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One of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals is to provide everyone in the world with legal identity. And Microsoft and its partners believe this is a perfect case for blockchain technology. Read more: www.neowin.net

Tableau announced today that it has acquired HyPer, an early-stage German startup born in academia that has developed an advanced database technology. Tableau intends to incorporate the technology into its product set. Read More: techcrunch.com

A round table discussion held by the Study of Financial Innovation in London on featured presentations from new online marketplace platforms offering opportunities in the UK commercial real estate. Read More: www.fintechlawblog.com

Fintech startup funding.com.au is the first of its kind to take a step into the colossal mortgage market, providing real estate secured loans to borrowers. Read more: www.startupdaily.net

Rupert Scofield, president and CEO of microfinance organisation FINCA, reflects on the state of microfinance as for-profit FinTech companies are moving in on the space. Read more: www.pioneerspost.com

Insurance Chatbot’s are the hot topic right now. Rick Huckstep looks at the Automated Insurance Agent for InsurTech Weekly. Read more: www.the-digital-insurer.com

Auto Insurance is growing fast in emerging markets as people get their first car. Telematics can create a more personalised risk premium. Read more: www.assurancedufutur.fr

Kikka Capital, an online non-bank lender to Australian SMEs, has picked up a $2m equity investment from FlexiGroup alongside a new funding line for the business.

David Kessler points to the old formula of supply and demand as one of the main reasons why crowdfunding has become such a viable option so quickly for commercial real estate investors. Read more: www.rejournals.com

Singaporean startup Seedly’s co-founders Kenneth Lou and Tee Ming Chew want to do the work millennials are too lazy to do themselves. Read More: www.techinasia.com