Allianz includes insurance when buying a connected helmet
The insurance giant Allianz Partners has officially launched its joint offer with the specialized Start-up Cosmo Connected. Named Fusion+, it tak...
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When parametric insurance wants to cover hurricanes better
The reinsurer Swiss RE, the parametric platform to ensure flood risks not covered Floodbase and the insurer Aon recently formalized their partner...
MasterCard also committed to empowering payments
The web giant is constantly making announcements and confirming its all-out positioning in the payment market and even in related services. Recen...
Curve offers its customers the possibility to turn any object into a means of payment
Curve, an aggregator card issuer, has partnered with Digiseq to enable its 4 million customers (in 31 countries) to convert any object into a pay...
JCB tests MDBC payment at the point of sale
JCB has announced the launch of a pilot project to enable the use of Japan's central bank digital currency at the point of sale. For this, th...
Visa and Consensys bridge the gap between MNBC and traditional networks
Payment giant Visa has found a new partner, Consensys, with whom it hopes to establish itself as a key player in the MNBC market. This partnershi...
BP Ventures invests in embedded payment
The British oil company British Petroleum (BP) has just invested, via its dedicated fund BP Ventures, in the German start-up Ryd, which specializ...
Evering: the new payment ring supported by Visa
FACTS Japanese company MTG has just opened pre-orders for its new e-wallet. Backed by Visa, it is materialized as a ring.
Money Walkie reinvents the digital wallet for kids
FACTS A new French start-up has just joined the network of Treezor and Mastercard partners. Called Money Walkie, it offers a connec...
In-Car Payment: Alexa to Pay for Fuel
FACTS During the CES 2020, Amazon announced a strategic partnership with ExxonMobil and Fiserv.
Payments News in Brief – December 2019
Players’ Strategy UNITED KINGDOM – Monese lets their UK customers open joint accounts and starts featuring joint accounts in euros for EEA ...
Belfius Insurance Introduces an AI-Focused Start-Up for Assisting Elderly Customers
FACTS As 2019 ends, the Belgian group Belfius Insurance unveils a start-up called Jane in which they hold a majority stake.
NatWest Tests a Biometric Key Ring for Payments
FACTS The British bank NatWest started issuing payment key fobs equipped with biometric sensors.
Alipay and Xpeng Entering In-Car Payment Market
FACTS Xpeng Motors unveil an agreement with Alipay on jointly developing in-car payment features.
ThingCo Introduces a Sun-Powered Telematics Device
FACTS The British InsurTech ThingCo, specialising in crafting telematics solutions, unveils a new device called Little Theo for insurance c...
Thaivivat: Start Your Car Insurance When You Start Your car
FACTS Thailand-based insurance company Thaivivat teams up with the mobile carrier Advanced Info Service (AIS), making adjustments to their ...
HEMA promotes Homies’ Social Network and Multi-Risk Home Insurance
FACTS The Dutch group HEMA teams up with the insurance company Achmea.
La Parisienne Opts for Sigfox’s IoT to Craft New Insurance Offers
FACTS La Parisienne Assurances partners with connected devices maker Sigfox.
JeChange and HomeServe Team Up on Smart Home Assistance
FACTS The home service company HomeServe teams up with JeChange, behind a digital assistant for managing regular bills.
Apple NFC Tag for Apple Pay Transactions
FACTS At this year’s TRANSACT conference in Las Vegas, Apple announced they are working on a new NFC feature.
