Specialist Risk Group (SRG), a UK-based group of insurance intermediaries, has acquired mid-market commercial broker Consort Insurance.

apexanalytix, also known as apex, has acquired environmental, social and governance management firm ESG Enterprise for an undisclosed fee.

Cover Genius, a global InsurTech for embedded insurance, has completed an asset acquisition agreement with US-based embedded warranty provider, Clyde Technologies.

WealthTech GBST has launched an enhanced version of its SaaS Composer wealth management administration platform and has undergone a rebrand.

Monarx, a security solution for web hosting, has bagged $6.1m in a recent funding round headed by Signal Peak Ventures.

Digital banking and payments firm Ibanera has raised $18.5m in a funding round to enable itself to keep support its BitLine business line.

Rapid7, a cloud risk and threat detection firm, has acquired CyberTech firm Minerva Labs for an undisclosed fee.

Key Latin American FinTech investment stats in 2022 • Latin American FinTech investment reaches $5.4bn in 2022, a 58% drop from 2021 • FinTech deal activity reaches 341 deals in 2022, a 15% reduction from 2021 • Brazil was the most active country in Latin America with 134 deals announced, a 39% share of total FinTech deals in the region Latin America’s FinTech...

VR Payment, a payment specialist that is part of the DZ Bank Group, has teamed with German RegTech Hawk AI.

ESG is making an increasingly bigger influence in the financial markets. With this, the regulatory landscape is getting more complex, and firms are having to navigate a variety of legislative requirements.