Company News

UK FinTech giant TransferWise has renamed itself to Wise as the company is preparing to go public.

Against the backdrop of rapid technological advancements and the evolving needs of the InsurTech landscape, hyperexponential hosted a meeting of the minds to discuss the future of underwriting. In a sector that has been chastised for its lack of mobility and agility in regard to change, the webinar discussed the possibility that it is now time to enter a new era - the age of Underwriting 3.0.

Wopta Assicurazioni, an InsurTech MGA established to support businesses and professionals against everyday risks, has successfully closed a €4.1m Series A funding round.

Tinkoff Investments, a brokerage platform, has launched an open application programming interface (API) for algorithmic traders to help them create robots and establish automated trading.

iDenfy will provide P2P lending platform VIAINVEST with its global identity verification and fraud prevention services to support compliance processes.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has called for experts to join the Consultative Working Group for its Corporate Reporting Standing Committee (CRSC).

Salesforce, the renowned cloud-based software company, has made a significant move by appointing Brad Arkin as its new Chief Trust Officer.

Verisk, a leading global data analytics and technology provider, has launched its ISO Experience Index to assist the insurance industry in quickly assessing changes in risk patterns and the cost of insuring risk.

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) has released its latest report, highlighting risks of a no-deal Brexit and search for yield.

Checkmate, a personalised smart shopping tool, has scored $5m in a seed funding round headed by Fuel Capital.