ClearScore eyes team, product suite expansion following $200m investment
Personal finance and credit scoring platform ClearScore has secured a $200m investment from investment firm Invus Opportunities.
SmartAsset enters unicorn club with plans to boost its marketplace for financial advisors
FinTech platform that helps individuals connect with financial advisors SmartAsset secured a $110m investment in a Series D round led by TTV Capital that takes SmartAsset’s valuation to more than $1bn.
Zander Insurance teams up with EZLynx to improve personal lines quoting
Zander Insurance has implemented EZLynx Quoting Automation Service (QAS) to streamline its personal lines quoting process.
Now Insurance partners with Hiscox to provide medical malpractice insurance policies
Now Insurance will provide its medical malpractice insurance policies to small business insurer Hiscox as part of a new deal.
CMA warns Monzo and NatWest over banking transaction history breaches
The UK's competition watchdog Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued a warning to Monzo, NatWest Group, Virgin Money and Bank of Ireland after they breached a rule requiring them to send banking transaction histories to former account holders.
BIS, Bank of England unveil new BIS Innovation Hub in London
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Bank of England (BofE) have collaborated to launch the new BIS Innovation Hub Centre in London.
RV rental marketplace Outdoorsy banks $120m to boost expansion of its InsurTech arm Roamly
Global online RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace, Outdoorsy, raised $120m in equity and debt financing to drive its growth and expansion of its InsurTech business, Roamly.
InsurTech Redkik reels in fresh investment to transform marine cargo insurance
Global InsurTech with a mission to simplify the marine cargo insurance industry Redkik closed an investment round led by business angel Ilari Schouwvlieger, along with North Karelia Growth Fund managed by venture capital firm Redstone, and StartUp Fund Joensuu.
More depth needed to protect against cyberattacks, US Attorney General claims
US Attorney General Merrick Garland has said the country’s private industry needs to enact better safeguards to avoid consequences in the event of a cyberattack.
Mortgage lending startup Accept.inc inks $90m in debt and equity
Mortgage startup Accept.inc raised $90m in debt and equity led by venture capitalist firm Signal Fire as well as existing seed investors Y Combinator and DN Capital.