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How has Covid-19 transformed the need for better pricing in the insurance space?

The coronavirus pandemic has forced insurers to review their pricing models, but adopting new tech solutions to do that could have many benefits.

What does Klarna’s mega valuation mean for the Nordic FinTech industry?

Swedish payment and shopping unicorn Klarna has become Europe's most valuable FinTech, but what does that mean for the other FinTech ventures in the Nordics?

Snyk bags $200m in new funding round led by Addition

Having joined the unicorn club earlier this year, cybersecurity venture Snyk has added another $200m to its coffers in a new funding round.

Will InsurTech startups come out as the big winners of the coronavirus pandemic?

COVID-19 could be great for the InsurTech industry as the crisis highlight where insurers’ shortcomings are. But that does not mean there won’t be hard times ahead.

Why French FinTech is becoming a tour de force

France is one of the biggest economies in the world, but its FinTech sector has lagged behind the UK and Germany. However, things are heating up.

Is Latin America’s FinTech sector ready for growth?

It is common knowledge Latin America is an emerging market, but with FinTech itself being a new ecosystem, it begs the question if the region’s sector is ripe for its adoption.

Why investors hate startups that do these things

Being backed by a successful venture capital firm can make or break a FinTech startup. So, we asked Karen McCormick, chief investment officer at Beringea, what new ventures must do to pique investors interest.
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How do big banks get the balance right when signing partnerships with RegTech startups?

As corporate investment partnerships gain popularity, it takes some understanding to get these partnerships right, according to a panel at the Global RegTech Summit 2019.

Insurers need to move away from just a contract and provide a real service

Building an on-demand insurance solution which provides a service rather than a ‘contract’ is how the space will evolve, according to a panel at the Global InsurTech Summit 2019.

It’s still a ‘minefield’ of challenges facing the InsurTech space

Getting InsurTechs to the point where they can test the product-market fit of their proposition is too prolonged and costly, according to InsurTech Gateway head of deal flow Charlie Evans.

News Stories

VIPR Solutions and WCL, a Zywave organisation, have launched an integrated digital workflow for non-bureau delegated underwriting, aiming to eliminate one of the insurance market’s most persistent operational bottlenecks.

VIPR and WCL digitise delegated underwriting workflow

VIPR Solutions and WCL, a Zywave organisation, have launched an integrated digital workflow for non-bureau delegated underwriting, aiming to eliminate one of the insurance...
Can financial conditions predict the next market turn?

Can financial conditions predict the next market turn?

Research published by LSEG Data & Analytics has cast fresh doubt on some of the most widely cited tools used to anticipate equity market...

Zeidler expands AI compliance tool to cover Japan

RegTech firm Zeidler Group has expanded the jurisdictional reach of its AI-powered Marketing Material Review Tool (MMR-Tool) to include Japan. The new Japan module introduces...
Aqua Global wins UBL UK core banking deal

Aqua Global wins UBL UK core banking deal

UBL UK, a UK-regulated bank, has selected Aquila, the financial messaging platform developed by Aqua Global, to support a broad digital transformation programme aimed...
ClearBank Europe launches Digital Asset Rails

ClearBank Europe launches Digital Asset Rails

ClearBank Europe has launched its Digital Asset Rails, a new capability enabling programmable liquidity for cross-border settlement with round-the-clock fiat payouts in euros via...

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