Banco Santander is a multinational financial institution founded in 1857 in Spain. It provides a wide range of banking services to individuals, small businesses, and corporations. With a strong presence in Europe and the Americas, Santander serves over 100 million customers through a global network of 14,400 offices, making it one of the largest banks in the Eurozone and among the top thirteen worldwide by market capitalization. The bank manages approximately 1.4 trillion euros in funds across various customer segments and employs over 3.3 million people. Santander is particularly prominent in Spain and Latin America, with significant operations in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina. Additionally, it has established a strong foothold in markets such as the UK, Germany, Portugal, Poland, and the northeastern United States, while also offering consumer financing services in several Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, and Belgium. Santander's growth and stability have positioned it as a leading player in the global banking sector.
Housfy Real Estate, S.L. operates an online real estate platform that facilitates the buying and selling of properties between private individuals. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Barcelona, with an additional office in Madrid, Housfy provides a range of services including free property appraisals, online valuations based on cadastral references, and mortgage simulations. By eliminating traditional intermediaries, Housfy enables direct connections between buyers and sellers, allowing them to avoid brokerage fees and streamline the transaction process. The platform serves as a comprehensive resource for individuals looking to navigate the real estate market efficiently.
Banco Pan S.A. operates as a middle-sized financial institution in Brazil. It offers payroll loans, vehicle financing, and credit cards. The company also provides services in the areas of consortium, insurance, securitization of real estate, and agribusiness receivables. In addition, it offers investment products, such as bank deposit certificates, real estate and agribusiness letters of credit, financial bills, interbank deposits, and Eurobonds. The company distributes its products and services through correspondent banks, authorized dealerships, multi-brand new and used vehicle shops, and real estate partners. The company was formerly known as Banco Panamericano S.A. and changed its name to Banco Pan S.A. in August 2014. Banco Pan S.A. is based in São Paulo, Brazil. Banco Pan S.A. is a subsidiary of Banco BTG Pactual S.A.
Ample operates in the smart energy sector, focusing on electric vehicle battery swapping solutions. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, the company utilizes autonomous robotics and advanced battery technology to address the energy delivery challenges faced by electric transportation. Ample has developed an efficient platform that allows electric vehicles to receive a full charge within minutes, aiming to make electric cars more accessible to a wider audience. By providing a rapidly deployable and economical charging solution, Ample seeks to transform the landscape of electric mobility.
FacePhi is the leading Spanish company in biometric solutions for identity verification, specialized in facial recognition systems, digital onboarding and safe work environments. Based in Alicante and operating worldwide, the company has a presence in more than 25 countries, has performed more than 1 trillion authentications, 21 million access programs and has a strong presence in the banking sector. The drive of biometrics to improve customer experience and protect data from citizens and entities is the hallmark of the firm.
Wirecard - technological assets
Acquisition in 2020
Wirecard - technological assets include payment solutions for merchants for acquiring and issuance services.
Innitius specializes in developing diagnostic devices aimed at enhancing women's health, particularly in the context of preterm birth. Utilizing innovative torsional ultrasound technology, the company has created a patented intravaginal probe that transmits torsional waves to assess changes in tissue consistency. This technology enables medical practitioners to evaluate the risk of preterm birth and the likelihood of successful labor induction. By providing actionable diagnostics, Innitius helps healthcare providers accurately identify false indications of premature labor, thereby improving patient care and outcomes in obstetrics.
Yu-Track is a Field Sales Force Automation management tool (SFA), specially designed for small and medium-sized companies, that gives visibility of the activities and performance of field employees. Yu-Track mobile Application, uses the smartphone GPS, to automatically Check-in and Check-out, every time one of the employees, arrives at a specific meeting. Using business intelligence, in a reliable and smart way, we can display KPI´s and reports in our Dashboard. That allows better understanding, for strategic decision making. We see a huge potential in syncing up Yu-Track with any CRM or ERP software because it will automatically update the data, avoiding mistakes and saving time. The process will become simpler by showing where the leads are and their hierarchy, the routes for field employees are more efficient and planning visits, will never be a problem again. We will create a version of Yu-Track as an Ad-Inn for CRM software and offer our powerful API for other services.
Ebury is a financial services company that focuses on empowering small and medium-sized businesses engaged in international trade. The company offers an integrated platform that facilitates cross-border payments, currency exchange, and risk management, enabling clients to make and receive payments in over 100 currencies. Ebury provides competitive exchange rates, liquidity solutions, and the ability to hedge currency risk, making it easier for businesses to navigate the complexities of global transactions. In addition to its direct services, Ebury also offers white-label products through brokers and accountants. With a workforce of more than 170 employees across offices in London, Madrid, and Amsterdam, Ebury serves over 3,000 clients and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
SamyRoad is an influencer marketing company that offers an end-to-end service to global brands willing to collaborate and create content with influencers. Powered by its own AI, ShineBuzz, which analyzes and classifies influencers and its audiences, together with a global team of marketing experts who work with the brands through all the process.
SamyRoad was founded in 2013 and operates in more than 40 countries.
Cranfield University, established in 1946 and located in Cranfield, United Kingdom, is a postgraduate institution focused on education and research in engineering, science, technology, and management. The university offers a variety of programs, including undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as executive education tailored for professionals. Its notable schools include the Cranfield College of Aeronautics and the Cranfield Postgraduate Medical School, alongside an international presence through Cranfield University at Kitakyushu, Japan. Research degrees offered encompass doctorates in philosophy and business administration, an engineering doctorate, and master's programs in various disciplines. The university is dedicated to transformational research and the development of innovative solutions across multiple sectors.
Kriya Finance is a business finance company based in the UK, specializing in providing flexible financial solutions to businesses through an online platform. Established as the country's first online marketplace for trading invoices, Kriya Finance enables companies to access working capital efficiently. The platform supports a variety of businesses by facilitating quick financing options, allowing them to manage essential expenses such as payroll, supplier payments, and the launch of new products or services. With a focus on leveraging technology coupled with personalized support, Kriya Finance aims to empower business owners to save time and enhance their growth potential. Since its inception, the company has made significant contributions to the financing landscape, advancing substantial funds to businesses across diverse sectors.
Albert, your pocket bookkeeper, automates and makes daily bookkeeping simple for people working for themselves. An innovative, fast growing technology company, disrupting business finance management for freelancers. Backed by the investors behind Skype, Wix and Azimo, the company launched their platform publicly in early 2016, and has been recognised as UK startup of the year. With over 2,500 five-star ratings in the app store, Albert is the UK’s highest rated finance app for freelancers and has been featured by Apple six times on the front of the app store.
Soltec, the Third Largest Tracker Supplier Worldwide in 2017, manufactures and supplies cost-effective horizontal single-axis solar trackers and related services. Soltec enjoys top-tier customers repeating business thanks to their history in solar tracking and to their amazing team dedicated to customer experience and innovation. Highly dedicated to innovative research and product enhancement to offer the industry’s premier technology, the company reached annual shipments of 1,097 GW worldwide. Its facilities are in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Denmark, India, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Spain and the United States. Soltec enjoys repeating customers thanks to its high-tolerance installation and reliability to meet project criteria of schedule, cost and quality.
Reliance Jio Infocomm is a company providing wireless telecom products and services. The Company offers voice, data, and messaging services, as well as distributes smartphones and hotspot devices. Its areas of research, development and new service deployment include blockchain, artificial intelligence, open source platforms, IOT, data analytics, and next-gen cloud services.
Visible Alpha is developing a proprietary new dataset and suite of tools to enhance institutional investors' ability to generate quantifiable insight into the future fundamentals of companies. By unlocking the intelligence and perspectives that have always been hidden behind analysts’ models, Visible Alpha is providing a new level of visibility and granularity into analysts' forecasts, assumptions and opinions to help investors generate alpha.
Banco Popular provides banking products and services. The company operates through four segments: Commercial Banking, Asset Management and Insurance, Real Estate Area, and Institutional and Market Area.
Seaborn Networks is comprised of telecom executives who bring a successful track record in developing, financing, constructing, operating and maintaining many of the world's largest submarine and terrestrial telecom networks.
Carfinco Financial Group Inc. provides vehicle financing to consumers who are not able to obtain it from more traditional lending sources. Carfinco purchases loans made by select independent and franchised vehicle dealers in all ten Canadian provinces. Carfinco is a company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Our trading symbol is CFN. Our head office and credit/collection center is located in Edmonton, Alberta.
Monitise is a technology and services company that delivers mobile banking, payments, and commerce networks worldwide. Monitise enables financial institutions and other payments companies to defend and extend their market position by protecting their existing customer relationships and transactions while enabling new forms of mobile commerce revenue. Monitise powers bank-grade solutions that are delivered on premise, or via cloud services. The value of payments and transfers initiated via Monitise’s technology platform is more than US $20 billion on an annualized basis. The company provides services to more than 350 financial institutions and other leading brands globally, have 30 million users and strategic partnerships with Visa Inc., Visa Europe, RBS Group, Telefónica Digital, and FIS to develop and deliver Mobile Money services. Monitise was founded by Alastair Lukies in 2003 and has expanded its services to the UK, the US, Turkey, India, Hong Kong, and Indonesia.
Salumedia is a global company with strong focus on R&D that works in the development of disruptive precision digital health solutions, including chronic patient support, cancer prevention (mHealth for smoking cessation) and also cancer self-management (e.g. mHealth for people living with cancer). We are experienced in piloting our technology in Europe (Norway, Spain, Iceland, Greece, etc.), the USA/Latin-Americas and Middle-East (Qatar) and Asia (Taiwan). Our core competencies are data-driven behavioral change and gamification.
Informática El Corte Inglés, company Information Technology and Communications, specializes in providing technology consulting services, ICT solutions and outsourcing, which provides the necessary innovation to adapt to new business models company.
We are a software company that elaborates technology research, generating knowledge which we implement into all of our developments. We offer the best experience for our clients. When we plan and develop a new project, we make sure that all of the work is useful for both the client and the final user. Our team strives to constantly innovate in design, development and engineering to come up with the right solution. We challenge ourselves to solve difficult problems and live each day improving our craft. which allow us to maintain a fluid relationship with our clientes. We are captivated by unexplored areas because they invite us to innovate and make the most of new technologies. Traak works as a cohesive and connected team, challenging each other as well as ourselves. Every aspect of a project is run by every team member who gives their input and knowledge in it. We love our work which makes it fun and motivating. We applaud team achievments as well as individual successes. There is a strong element of trust in this team because we work with energetic and truly passionate people each with their own professional trajectory. We comment, analize and execute together because many times, from a seemingly simple idea, great projects spring forth. We believe the secret to innovation is perseverance and we do not tire of looking for ways to improve in everything we see and do.
Bank Zachodni WBK SA is a Poland-based commercial bank. It offers a range of banking services for private and business entities. The Bank operates through a network of retail branches in Poland, as well as automatic teller machines (ATM). Its operations are supported by mobile sellers, who are able to reach its clients in smaller cities. It also offers such services as securities intermediation, leasing, factoring, asset and fund management, insurance, and shares trading. The Bank issues payment cards and credit cards. Its customers are also offered access to their funds via the Internet, fixed-line telephones and mobile phones.
Three Melons is a game studio that develops online games on free-to-play business models, both with original IP and well-established third party properties, designed for Advertising and Entertainment. It was founded in December 2005 by Mariano Suárez Battán, CEO and Patricio Jutard, CTO, with the support of angel investors. The founders were recently selected as [Endeavor Entrepreneurs](http://www.endeavor.org). The company started in the niche market of advergames (games for advertising), and during the last three years, has amassed an impressive clientele, developing games for advertisers and media companies such as Disney, Coca-Cola, MTV, Audi, Discovery Networks and LEGO. With award-winning advergames, such as [LEGO’s Indiana Jones](http://indianajones.lego.com/en-US/games/default.aspx) – which had 14 million unique users worldwide - Three Melons was ushered onto the international stage. The company aims to make the world play short to mid session, easy to access, visually and gameplay rich multiplayer Web games in Flash and [Unity3D](http://www.unity3d.com). Daiquiri, a Flash game development framework and Camarero, a multiplayer server and infrastructure, are the studio's proprietary tools that empower the creation of the games. The company is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina and has a Business Development office in Los Angeles.
Alliance & Leicester engages in the provision of corporate loans in the United Kingdom. The company and its subsidiaries provide a comprehensive range of banking and financial services to personal, and business and public sector customers in the United Kingdom. It offers retail banking products, such as mortgages, retail savings, current accounts, and personal loans, as well as legal and general life assurance, and long term investment products. Its commercial banking services include money transmission; lending; business, telephone, and Internet banking; and treasury services. The company has a network of approximatley 2,500 ATMs throughout the United Kingdom. Alliance & Leicester was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Narborough, the United Kingdom.
Infoxel Media Labs leads Media companies, Publishers and Advertisers to the future by harnessing the power of machine learning and data analysis to control, scale and bridge their assets in the new media industry through SaaS platforms.
Abbey National
Acquisition in 2004
Abbey National plc was a UK-based bank and former building society, which latterly traded under the Abbey brand name. As the former Abbey National Building Society, it was the first building society in the UK to demutualise, doing so in July 1989. The bank expanded through a number of acquisitions in the 1990s, including James Hay, Scottish Mutual, Scottish Provident and the rail leasing company Porterbrook. Abbey National launched an online bank, Cahoot, in 2000. The bank rebranded as Abbey in 2003 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Spanish Santander Group in 2004. In January 2010, the savings business of Bradford & Bingley was combined with the bank, and Abbey National plc was renamed Santander UK plc. Prior to the takeover, Abbey National plc was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Patagon.com in Miami, an Internet destination for financial services in the Americas, acquired Open Bank, the largest online bank in Spain and a subsidiary of the BSCH (NYSE: STD) banking group.
Grupo Financiero Santander, SAB de CV
Acquisition in 1996
Grupo Financiero Santander, SAB de CV provides securities brokerage and finance services.