Sector Updates

By integrating health and wellness propositions into their offering, financial institutions and insurers can address pain points in their services and make their offerings more attractive to consumers. dacadoo’s Manuel Heuer explains how.

In an age where it is easier than ever to secure access to people’s accounts – whether that is through a social media account or a mobile bank account – ensuring security has never been more important.

Roamly, an embedded InsurTech for travel enthusiasts with unique RV insurance offerings, has launched a global travel insurance product.

FNZ, the global wealth management platform, and Clearstream, Deutsche Börse Group’s post-trade services provider, have entered a strategic partnership with the aim of increasing transparency for the UK and European asset management industry.

HCL Technologies, a leading global tech company, has expanded its global partnership with WealthTech Avaloq to develop a lifecycle management center for their clients.

Canadian InsurTech Emma has closed a $6m Series A funding round led by prominent Canadian investors Life Capital, Investissement Québec, and Tactico.

RentRedi, a property management software for landlords, has raised $12m in Series A funding, led by KI Investment Management.

Critical Start, a provider of managed detection and response cybersecurity solutions, has scored $215m in strategic growth funding from Vista Equity Partners.

InsurTech firm Akur8 has launched the Akur8 academy, a global training, development and upskilling program for insurance pricing advanced practices.

Silverfort, an identity security platform, has closed a Greenfield Partners-led Series C funding round on $65m.