Leuven-based insurtech start-up UnderCover extends its scope and changes its name to thewave. With its new name comes a new mission: thewave will combine its profound expertise in insurance with a deep understanding of emerging technologies. The goal is to invent, build and integrate tailored digital solutions for the insurance sector.  “Thewave does not aim to disrupt the insurance sector, it wants to help it stand strong against disruption,” says Stephan Podevyn, CEO of thewave. The company also exchanges its B-Hive membership for an Associate Partnership.

Mathias Schütz is to take over as Avaloq’s Country Head for Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein from mid-August. He will also become CEO of Avaloq Sourcing (Switzerland & Liechtenstein) AG, the Swiss service centre for the Avaloq Group. In addition, Marc Stähli will join Avaloq on 1 July as its new Global Head of Sales.

Scality™, leader in software solutions for global data orchestration and distributed file and object storage, today announced RING8 software-defined solution for large-scale on-premises storage of unstructured data. The latest generation of Scality’s flagship product brings business agility, resiliency and efficiency to organisations facing data storage and orchestration challenges at petabyte-scale and beyond, across multiple clouds, and core-and-edge environments.

Semafone®, the leading provider of data security and compliance solutions for call and contact centres, today introduced Cardprotect Relay+, a new, multi-channel payments solution that enables businesses to securely accept payments through the customer engagement channel of their choice for a superior customer experience, while simplifying compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). With Cardprotect Relay+ businesses can generate secure digital payment hyperlinks that can be sent via webchat, social media, e

The use of technology to support communication and collaborative working in an increasingly digital and flexible world is something many of us recognise. However, a global study released today by Avast Business (LSE:AVST) indicates this technology is potentially causing a divide in the workplace, with 40% of UK respondents concerned that less tech literate employees will be ‘shut out’ unless they embrace the latest chat, collaboration and digital project management tools.

Technology applied to finance or Financial Technology or FinTech is the application of software, and modern technology, processes and/or business models to deliver financial services. The goal of a typical FinTech company is to provide convenient and reliable alternatives to traditional financial methods. Consumers may often be unaware that a simple mobile payment service they use is FinTech.

TIBCO Software Inc., a global leader in integration, API management, and analytics, today announced an official partnership with Ping Identity, a leader in Identity Defined Security.

AutoRek, the leading financial controls, regulatory reporting and data management platform, is delighted to be awarded ‘Best Insurance System’ in this year’s bobsguide awards.

Announced on Monday 24^th June, the bobsguide awards have been judged based on the strength of tech updates and their impact on the client experience and how the systems stand out in the marketplace. Several rounds of evaluation were carried out by the judging panel including user and market engagement.

StockX​, ​the world’s first ‘stock market of things’, has closed on a $110 million Series C funding round from investment firms DST Global, General Atlantic, and GGV Capital. The company also announced today the appointment of Scott Cutler as CEO. ​Cutler succeeds co-founder Josh Luber, who will continue to serve on the executive leadership team and board of directors. ​The raise, in which current investors GV and Battery Ventures also participated, represents the largest in Michigan VC history to date and values StockX at over $1 billion.

 Players of mobile AR combat game Reality Clash can now buy and sell limited-edition weapons and earn real money via OpenSea, the world’s largest general marketplace for crypto collectibles.

Crypto collectibles are a fundamentally new type of digital good. Unlike traditional in-game DLC, which is ultimately owned and controlled by a game’s publisher, blockchain-enabled crypto collectibles can be traded directly between players for profit, independent of the game itself.