Accenture picks eight FinTech startups for its FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific programme
FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific is IT company Accenture’s mentorship programme for new ventures innovating in the financial sector. It just announced that only eight candidates have been selected to take part in the latest batch.
dacadoo unveils digital health engagement product
Swiss InsurTech dacadoo has unveiled its upcoming version 5.0 of its Digital Health Engagement Platform (DHEP) to revolutionise digital health engagement.
WTW launches first-ever coral reef insurance policy in Fiji
WTW, a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, has introduced a groundbreaking parametric insurance policy aimed at protecting the coral reef system of the South Pacific Ocean’s Lau Group of islands.
Over 80% of investors are planning to increase allocation to alternatives over next five...
More than four-fifths (84%) of investors are planning to increase their allocation to alternatives over the next five years, according to a new report from AIFMetrics.
How to modernise a legacy BI application for an insurance giant
In a bid to revolutionise the landscape of Business Intelligence (BI) applications, Ilya Mokin, Head of R&D at Symfa, unveiled the intricate details of their recent BI modernisation project. Addressing the common challenge of sluggish reporting, Mokin shed some light on the hurdles faced, from onboarding complexities to navigating intricate business logic.
American startup digital bank Zenus Bank now has a permit to operate as a...
Challenger bank Zenus Bank has been permitted to act as a bank, taking it one step closer to its stated goal of enabling remote banking access for people around the world.
Insurance trio to delivery income protection to homeowners
Life InsurTech Afficiency and Cincinnati-based insurance conglomerate Western & Southern Financial Group have teamed up with InsurTech Bubble to bring income protection to California mortgage borrowers.
Ushur reveals new launch module for enhanced customer experience automation
Ushur, a leading provider of Customer Experience Automation solutions, continues to innovate with its latest major release, which includes the introduction of a key feature aimed at empowering citizen developers.
Revealing the ten biggest FinTech funding rounds in 2020
Massive amounts of capital have been injected into the FinTech industry in 2020, but ten companies raised bigger rounds than the rest.
Breaking: Santander denies blocking payments to Coinbase after rumours spread online
After Barclays allegedly cut ties with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, rumours spread that Spanish bank Santander had followed suit.