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Sapiens and Charlee to leverage AI and ML for insurers

Sapiens, provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, has partnered with cloud-based SaaS provider Charlee to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for property & casualty (P&C) insurers.

Generali in €435m deal as it expands French foothold

Italy’s Generali is to acquire insurance company La Médicale as it looks to expand its health and protection lines and the overall property & casualty (P&C) business in France.

Assurity launches critical illness protection

Assurity Life Insurance Company has launched criticalillness.com, a complete self-service platform for buying critical illness insurance.

Socotra and Spixii join forces for conversational analytics

Socotra, a cloud-native platform for insurers, has partnered with Spixii to enable insurers to integrate Spixii’s conversational automation with Socotra’s core platform, a report by Coverager has revealed.

Canadian FinTech KOHO lands C$210m Series D

Challenger bank KOHO has raised C$210m from a Series D funding round as the company continues on its upward growth trajectory.

Passage arises from stealth with $4m and beta product launch

Cybersecurity company Passage has secured $4m from a funding raise after emerging from a period of stealth.

Climate FinTech raised record $1.2bn in 2021

Investments into Climate FinTech companies raised $1.2bn in 2021, which is three-times higher than all of the previous years combined, a new report from CommerzVentures claims.

CyberTech firm PlexTrac scores $70m Series B

Cybersecurity firm PlexTrac has secured $70m from a Series B funding round headed by Insight Partners.

UK Treasury Committee calls for government action on fraud and scam surge

A new report by the UK’s Treasury Select Committee has called on the government to work harder to tackle the ‘growing fraud epidemic’ in the UK.

Majority of UK credit card holders plan to use BNPL in 2022

Research by Splitit has found that 54% of UK credit card users plan to use buy now, pay later (BNPL) services this year.

News Stories

Almost $1bn raised across all FinTech funding rounds this week

Up to $998m was raised across all the funding rounds reported on by FinTech Global this week, slightly missing out on hitting $1bn. The biggest...
How Theta Lake is revolutionising compliance search with unified search, discovery, and replay

How Theta Lake is revolutionising compliance search with unified search, discovery, and replay

Responding to governance events such as audits, investigations, and e-discovery has become increasingly complex with the adoption of unified communications and collaboration (UCC) technologies.
Pouch Insurance unleashes multilingual AI tool

Pouch Insurance unleashes multilingual AI tool

Pouch Insurance, leveraging the capabilities of the INSTANDA no-code insurance platform, has introduced a pioneering AI assistant named 'Goodie'.
Athena Secures AU$25m Series B to transform home ownership in Australia

Athena Secures AU$25m Series B to transform home ownership in Australia

Athena, a fintech company, has successfully secured AU$25m in a Series B funding round.
Lendistry secures $5m from City National Bank to empower underserved California entrepreneurs

Lendistry secures $5m from City National Bank to empower underserved California entrepreneurs

City National Bank, a major financial institution, has announced a strategic $5m impact investment in Lendistry, a minority-led fintech firm.

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