Marble, a digital wallet and loyalty platform for insurance, has raised $4.2m in funding and launched new features.

Hodoko has partnered with global financial services firm Citi to power payments for its first-of-its kind renewable energy marketplace Covento.

WTW, a global advisory broking firm, has launched a new initiative focused on helping its clients better manage climate-related risks.

UK-based 1fs Wealth, which offers digital wealth intelligence, has reportedly received an investment from Singularity Capital, a US venture capital firm.

VyperCore, a startup specialising in data centre compute performance security, has scored £4m in a seed funding raise.

This year has already seen high levels of severe weather events, but according to Ushur such events are an opportunity for carriers to reach out to their customers to help them avoid a claim.

Next-generation accounting automation developer Gappify has secured $10m in its Series B funding round. The investment brings Gappify’s total funding to $22m.

HubSync, a SaaS software company for tax and accounting automation, has closed its Series A funding round to help it bolster its product development efforts.

Global banking group Standard Chartered has recently revealed that it has updated its key value chain emissions reductions goals.  

Following the rollercoaster year of 2022, 2023 looks like it could equally be full of significant changes. Having already got to the end of the first quarter, Kidbrooke has taken a look at some of the biggest trends shaping the year.