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Cloud deals, company filing mentions and jobs in the banking & payments sector in Q2 2021 and change from Q2 2020
| Indicator | Count |
|---|---|
| Financing Deals | 19 (+2▲) |
| M&As | 9 (−4▼) |
| Partnership Deals | 2 (−8▼) |
| Company filings mentions | 113 (−66▼) |
| Jobs | 30,091 (+20,928▲) |
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The market for private investment is a growing one. Fact. McKinsey research shows that private market assets under management (AuM) grew by $4trn in the...
Financial firms can’t ignore sustainability. That is the key highlight of a new report out from Forrester, but financial institutions (FIs) have done a tremendous...
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