Blockchain: from crypto casino to cross-company data management
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InsurTech
Blockchain record-tracker Factom gets $6m investment
FastForward Innovations shows interest in blockchain record-tracking company.
Mortgagetech Blend launches insurance agency
Wants to offer the right blend of mortgages and insurtech.
Atos digital DNA drives revamp for insurer CNA
Love is in the air with new multi-year relationship.
AXIS Capital launches insurtech investment arm
Company aims to up its investment game via AXIS Digital Ventures.
Insurance marketplace CoverHound is Intellirent’s best friend
US-based marketplace partners with rental marketing and tenant screening platform.
Atos to acquire digital dynamo Syntel for $3.4bn
Syntel provides cloud, social media, mobile, analytics and IoT solutions.
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Insurtech Digital Risks feeling brisk with £2.25m funding
Firm offers a monthly subscription model for start-ups.
Next Insurance next firm to receive $83m funding
As a national insurance carrier, the firm has big plans in the US.
Eye in the sky: how drones can shape underwriting
Drones are hitting the mainstream – but how do they impact insurance?
Accenture to power RiskBlock’s insurance platform for blockchain
Accenture joins as lead framework architect.
Podcast: AI for impact – delivering value in the near term
How to get the most out of your AI strategy now, not just in ten years time.
Planck Re yanks in $12m for insurance plans
Israeli insurtech offers AI-powered commercial underwriting services.
Three ways health insurers can win over millennial small business owners
Sally Poblete, CEO of Wellthie, explores three key strategies.
Automation Anywhere scores $250m to globalise bot workforce
Its software robots can take over manual tasks such as insurance claims processing.
Startupbootcamp’s InsurTech Accelerator opens doors to applicants
Selected start-ups will relocate to Hartford, Connecticut.
Webinar: kick-start your AI strategy
Do you know when an AI strategy is the right one?
Women in fintech: research and negotiate every offer
It’s time for women to take more control of their careers in fintech.
Blockchain insurance company B3i picks R3’s platform Corda
The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative makes its choice.
US insurer Lemonade takes wefox to court for IP infringement
Lemonade says German firm copied its presentation and business model.
Famous faces bring funding to US insurtech Ethos
Robert Downey Jr. and Will Smith add a touch of glamour… and money.
Banking Technology June 2018 issue out now
A sublime eternal tune to the rhythms of fintech.
Insurers are on the road to change – but are they moving fast enough?
Are insurers keeping up with the rapid developments taking the financial world by storm?
Women in fintech: every business leader needs to embody the values around equality
Why women in tech shouldn’t fall into the trap that your learning journey is ever over.
US insurtech start-up Bestow raises $15m
Brings Dallas-based firm’s total financing to more than $18 million.
Lemonade seeks to sparkle with open source insurance policy
“Every act of creation is first an act of destruction” – Pablo Picasso.
Risky business: why it’s so important to let the machines do the work
Marine, auto and cyber, just three areas we must start letting machines cut human error.
Insurtech Betterview feeling better with Nationwide investment
Nationwide in the US. Not the UK one.
“The #WomenInFinTech movement is critical to create positive change”
Shruthi Rao of Adapt Ready tells InsurTech Rising about her journey in fintech.
Top fintech stories this week – 4 May 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Trusted Key raises $3m for passwordless authentication
Trusted Key’s total funding now stands at $4.1 million.
Why the auto industry is ripe for disruption
Is the auto insurance industry keeping up with changes in insurance?
Bringing customer-centric insurance to life
How can insurance companies ensure they drive transformation with customer needs at heart?
Fintech funding round-up: 17 April 2018
Features Santander InnoVentures, Creditas, Konsileo and ArchOver.
IBM finds firm blockchain ground with Marsh proof of insurance pilot
Applying blockchain technology for first commercial proof of insurance.
Allai allys with Flinks for insurtech and AI
Canadian start-ups combine in clever collaboration.
“Talented female experts and leaders would rather do than talk about doing”
Women in in fintech are making waves – here we speak with Shan Millie of Bright Blue Hare.
AI: the weapon of the insurtechs
How are insurtechs leveraging artificial intelligence to take on the insurance industry?
Fintech funding round-up: 12 April 2018
Featuring Intramezzo, Microsoft for Startups, Global Fintech Solutions, Eos Venture Partners and Supply Finance.
