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Herd

Herd Security raises $3m to fight AI-driven threats

Herd Security, an agentic AI creative platform designed for continuous security training and simulation, has closed a $3m funding round led by Aspiron Ventures,...
Laka, a UK-based InsurTech specialising in micromobility cover, has acquired the bike insurance business of VeloLife to expand its distribution network and strengthen its position in the European cycling insurance market.

Laka acquires VeloLife to expand UK cycling insurance

Laka, a UK-based InsurTech specialising in micromobility cover, has acquired the bike insurance business of VeloLife to expand its distribution network and strengthen its...
Theta Lake

Theta Lake’s new patent targets ASR errors in FinTech

Theta Lake has been awarded a United States patent — US 12,045,561, System and Method for Disambiguating Data to Improve Analysis of Electronic Content...
XBOW

XBOW secures $35m as customers turn investors

XBOW has raised $35m in an extension to its Series C round, with the fresh capital coming from a group of strategic investors that...
investment

Why investment teams miss signals hiding in plain sight

Most investment and risk teams do not have an information problem. What they have is a timing and structure problem — and the cost...
Aventum Group has acquired Post & Co to establish a foothold in continental Europe and deepen its marine insurance capabilities.

Aventum acquires Post & Co to enter European markets

Aventum Group has acquired Post & Co to establish a foothold in continental Europe and deepen its marine insurance capabilities. The deal gives Aventum immediate...
AML

Who needs AML screening? A compliance guide

AML screening is far from the exclusive domain of large financial institutions. Regulatory obligations stretch across a surprisingly broad range of industries, and the...
OCTO, a global telematics and analytics specialist, has partnered with Sedgwick, a leading provider of claims management solutions, to integrate telematics data with claims services and reshape how insurers handle motor and mobility-related claims.

OCTO and Sedgwick partner to transform claims with telematics

OCTO, a global telematics and analytics specialist, has partnered with Sedgwick, a leading provider of claims management solutions, to integrate telematics data with claims...
Kidbrooke: fixing the personalisation gap in WTP comms

Kidbrooke: fixing the personalisation gap in WTP comms

The Dutch pension sector has a communication problem and it is hiding in plain sight inside a document that looks entirely correct, according to...
Denmark's central bank picks Tieto for document management

Denmark’s central bank picks Tieto for document management

Danmarks Nationalbank, Denmark's central bank, has selected Nordic software and services firm Tieto to deliver an Electronic Case and Document Management System (ECDMS) built...

News Stories

10x Banking and Tweezr partner to speed core migration

10x Banking and Tweezr partner to speed core migration

10x Banking, the cloud-native core banking platform, has announced a partnership with Tweezr, a deterministic AI provider specialising in legacy system understanding, aimed at...
Iress partners with Thoughtworks to modernise wealth platform

Iress partners with Thoughtworks to modernise wealth platform

Iress, a financial software provider serving the wealth management sector, has announced a strategic partnership with global technology consultancy Thoughtworks to accelerate the modernisation...

Closing the pension communication gap in 2026

WealthTech firm Kidbrooke has identified a structural gap threatening the Netherlands' WTP transition: insurers hold the participant data advisers urgently need, but no working...
Q1 2026 wealth trends: resilience over risk

Q1 2026 wealth trends: resilience over risk

The first quarter of 2026 largely vindicated earlier predictions for the wealth management sector, with less noise, more execution, and a sharper focus on...
FinTech

FinTech funding remains strong in healthy week for FinTech deals

A total of $814m was raised across the 17 funding rounds reported on by FinTech Global this week, matching a similar amount recorded last...

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