https://bizups.info/legal/2099/fahttps://bizups.info/news/3378/When people think of the insurance industry, seldom do they feel excitement, despite its expansive impact on everyday life. While the modern American insurance industry dates back to the early 1700s, the concept has been around for over 4000 years. In that time the premise has not changed much: execute policies, collect premiums, and process […] https://bizups.info/news/3377/The incredible expansion of the global economy in the past ~fourteen years, driven in large part by low interest rates and the availability of risk capital, is now coming to an end. However we remain incredibly optimistic about the next fourteen years in FinTech and the B2B software market at large. In order for the […] https://bizups.info/news/3376/This piece was originally included as part of our “For Your Information” triannual newsletter on September 6th, 2022. If you would like to receive this newsletter, please subscribe here. The Cycle of Venture Capital As anyone who has been in this industry for more than 10 years knows, venture capital is cyclical. And we are […] https://bizups.info/news/3375/This piece was originally included as part of our "For Your Information" triannual newsletter on September 6th, 2022. If you would like to receive this newsletter, please subscribe here. The US VC industry has raised a record amount of capital in the past few years including, an, ahem, measly, $128B in 2021. Yes, B as […] https://bizups.info/news/3374/Information Venture Partners is pleased to announce its $5M Series A investment in NY-based capital markets deep tech company FX HedgePool. Foreign exchange (FX) hedging is a deep and complex world of boring but voluminous transactions. When buy-side players need to hedge their FX risk today they traditionally look to derivatives products knows as FX […] https://bizups.info/news/3373/Nue Kid on the Block (with the Lemonade Stand) Imagine you’re driving through a typical leafy, suburban area and come across a classic kid’s lemonade stand. Feeling parched on a hot summer’s day, you figure you’ll stop in, pay them a couple of bucks, and get a nice, refreshing drink. As you get closer, […] https://bizups.info/news/3372/“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway” - John Wayne Sitting in the shadows of the Canadian Rockies, a city once known mostly for its cowboys and oil is beginning its adventure into a new frontier and emerging as a contender to watch. Calgary’s rise as an innovation hub has been […] https://bizups.info/news/3371/Alternative Lending (“AL”) generally refers to lending channels, processes, and instruments that have emerged outside of financial services such as regulated banks and capital markets. Alternative lenders are using data science and machine learning to identify quality borrowers that banks haven’t served historically, opening up new revenue streams not captured by traditional Financial Institutions (“FIs”). […] https://bizups.info/news/3370/Aman Nabi is a two-time founder with a passion for innovation in financial technology. He brings his background in aerospace engineering, entrepreneurship, and business operations to the Information VP team as an Associate. Aman considers his value likens to a swiss army knife and is eager to contribute to the team in a wide variety of […] https://bizups.info/news/3369/By Alex Tong and the Information VP team Fresh from the news that FinTech investment has reached an all-time high in Q3 2021, more eyes are on the entire FinTech ecosystem. While much of that attention is being paid to major markets – America, Asia, Europe – I want to highlight that America’s neighbours to […]