TVM and Fixico team up to digitalise vehicle repair management
Fixico, digital car repair management platform, has partnered with transport and logistics vehicle insurer TVM Belgium to digitalise vehicle repair management.
Petriage and Crum & Forster to deliver connected care platform
Petriage, a pet health technology company, has partnered with Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group, provider of the ASPCA pet health insurance programme, to provide AI-powered pet health tools.
FCC revokes Chinese telecom provider licence due to security risks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revoked China Unicom Americas’ licence due to ‘serious national security concerns’.
SAS: Pandemic has sped-up banking digitalisation by five years
Research by analytics leader SAS has found that the vast majority of banks underwent a rapid digital adoption process during the pandemic.
Koala and KAYAK to provide “no-nonsense” travel insurance
KAYAK, a travel search engine, has partnered with InsurTech Koala to provide a digitised travel protection platform in Europe.
Americans lost $770m from social media scams in 2021
Reports received by the Federal Trade Commission have found US citizens were scammed to the tune of $770m through social media cons during 2021.
Mastercard expands BNPL offering to Middle East
Mastercard has expanded Mastercard Installments, its Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) product, to consumers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia.
Plum Life and London Underwriters join forces for life insurance
InsurTech Plum Life has entered into a distribution agreement with London Underwriters that will give the company’s 8,000 wholesale property and casualty agents access to Plum Life’s digital selling platform.
Otonomo and Audi team up for data-driven insurance
Otonomo Technologies, which provides a mobility intelligence platform, has partnered with Audi to provide data-driven auto insurance services.
Why ironclad security is vital for any financial super app
In an age where the proliferation of financial mobile applications in increasing on a huge scale, the rise of financial ‘super apps’ may seem the logical conclusion of such a rise.