Infrastructure/Back-end

Canopy Connect clinches $6.5m in a funding round led by Nevcaut Ventures

Canopy Connect clinches $6.5m in a funding round led by Nevcaut Ventures

Canopy Connect, a leading platform dedicated to collecting, verifying, and monitoring insurance data, is elated to announce a successful $6.5m Series A funding round.
In today's fast-paced digital landscape, streamlining insurance processes is a top priority for both insurers and insureds. One significant aspect of this transformation is simplifying document submissions. Allowing insureds to scan and submit documents online via a web portal not only saves valuable time but also increases automatic processing rates. Scanbot SDK explores the implementation of this feature using a Web SDK (Software Development Kit) for document scanning.

Streamlining insurance document submission: The power of web SDKs

In today's fast-paced digital landscape, streamlining insurance processes is a top priority for both insurers and insureds. One significant aspect of this transformation is simplifying document submissions. Allowing insureds to scan and submit documents online via a web portal not only saves valuable time but also increases automatic processing rates. Scanbot SDK explores the implementation of this feature using a Web SDK (Software Development Kit) for document scanning.
Hampden Risk Partners and Optalitix unite for underwriting transformation

Hampden Risk Partners and Optalitix unite for underwriting transformation

Hampden Risk Partners (HRP), a prominent Lloyd's syndicate, is making waves in the underwriting world. Optalitix, an esteemed InsurTech firm, stands out for its advanced data analytics solutions.
Veruna bags $10m Series B to revolutionise InsurTech innovation

Veruna bags $10m Series B to revolutionise InsurTech innovation

Veruna, the pioneering agency management system developed natively on Salesforce's eminent CRM platform, has unveiled a triumphant Series B fundraising round.
Accelerant, a data-driven risk exchange, has expanded its presence into the Canadian market by acquiring Omega Insurance Holdings, Inc. from Till Capital Ltd.

Accelerant expands international presence to Canada with latest acquisition

Accelerant, a data-driven risk exchange, has expanded its presence into the Canadian market by acquiring Omega Insurance Holdings, Inc. from Till Capital Ltd.
Why Fortegra's Joe Lettween is underwhelmed by current InsurTech innovation

Why Fortegra’s Joe Lettween believes the InsurTech sector still has room to grow

The InsurTech sector for commercial insurance carriers has not evolved as quickly as expected, according to Joe Lettween, chief innovation, data science, and technology...
NMI, a leading full commerce enablement technology company, has acquired Sphere's Commercial Division, to strengthen their underwriting and risk management capabilities.

NMI acquires Sphere’s Commercial Division to strengthen underwriting capabilities

NMI, a leading full commerce enablement technology company, has acquired Sphere's Commercial Division, to strengthen their underwriting and risk management capabilities.

Matic bags $20m in Series B extension round, bolstering its InsurTech growth

Matic, a foremost embedded InsurTech platform, recently publicised a $20m fundraising as an extension to its Series B round.
Global insurance and reinsurance giant, Aon, has made significant leadership appointments in its Reinsurance Solutions business for the Brazil and Peru markets.

Aon bolsters leadership teams in Brazil and Peru with new appointments

Global insurance and reinsurance giant, Aon, has made significant leadership appointments in its Reinsurance Solutions business for the Brazil and Peru markets.
WTW has unveiled Verita CSG, Inc., a Managing General Underwriting (MGU) company that is tailored specifically for customised insurance solutions.

WTW launches Verita as specialised MGU for tailored industry solutions

WTW has unveiled Verita CSG, Inc., a Managing General Underwriting (MGU) company that is tailored specifically for customised insurance solutions.

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Diverse week for FinTech as $1.1bn raised across 17 deals

Diverse week for FinTech as $1.1bn raised across 17 deals

It was a diverse week for FinTech funding, with deals closing across nine different countries.  There were a total of 17 FinTech funding rounds covered...
Sift enhances fraud insights with new metrics in industry benchmark tool

Sift enhances fraud insights with new metrics in industry benchmark tool

Sift, a leading AI-powered fraud prevention platform, has introduced significant updates to its Fraud Industry Benchmarking Resource (FIBR), a free online tool designed to provide key fraud metrics across various industries, geographies, and timeframes.
Bitsight acquires Cybersixgill in $115m deal to enhance cyber threat intelligence

Bitsight acquires Cybersixgill in $115m deal to enhance cyber threat intelligence

Bitsight, a global leader in cyber risk management, has announced its $115m acquisition of Cybersixgill, a prominent cyber threat intelligence (CTI) provider. This strategic move...
FinCEN issues alert on deepfake fraud schemes targeting financial institutions

FinCEN issues alert on deepfake fraud schemes targeting financial institutions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a critical alert to assist financial institutions in identifying and addressing fraud schemes involving deepfake media created with generative AI (GenAI) tools.
change communication methods during a verification check.Some identity verification solutions may also flag possible attempts to circumvent verification checks, such as the use of third-party webcam plugins, which can let a customer display previously generated video rather than live video. Use of Deepfake Media in Phishing Attacks and Scams Criminals may also target financial institution customers and employees through sophisticated, GenAI-enabled social engineering attempts in support of other scams and fraud typologies, such as business email compromise (BEC) schemes, spear phishing attacks, elder financial exploitation, romance scams, and virtual currency investment scams.24For example, in family emergency schemes, scammers may use deepfake voices or videos to impersonate a victim’s family member, friend, or other trusted individual.25Similarly, criminals have reportedly used GenAI tools to target companies by impersonating an executive or other trusted employee and then instructing victims to transfer large sums or make payments to accounts ultimately under the scammer’s control.26 Financial Red Flag Indicators of Deepfake Media Abuse FinCEN identified the following red flag indicators to help financial institutions detect, prevent, and report potential suspicious activity related to the use of GenAI tools for illicit purposes.As no single red flag is necessarily indicative of illicit or suspicious activity, financial institutions should consider the surrounding facts and circumstances before determining whether a specific transaction is suspicious or associated with illicit use of GenAI tools. A customer’s photo is internally inconsistent (e.g., shows visual tells of being altered) or is inconsistent with their other identifying information (e.g., a customer’s date of birth indicates that they are much older or younger than the photo would suggest). A customer presents multiple identity documents that are inconsistent with each other.

Folks Finance secures $3.2m in Series A to advance crosschain DeFi solutions

Folks Finance, a DeFi platform specialising in lending, borrowing, and managing digital assets across multiple blockchains, has announced it raised $3.2m in an oversubscribed Series A funding round.

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