Rokstone hires former Convex exec to head new US excess casualty division
Excess and Surplus Lines, P/C Insurers
BNPL picks up at dealerships as repair costs rise 6%
Consumers are increasingly leaning on buy now, pay later services for maintenance and parts at auto dealerships as repair costs…
Austrade and SFA launch fintech collaboration initiative
The Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) and Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) have launched a joint programme to foster fintech innovation in both APAC countries.
Insurance market remains wary of Florida claims environment
Catastrophes, Claims Disputes, Claims Management, P/C Insurers, Reinsurance Aon, Munich Re
UK mortgage fintech Sprive raises £5.5m
UK mortgage overpayment app Sprive has raised £5.5 million in a funding round led by Ascension.
Swift bids to move the needle for retail consumer payments
Swift is working with 30 banks on a scheme to set new rules for retail cross-border payments on its network.
Scotland reports 24% fintech employment growth
Scotland’s fintech cluster has seen a 24% increase in jobs since 2021, says the organisation tasked with supporting the sector.
DBS runs programme to find top tech talent in India
DBS aims to hire over 100 of the brightest minds in emerging technologies such as cloud computing, AI, machine learning and big data through a 24-hour Hack2Hire programme in India.
Aon ends COVID-19 salary cut, pledges to repay staff
Coronavirus, Employment Practices, Risk Management Aon, Marsh & McLennan, Willis Towers Watson
Auto tariffs would further squeeze consumers
Looming vehicle price increases due to proposed auto tariffs could further challenge consumers when payments are already elevated and credit…
US Treasury sets out crypto tax reporting proposal
Cryptocurrency exchanges and payment processors in the US will be required to report information on their users’ transactions to the Internal Revenue Service under a new Treasury proposal.
Visa launches African fintech startup accelerator programme
Visa is launching a fintech accelerator programme for African startups as part of its recent $1 billion pledge to accelerate the deployment of digital payments across the continent.
Bank auto finance share jumps to 28.9%
Amid a pullback in captive-led incentives and newly established relationships with manufacturers, banks saw the largest market share growth for…
Circle buys tokenised money market fund Hashnote
Crypto firm Circle Internet Group has acquired Hashnote, the issuer of US Yield Coin (USYC), the largest tokenised treasury and money market fund in the world.