Company News

Having left Starling Bank back in 2016, Mark Hipperson is now back with his new venture Ziglu, which has just bagged ?5.25m in seed capital.

SIMON Markets has integrated with AnnuityNet, which is an order-entry solution for annuity transactions from EbixExchange.

Bangalore-based FinTech slice has raised $6m in a new funding round led by Gunosy.

Smartcar, an API developer for cars, has partnered with Paydrive to offer affordable mileage-based insurance to Tesla vehicle owners in Sweden.

FinTech Wirecard has filed for insolvency after a week of turmoil that saw it unable to account for a $2.1bn hole in its balance sheet and its former CEO being arrested on fraud allegations.

Farmers Insurance will be the exclusive reinsurance provider to Jetty, a renters insurance platform, as part of a new deal between the two companies.

Vetina Healthcare, a developer of animal healthcare products, has launched Pawtect in India to offer medical cover for dogs.

With the chaos the coronavirus has put the world in, it’s easy for certain things to slip under the radar, the problem is these can be just as damaging to the business as the pandemic.

Back in February, technology-enabled finance lender and compliance solution CardWorks announced it would be acquired by digital financial services firm Ally Financial. However, now those plans have been cancelled.

WhatsApp rolled out its mobile payment services in Brazil last week, but has already been suspended by the central bank.