As part of its strategic objective to expand its position in the income protection value chain, global insurer Aegon is announcing the acquisition of Robidus from Avedon Capital Partners. Based...

Tinkoff Bank, Russia’s digital-only provider of banking and insurance products has acquired a stake in Kassir.ru. Founded in 1999, Kassir.ru is Russia’s biggest ticket sales company – in 2017, its...

Etiqa Singapore, the life and general insurer owned by Maybank, Malaysia’s largest financial services group, is innovating for the sake of better customer experience. Today, Etiqa Singapore launched ‘Trix’, its first-ever chatbot....

In March 2018, Barclays Africa Group announced its new business strategy and a new corporate identity, which includes changing its name to Absa Group. “Our overriding goal is to become...

Nutrien Ltd. (“Nutrien”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Agrible, Inc. (“Agrible”) for total consideration of $63-million. Agrible is a digital agriculture company with...

London-based Digital Risks has raised £2.25m in an investment round led by Concentric, with participation from Atami Capital, Seedcamp, London Co-Investment Fund and Beazley. Founded in 2014 by Cameron Shearer, Ben Rose and Annabel Mekelenkamp,...

Helvetia Venture Fund participates in the current financing round of BlueID GmbH. BlueID, formerly called baimos technologies, offers certified products for the digital management and authorization of access and locking...

    Recall: Chubb launched its Small Commercial Marketplace in April – with a rewards component. The insurer designed 24 badges that can be earned based on different types and...

In collaboration with its health division VIASANTÉ, and online marketplace provider Pangée, French insurer AG2R La Mondiale has launched Roulons Vélo – a long-term bike rental subscription program with a...

“Parents want to know their kids are safe whenever they leave the house and especially when they get on the road. We care about the safety of teens and their...

Fundvisory, the Paris-based startup that offers a white-label robo-advisory solution has raised 1.8 million euros from Aviva France and Macif.     Founded in 2015, Fundvisory provides automated and modular...

Future Generali India is delivering policies via WhatsApp for both new and renewal policies. “WhatsApp has wide acceptability and has grown to become a preferred mode of communications. It’s convenient...

Meet Ctrl, “South Africa’s first independent digital short term insurance advisor” that plans to launch by the end of the month.     The company offers an app that allows users...

Swedish digital bank Nordnet is ending the work of its AI assistant Amelia due to performance issues, as reported by Dagenst Industri. “We have tried it towards customers, and the...