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Bookings Spike for TIAA Bank's Vendor Equipment Finance Team

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TIAA Bank's vendor equipment finance (VEF) team saw a year-over-year jump in new business volume. The growth stems from strong production across VEF served segments, including industrial, healthcare and capital markets.  

Key Points: 
  • JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TIAA Bank's vendor equipment finance (VEF) team saw a year-over-year jump in new business volume.
  • "VEF is laser-focused on supporting our vendor partners as they continue to rebound from the pandemic and return to a growth mode," said Justin Tabone, head of Originations, Vendor Equipment Finance for TIAA Bank.
  • TIAA Bank's Vendor Equipment Finance business, a division of TIAA, FSB, provides equipment financing for critical business assets to preserve the customer's capital and manage obsolescence of its equipment.
  • With a legacy of success and stability, TIAA Bank and its parent, TIAA, grow and maintain strong partnerships in each community they serve.

JUSPAY - India's leading Payment Technology Platform, raises $60 million in Series C funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

BENGALURU, India, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Juspay Technologies, the pioneers of 1-click frictionless digital payments in India, today announced USD 60 million in Series C funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with participation from existing investors VEF and Wellington Management.

Key Points: 
  • BENGALURU, India, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Juspay Technologies , the pioneers of 1-click frictionless digital payments in India, today announced USD 60 million in Series C funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with participation from existing investors VEF and Wellington Management.
  • Founded in 2012, Juspay is on a mission to build a robust payments operating system for India.
  • It has played a pivotal role in improving the user experience for billions of payment transactions for leading merchants like Amazon, Flipkart and Swiggy.
  • Juspay intends to invest the funds in technology and product development to scale its business in payments and product adjacencies like credit - both in India and globally.

PixCell Medical Appoints Armin Schon as New Chief Commercial Officer to Foster Continued HemoScreen™ Growth

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

YOKNEAM ILLIT, Israel, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PixCell Medical , innovator of rapid diagnostic solutions at the point-of-care, announced today that Armin Schon, Ph.D., has been appointed chief commercial officer, effective immediately.

Key Points: 
  • YOKNEAM ILLIT, Israel, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PixCell Medical , innovator of rapid diagnostic solutions at the point-of-care, announced today that Armin Schon, Ph.D., has been appointed chief commercial officer, effective immediately.
  • Schon will oversee PixCell's global commercial partnerships, all sales and marketing activities and distribution of the company's proprietary hematology analyzer, HemoScreen.
  • "As a member of PixCell's board, I helped the company progress to the commercial product we now know as HemoScreen.
  • Schon brings more than 20 years of multidisciplinary experience in strategy and business development for global science-based industries and medical device companies.

VEF (VEFL) initiation: Digitalisation dynamo

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Saturday, November 7, 2020

VEF is a unique, fairly young company focused on fintech in emerging markets where financial services are underpenetrated and populations are jumping straight to digitalisation, with COVID-19 accelerating this trend.

Key Points: 
  • VEF is a unique, fairly young company focused on fintech in emerging markets where financial services are underpenetrated and populations are jumping straight to digitalisation, with COVID-19 accelerating this trend.
  • VEF trades at a discount to NAV (13%) following a 20% NAV increase in Q320 and could offer a very attractive entry point for growth-oriented investors who cannot easily get exposure to this asset class.
  • Its track record is limited, but realisations so far have made a 65% IRR, and VEF is backed by highly regarded shareholders.
  • VEF is trading at a 13% NAV discount.