Zeninsurance picks up $1m for SME coverage
Commercial insurance startup Zeninsurance has closed it $1m seed round led by Ferst Capital Partners. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
InsurTech: A challenge to and opportunity for insurers
The insurance industry has remained much the same for more than a century but technology pushes it to change. Read more: www.propertycasualty360.com
Clinc grabs $6.3m for voice-controlled smart assistant
AI-powered financial assistant Clinc has picked up $6.3m in a Series A round led by Drive Capital. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
SmartAssets banks $12m for financial advice
Financial advice startup SmartAsset has raised $12m in a Series B round of funding led by IA Capital Group. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
China in midst of InsurTech boom
While China’s FinTech boom continues unabated, another fast-growing phenomenon has gone almost unnoticed — so-called InsurTech. Read more: www.insurancejournal.com
FinTech’s license to fail
Mondo received a commercial banking license in the UK. But that comes at a price. Read more : www.bloomberg.com
Contego snaps up Right-to-Work solution Working Status
UK RegTech platform Contego has acquired compliance software maker Working Status. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Holiday Crowd snags £290,000 for rental property investment
Online property investment platform Holiday Crowd has raised £290,000 in a Seed round from angel investors. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Micro-insurer BIMA lands $16.8m to grow in Asia
Asian telecom giant Axiata group is pumping $16.8m into microinsurance startup BIMA. The Swedish startup already works alongside the firm in several markets. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Robo goes multi-currency and beyond ETFs
As a result, ETFmatic customers in 17 countries in Europe can now open and add extra currency portfolios in pounds, euros and US dollars. Read more: www.finextra.com