InsureTech

Start-Up News: Hokodo Secures £2m Funding from Horizon 2020

 Hokodo, the UK fintech startup, has been awarded €2m by Horizon 2020, the funding programme for research and innovation run by the European Commission.  Grants are awarded to “market-creating innovations” that demonstrate high growth prospects, […]

InsureTech

NTT Research Finds Insurers Are Building Platforms, Not Solo Brands

According to research findings released today by NTT DATA, new digital technologies, increased competition, and evolving customer expectations are driving 61% of financial services and insurance companies (FS&Is) to shift away from traditional, vertically-integrated business models […]

InsureTech

Insurtech Investment Opps: Fintech Alliance Teams Up With Delio

FinTech Alliance, a digital platform launching on 10th June to unite both the UK and the global financial technology sector, announced today a partnership with Welsh startup Delio, a private asset investment infrastructure as a […]

InsureTech

Insurtech: Hammond Launches FinTech Alliance, Aims to Enable Start-Ups

The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, recently announced the FinTech Alliance, an organisation designed to bring together the UK’s and the global FinTech sector through one online destination. Announced by Her […]

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Brexit: Talent Ticker Claims Finance Companies Still Considering Relocating

Artificial Intelligence platform, Talent Ticker, has revealed the impact Brexit is having on those working in the financial services industry. A review of the platform’s data has revealed an increase in the number of financial services […]

Global insurance trends

Developing Markets: 1.7 Billion Adults Have No Access to Financial Services

Some 1.7 billion adults worldwide still don’t have access to a bank account, according to data released by the World Bank. The situation is slowly improving, however, with 1.2 billion people getting access to proper banking since […]

Global insurance trends

Ageas Signs Up Tata to Implement Digital Transformation Project

Tata Consultancy Services a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Ageas UK, one of the UK’s largest insurers and part of the international […]

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Events: Future Banking Tech Conference Fast Approaching in Lagos

Stakeholders and leaders in the banking industry across the West African region are set to gather in Lagos at The Future Banking Technology Summit on April 23rd-24th, to discuss efforts aimed at increasing financial inclusion […]