Automation Anywhere scores $250m to globalise bot workforce
Its software robots can take over manual tasks such as insurance claims processing.
InsurTech
Startupbootcamp’s InsurTech Accelerator opens doors to applicants
Selected start-ups will relocate to Hartford, Connecticut.
SimCorp secures tech deal at Nordea Life & Pensions
Signs a five-year licence agreement.
Patients are a virtue in pacey Prudential claims process
Paperless and chatbots are the cure in Hong Kong.
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.
UK start-up Yulife to bring life to insurtech
The neo-insurer will incorporate AI and behavioural science.
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.
ING and AXA to build digital insurance platform
Offering insurance solutions to ING customers in six markets.
Insurtech start-up Kakau inks two deals in Brazil, eyes Europe
Kakau onboards American Life and Societe Generale in Brazil; plans to enter Europe in 2020.
German banking software provider NDGIT raises $4.7m in funding
The funding round was led by Capnamic Ventures.
Money20/20 Europe: how to build a company that behaves
How financial services can be reimagined by an understanding of human behaviour.
Bahrain National Holding in insurtech revamp with TCS Bancs
New tech is part of BNH’s “ambitious transformation strategy”.
Coya to stir the insurance industry with new influx of cash
Berlin-based insurtech firm Coya gets influx of cash.
Banking Technology June 2018 issue out now
A sublime eternal tune to the rhythms of fintech.
Podcast: 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.
UK regulator knocks out seven shades of fintech hits
Another speech. Another conference. Another plan.
Lloyd’s of London launches lab for insurtech innovation
Looking out for action in an “increasingly digital, data-driven world”.
TrueLayer API right fit for Anorak’s life insurance
“First” application of PSD2 into this market.
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.
Banking Technology May 2018 issue out now
All encompassing. Right place, bright time.
Why the auto industry is ripe for disruption
Is the auto insurance industry keeping up with changes in insurance?
ANZ, Suncorp and IBM team for blockchain insurance tech
The project is one of the first of its kind in New Zealand.
Bringing customer-centric insurance to life
How can insurance companies ensure they drive transformation with customer needs at heart?
Homelyfe helps Hoocht hone home insurance
Digital mortgage adviser Hoocht brings on the AI power.
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.
MetLife EMEA calls for insurtech start-ups
Prize is a $100,000 contract to develop and pilot solutions with the insurance firm.
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?
