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Is the financial industry ready for EMIR REFIT rules in 2024?

Novatus Advisory has revealed concerns about the preparedness of UK businesses for the upcoming EMIR REFIT rules in 2024.
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How Smart Communications is enhancing the healthcare customer experience

To address the evolving challenges it faces, the healthcare industry is increasingly adopting cloud-based customer communications management (CCM) software to improve the customer experience.
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Prove Identity teams up with Visa for faster onboarding

Prove Identity, a provider of phone-centric identity tokenisation and passive cryptographic authentication solutions, has partnered with Visa to make customer onboarding faster.
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Gradient AI launches AI-enabled underwriting solution

Gradient AI, an enterprise software provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for the insurance industry, has launched a turnkey solution WriteSpeed to allow workers’ compensation insurers to deploy AI-enabled underwriting.
Why US FinTechs need to scale beyond domestic shores

Why US FinTechs need to scale beyond domestic shores

The US is a huge market for FinTech, enough that seeking international expansion is not a necessity for major growth. However, international payment solutions and infrastructure provider Currencycloud argues that US FinTechs should start looking abroad. 
Harnessing stakeholder power in ESRS double materiality assessments

Harnessing stakeholder power in ESRS double materiality assessments

Compliance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) necessitates that companies initially carry out a double materiality assessment. This process helps to determine the scope and content of their data collection and reporting. Position Green has outlined the indispensable part that stakeholders perform in this materiality assessment procedure.
Cognitive View advances customer service with new generative AI product

Cognitive View advances customer service with new generative AI product

Cognitive View, a leading tech firm renowned for leveraging artificial intelligence to heighten customer experiences, has launched a groundbreaking Generative AI tool.
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InsurTech Propeller partners with PIA

InsurTech startup Propeller has partnered with the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) as a recommended surety and fidelity bond platform.
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How can insurance be a force for good in pressing times?

Although insurance can be considered the safety net of society, protection gaps exist across developed and developing nations. Soaring inflation and the cost-of-living crisis has made this all the more relevant. Better understanding risk and building relationships is key in working towards closing protection gaps and serving customers more effectively.

FCA underscores urgent need for robust control measures in UK payment firms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK's principal financial regulator, sent a pointed "Dear CEO" letter on 16 March 2023. Austrlian RegTech company Arctic...

News Stories

Strong week in the FinTech sector with $1.7bn raised

FinTech Global this week reported on 21 recorded deals in the FinTech sector, with a strong showing in the reinsurance space bringing the total value recorded over $1bn.

EU regulator suggests revamp in sustainable investment rules

The ESMA has recently recommended a significant overhaul of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) within the EU.
MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

EU banks and insurers lag in green compliance, PwC study finds

A recent PwC study has uncovered a striking deficiency in the alignment of financial institutions’ activities with the EU's taxonomy for sustainable activities. According...
India

India’s new climate finance taxonomy to propel green transition

India is poised to implement a climate finance taxonomy, as announced by the Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, during the annual budget.

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