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UK's Transact Acquires Stake In Wealth Management Technology Firm

Integrated Financial Holdings, owner of wrap platform Transact, has acquired a 15 per cent stake in wealth management technology company Sprint Enterprise Technology.
Integrated
Financial Holdings, owner of wrap platform Transact, has acquired a 15
per cent stake in wealth management technology company Sprint Enterprise
Technology.
The groups said in a statement that the investment will enable
Sprint to continue to develop Fastrak, a cloud-based technology
platform that aggregates investment data from across wrap
platforms and non-platform assets, back office and fund
providers.
Under the arrangement, Jonathan Gunby, chief development officer
at Transact, will join Sprint’s board.
“The investment underscores the credibility of our proposition
and the potential for growth in our business. It will help us to
remain at the cutting edge of innovation, delivering tangible
benefits to our clients, without compromising our independence,”
said Christopher Willmott, chief executive of Sprint.