Press
Wellesley Hills Financial Launches Specialty Payments Marketplace to Provide Top-tier Investment Banking and Advisory to Merchant Acquirers
BOSTON, Mass. – Wellesley Hills Financial (“WHF”), the leading payments, fintech and B2B software investment bank in the lower middle-market, is proud to announce the launch of Merchant Portfolios, a new marketplace dedicated to helping payments companies maximize investment and optimize returns through accessible, high-level financial services. The new business unit will provide payments companies with investment banking and advisory expertise typically reserved for larger enterprises. Merchant Portfolios will help with the most common challenges merchant acquirers face, including go-to-market strategy, commercial partnerships, product suite expansion, mergers and acquisitions, and capital needs. Through an array of new partnerships with leading industry solution providers, from
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German AML Fintech Hawk Raises $56M Series C Led by One Peak
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Open Banking
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Payments
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PropTech
AppWork Secures $13 Million Series A Funding from Resolve Growth Partners to Modernize Property Management Maintenance
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Fifteenth Announces $8.25 Million in Seed Funding to Help Tech Professionals Navigate Complex Taxes with Ease and Automation
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Press
Fintech Investment Bank Wellesley Hills Financial Expands Capabilities with New Executive Advisors
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Crypto
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Embedded Finance
Sipay Raises $78 Million Series B Achieving a Valuation in Excess of $875 Million
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E-commerce
SILQ Group Raises $110 Million to Disrupt Global B2B E-commerce
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Fraud/Risk Management
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Investments - M&A
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Open Banking
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Payments
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Fifteenth Announces $8.25 Million in Seed Funding to Help Tech Professionals Navigate Complex Taxes with Ease and Automation
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