Three-quarters of top dealmakers who took part in the survey anticipate tech M&A deal volumes will increase through mid-2022; drivers for the M&A pipeline include scaling up by tech companies to increase competitiveness, adapting to technological advances, and meeting lasting pandemic-induced preferences for convenience and safety.

Neptune Networks Ltd. (Neptune), the fixed income pre-trade market utility, announces the appointment of John “Coach” Robinson as permanent Chief Executive Officer (CEO).  Robinson commenced in the role on the 9th of September 2021. Robinson has worked with Neptune as a senior consultant since November 2020.

Neptune has been under the leadership of Interim CEO, Byron Cooper-Fogarty since January 2020. Cooper-Fogarty is remaining with Neptune and will form part of the Management Team as COO. 

Investment to fuel international expansion as the company triples gross written (GWP) in six months

Cover Genius, the leading insurtech for embedded insurance, announced today that it has secured $100M AUD in a Series C funding round led by Sompo Holdings (Asia) Pte. Ltd (Sompo Asia) who invested ~$68M AUD, with participation from G Squared and other existing investors. The latest funding round follows a momentous six months during which Cover Genius tripled its gross written premium (GWP) after signing over 20 new partners across multiple industries.

Increases SMB buying power while reducing risk and improving cash flow

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SimplePin, a FinTech company strategically designed for the insurance industry, today announces it will attend InsureTech Connect 2021 as an Innovation Start-Up Sponsor

SimplePin, a leading cloud-based digital payments infrastructure provider for the insurance industry, is pleased to participate at InsureTech Connect 2021 as an official Innovation Start-Up Sponsor. SimplePin is committed to delivering innovative technology to the insurance market to modernize receivables and payments processes for carriers, brokers, and MGAs.

 Tingo Inc. (OTCQB: IWBB) is a unique agri-fintech company offering, through Tingo Mobile in Nigeria, personal communications services (“PCS”) using GSM technology for subscribers within and outside of the agricultural sector.

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Lleti brings more than 20 years’ experience growing markets and improving clients’ risk decisioning outcomes

Provenir, a global leader in data analytics software and risk decisioning, today announced Corinne Lleti has been appointed Sales Director for EMEA, managing sales operations for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as the company expands its presence worldwide.

Andrew Bloom, the founder and former CEO of Masthaven Bank, has joined the Fintern Board as a Non-Executive Director.

Fintern, the fast-growing digital consumer lender on a mission to expand access to affordable lending, has appointed Andrew Bloom to its board as a Non-Executive Director.

Andrew brings deep expertise launching and scaling lending businesses in the UK which will prove invaluable as Fintern works to make affordable credit available to the 15m people currently unserved by the incumbents.