next-generation platform that allows you to enjoy various payment services and hospitality services using fingerprint-based biometrics.
With a view to social implementation in 2020, we have been conducting field trials at about 220 sightseeing and accommodation facilities in towns such as Yugawara and Hakone since 2016, and in October we will begin full-scale introduction of “Touch & Pay”, expanding to operating facilities all across Japan.

Changing future lifestyles with a next-generation fingerprint authentication system
“Touch & Pay” is a system that provides accurate and high-speed fingerprint authentication on tablets and fingerprint readers.
Registering tickets or cash with fingerprints will reduce the need to worry about lost items and eliminate queues and congestion due to ticket processing.
In addition, if it is linked with a credit card, etc., it is not necessary to remember a PIN number, and a “hands-free life” where you do not need to carry things, can be realized.

Technical features of Touch & Pay

Fingerprint feature points are digitized and encrypted, making restoration following data theft impossible
Fingerprints themselves are not stored as image data, and “feature points” such as endpoints and branch points are stored in a unique format. Even if the data is stolen, it is impossible to recreate the fingerprint image.
Achieving high accuracy with image analysis AI technology
By acquiring more feature points than general fingerprint authentication or vein authentication, we have achieved accuracy that is approximately 90,000 times (one in 9 billion) that of general fingerprint or vein authentication (the probability of mistaking another person for oneself).
Machine learning index search technology allows us to achieve high-speed authentication, even for large-scale use
Unlike the conventional sequential search of biometric authentication, we utilize a patented machine learning index search technology to realize a speed 300 times faster than the conventional type, when used on a large scale.

We will carry out a campaign that awards points worth up to 1 million yen.
[Member registration method]
• Please access the following URL and register as a member.
https://touchpay.pass.co.jp/
* You cannot connect with a feature phone.

* In addition, the contents, product price, specifications, services, inquiries, other information etc. posted in the press release will be information at the time of presentation. Please note that it may be subject to change without notice.

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Chicago based Treasury Management System (TMS) vendor GTreasury and Sydney based risk and treasury management vendor Visual Risk have joined forces in a strategic alliance to work on the integration of their leading cash and risk management treasury systems. The deal will also see Visual Risk improve its reach in the U.S. and help GTreasury to access Australia and South East Asia. They will go to market jointly in the United Kingdom, Europe, and North America.

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Paul Nailand and Richard Hughes, Cofounders of Visual Risk said: “Our partnership with GTreasury is based on our strong shared vision for corporate treasury, tight fit of risk and cash products and highly complementary geographical footprint. The integration of our products creates a ground-breaking TMS that is formed from the very best cash, payment, and risk solutions available.”

Orazio Manzi-Fe Pater, Founder of GTreasury said: “Integrating with Visual Risk will expand and strengthen GTreasury’s offering, which will help us grow our business worldwide.”

About GTreasury

Originated in 1986, GTreasury is the global leader in treasury management solutions for organisations spanning the world. GTreasury’s solution illuminates a treasury’s liquidity by centralising all incoming and outgoing banking activities, along with tracking all financial instrument activities. This gives GTreasury practitioners real-time insight and access into their global liquidity. GTreasury is the only company that offers both an installed and a SaaS solution. Their modular platform and infrastructure allow any size treasury operation the ability to customise a solution that is best suited to their needs.

About Visual Risk

Visual Risk is a leading provider of risk management and treasury software for both Corporate and Financial Services sectors. Founded in 2001 we actively service a diverse client base across Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and Europe. Combining deep treasury expertise with innovative technology, Visual Risk delivers a distinctive brand of forward-looking risk analytics, asset-liability management, hedge accounting, cash and treasury management software. Coupled with a deep commitment to delivering market-leading client support and service, this provides treasuries and management with a critical strategic edge.

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Unleashed Software, the Auckland-based inventory management Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, has announced a Series C investment of NZ$7.0 million from Movac, New Zealand’s largest and most experienced technology investment company.

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Unleashed Software is a powerful inventory management solution that helps businesses grow. (Photo: Business Wire)

Of the recent investment success, CEO of Unleashed Software Gareth Berry comments: “We have been building our core product and markets for eight years now and the markets around the globe are really starting to embrace cloud based applications. We can see the amazing traction for ‘best in class’ systems like Unleashed being adopted around the globe now, and we are truly grateful to be the system of record that is powering these amazing wholesale, distribution and manufacturing businesses.”

Globally, Unleashed estimates there are over 5 million wholesaler-distributors and manufacturers that they could be the ‘system of record’ for. Their customers have been very supportive on this journey, with many of whom now compete competitively on a global scale with our ‘best in class’ inventory management and manufacturing system.

“The adoption of cloud based systems on a global scale is only just starting to take off,” says Gareth. “New Zealand and Australian markets have been early adopters of cloud based software solutions, however, we also see big opportunities in the United Kingdom and the United States markets where businesses are starting to migrate and adopt best-in-breed component solutions to run their businesses. This presents an amazing opportunity for us, with a substantial amount of growth in our businesses forecast to come from the Northern Hemisphere over the next few years.”

The investment funds will go towards fuelling the development of the next generation inventory management software and support the global growth of the company that now services customers in over 88 countries in the wholesale, distribution and manufacturing sectors.

About Unleashed Software:

Unleashed Software is a Software-as-a-Service company with the sole focus of building a smart inventory management solution. Unleashed has a global base of customers including Australia, NZ, USA and UK. For more information, please visit www.unleashedsoftware.com or contact Gareth Berry on +64 21 444 107.

The company has been recognised in the Deloitte Technology Asia Pacific Fast 500 for the last three years running. They were also mentioned in a Huffington Post as one of the top 10 small business tools globally.

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