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Pet insurer Trupanion in PetExpert take-over

Trupanion, a provider of medical insurance for cats and dogs, has entered into an agreement to acquire Royal Blue, the parent company of pet insurer PetExpert.
Contactless mobile payment users to exceed 1 billion by 2024

Contactless mobile payment users to exceed 1 billion by 2024

The total number of unique contactless mobile payment users will reach one billion for the first time in 2024, according to a report from Juniper Research.
SME financial management FinTech FINOM buys PayTech Kapaga

SME financial management FinTech FINOM buys PayTech Kapaga

FINOM, which offers a mobile-first financial management platform to SMEs and freelancers, has acquired cross-border PayTech Kapaga for an ‘eight figure sum’.
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Voya Financial to acquire Benefitfocus to improve employee wellbeing

Voya Financial, a health, wealth and investment company, is to acquire Benefitfocus, a cloud-based benefits administration technology company that serves employers, health plans and brokers.
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Everest Re undergoes brand refresh following European expansion

Everest Re Group, a global underwriter for property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance and insurance solutions, has rebranded.
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Zurich launches eXchange to foster insurance collaboration

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has launched Zurich eXchange, a next-generation global API marketplace to enable more efficient collaboration.
Meet Techstars Toronto Accelerator's nine African startups

Meet Techstars Toronto Accelerator’s nine African startups

Techstars Toronto Accelerator has revealed the nine African startups to participate in its latest programme.
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Waada acquires MicroEnsure in a bid to become leading insurer in Pakistan

Waada, a Karachi-based online insurance startup, has acquired MicroEnsure Pakistan, a rival InsurTech company.
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Goldman Sachs, MSC Coin Metrics launch digital asset classification system

Goldman Sachs, MSCI and Coin Metrics have partnered for the launch of datonomy, a new classification system for the digital assets market.
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Why exploratory data analysis is important

The flexibility to present and process insurance data in a manner that is easy to work with is of vital importance. hyperexponential explains why.

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Greenboard CEO: patchwork compliance tools are holding firms back

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How Tieto is stopping digital wallet fraud at scale

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Why non-banks are turning to KYCP compliance tools

Why non-banks are turning to KYCP compliance tools

Compliance technology has long been treated as the exclusive preserve of large financial institutions, but that assumption is rapidly becoming outdated. KYCP's managed service...
How AMLA is reshaping AML across Europe

How AMLA is reshaping AML across Europe

Europe's Anti-Money Laundering Authority is moving away from process-heavy compliance and towards a results-driven model, according to Napier AI's analysis of AMLA's inaugural public...
EXANTE launches €1m grant for open-source FinTech projects

EXANTE launches €1m grant for open-source FinTech projects

EXANTE, a global prime broker and institutional trading infrastructure provider, has unveiled the Gecko Fund, a €1m grant programme aimed at bolstering the open-source...

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