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Zurich names Peter Kasahara as Group Chief Data Officer

Zurich names Peter Kasahara as Group Chief Data Officer

  Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has appointed Peter Kasahara to the new role of Group Chief Data Officer to oversee all aspects of data management...
Open Banking Excellence launches local chapter in Brazil to support the development of the country’s open financial system

Open Banking Excellence launches local chapter in Brazil to support the development of the...

Open Banking Excellence (OBE), the global centre of community and knowledge driving change in Open Finance, announced today the launching of a local chapter...
Lifepal raises $9 million in Series A funding to make financial protection more accessible in Indonesia

Lifepal raises $9 million in Series A funding to make financial protection more accessible...

  Lifepal, the largest digital direct-to-consumer (D2C) insurance marketplace in Indonesia, announced it has raised an oversubscribed $9 million Series A funding round led by...
40% of SME bankers still require over one week to approve loans

40% of SME bankers still require over one week to approve loans

  FintechOS, the global technology provider for banks, insurers and other financial services companies, has launched a report, in association with Efma, a non-profit organisation created by...
‘Systemic’ cyberattack presents real risk for US banks

‘Systemic’ cyberattack presents real risk for US banks

  US banks face material risks from ‘systematic’ cyberattacks despite being able to withstand average modelled cyber risk losses, according to Fitch. In a new report entitled “Quantifying US...
How telemedicine and AI can benefit heathcare providers?

How telemedicine and AI can benefit heathcare providers?

By Shivani Muthyala Telemedicine and AI can be cost-effective at the same time accurate Telemedicine and AI-driven symptom checking has enhanced the first-level diagnosis and prioritizing...
Novidea partners with ACORD Solutions Group to help shape the future of the insurance market

Novidea partners with ACORD Solutions Group to help shape the future of the...

  Novidea, the global provider of the ‘born-in-the-cloud’ insurance platform that  enables brokers, agents, and MGAs to manage and drive growth across the entire distribution...
Bitcoin emits less than 5 percent of the legacy financial sector´s carbon emission

Bitcoin emits less than 5 percent of the legacy financial sector´s carbon emission

  In my very first foray into publishing an analysis on this topic in 2014, and as recently as my last piece for Bitcoin Magazine, I set...
European premiums down 5% as MAPFRE remains sixth-largest European non-life insurer

European premiums down 5% as MAPFRE remains sixth-largest European non-life insurer

The premium volume of the insurance business in Europe fell by 4.9% in 2020  However, aggregate premium of top groups in non-life segment...

WhenFresh partners with Bluesky to give insurers vital access to National Tree Map™ data

London, 5 August 2021: WhenFresh has teamed up with tree mapping specialists Bluesky to make its National Tree Map™ (NTM™) data available to insurers...

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Fintech Outsourcing United States: Cynergy BPO – Why Onshore Support Still Reigns Supreme

In the complex world of financial technology, the strategic decision between onshore, nearshore, and offshore outsourcing profoundly impacts a fintech company's operations. Amidst these...
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Unveiling 2024’s hottest and trending Meme Coins: ApeMax, DogeCoin, Shiba Inu, Bonk, and Pepe

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