Simplesurance lands Rakuten backing as funding passes €30m
Japanese web giant Rakuten is making another investment through its $100m FinTech fund backing insurance e-commerce startup Simplesurance. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Nested unlocks £1.2m for fast house sales
Aiming to help users sell houses in just 90 days, Nested in a London PropTech company that’s just landed £1.2m in its first round of financing. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
R3 consortium looks to bring the blockchain to RegTech
The R3 consortium is exploring the RegTech space with 10 of its member banks working on a proof-of-concept for a blockchain-based know your customer (KYC) registry. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Wearables could help to heal health, life insurance
Wearables could change all of insurance and revolutionize health and life insurance. Read more: www.letstalkpayments.com
Insurance marketplace EverQuote takes $23m to offer liquidity
Online insurance marketplace EverQuote has raised $23m in its Series B round of funding. The investment was led by Savano Capital Partners. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com