InsureTech

Hey Insurtech Founders, GuardRisk Are Looking For New Partners

Heads up for insurtech founders, this South African company are looking for projects to invest in; Guardrisk, the leading cell captive insurance provider, is looking for innovative South African entrepreneurs and venture capital investors to […]

InsureTech

Funding: Smile Identity Raises $20m in Series B Round

Smile Identity, who claim to be Africa’s leading KYC onboarding and identity verification platform, recently announced the successful completion of its Series B funding round, raising $20 million. As countries like Nigeria attempt to launch […]

InsureTech

Sapiens Signs Up HGR South Africa

Latest deal signed by Sapiens;  Sapiens International Corporation, (NASDAQ: SPNS) (TASE: SPNS), a leading global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, has announced the full launch of its cloud-first Life core platform CoreSuite […]

Global insurance trends

Africa: How Is The Reinsurance Market Looking in 2022/23?

Financial risks, including currency depreciation and inflation, is topping the list of challenges facing the 54 African economies in the year ahead. That’s according to a new survey of the continent’s leading insurance professionals, conducted […]

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FCA Levies £5.8M Fine Against Ghana International Bank

Latest from the FCA; The FCA has fined Ghana International Bank Plc (GIB) £5,829,900 for poor anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing controls over its correspondent banking activities. GIB provided correspondent banking services to overseas banks. […]

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Deals: Proparco Invests in Mauritius Insurer

MUA Ltd, a regional insurer with operations in Mauritius, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Seychelles, is pleased to announce the proposed equity investment of USD 10M by Proparco, a leading Development Finance Institution (DFI), […]

Global insurance trends

Price Forbes SA Secures New Investment

Price Forbes South Africa is pleased to announce an investment by Medu Capital to support its buy-and-build strategy. Medu Capital is a 100% black-owned investment management company with strong connections in South Africa and throughout […]