Atlanta-based fintech firm Fleetcor has landed a new automotive partnership that will deepen its already significant reach in Brazil. Each new Nissan made in the country will come with Fleetcor-owned […]
Category: Business
Posted inLaw, Logistics
Adams and Reese Names New Partner in Global Trade, Logistics Practice
Brian F. Hansen has joined the Atlanta law office of Adams and Reese LLP as a partner in its global trade, transportation and logistics practice. Mr. Hansen has deep experience […]
Posted inBusiness, Manufacturing
How One Atlanta Company Drives the World’s Lotteries Through Manufacturing Innovation
The founding fathers may have used lottery tickets partly to fund the Revolutionary War, but even they couldn’t have foreseen how high the stakes would get in the new country […]
Posted inFintech
Big Data Firm’s Equifax Deal Could Drive Financial Inclusion Globally
Atlanta-based Urjanet has landed a global partnership with credit information provider Equifax Inc., a fellow Atlanta firm with 11,000 employees, that could help improve financial inclusion around the world. Urjanet is […]
Posted inBusiness
Delta Invests $2.25 billion for Deeper LATAM Reach
Delta Air Lines Inc.’s newest airline investment is set to deepen its already considerable reach around Latin America. The Atlanta-based carrier will spend $1.9 billion to take a 20 percent […]
Posted inBusiness, Fintech, Technology
Greenlight to Accelerate Financial Literacy Mission With $54M Investment
Tim Sheehan only has to look at his own household to see the global applications for the financial technology company he founded. Three of the Greenlight Financial CEO’s four children […]
Posted inAirport City, Business
Atlanta Airport Trails Other ‘Megahubs’ on Global Connectivity Ranking
Atlanta may boast the busiest airport in the world, but Hartsfield-Jackson trails other “megahubs” around the world in global connectivity, according to research firm OAG. ATL ranks seventh in the […]
Posted inBusiness, Economic Development
French Council of Economic Advisors Taps New Southeast Member
A group of executives and entrepreneurs appointed by the French government to boost the country’s economic profile in the Southeast has named its latest member. Claire Collobert Angelle, while being a […]
Posted inFintech, Payments
Fintech Event to Provide a Tale of Three Countries: U.S., Brazil and China
Atlanta’s financial technology preeminence largely resides in payment processing, but like the U.S. overall, companies here are working to catch up with the rest of the world when it comes to […]
Posted inAirport City, Business
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Retains Busiest Airport Crown, Sees Growth Potential Globally
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport remains the busiest in the world, growing 3.3 percent to reach nearly 107.4 million passengers in 2018, according to Airports Council International. New numbers released by the trade […]