2/27/2026 2:40:08 PM Chase to open 160 branches in 2026 By Samantha Wulfson While many banks have been cutting their branch networks as customers go digital, in 2024 Chase committed to opening another 500 sites,...
2/26/2026 3:31:55 PM Passle People Podcast: Alex Haidar on the best things about becoming a BDR By Sarah Marwood Alex Haidar Charlotte Knight In this episode of the Passle People Podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Alex Haidar, one of our Business Development...
2/25/2026 10:00:00 PM US Banks Build Tokenized Deposit Network to Guard Their Turf By Gareth Jones Five regional US banks are launching a blockchain-based tokenized deposit network with Cari, aiming for regulated, always-on settlement...
2/25/2026 9:56:33 PM Nubank’s AI Model Helps Fuel Net Interest Income Expansion By Gareth Jones Nubank’s credit margins increased in the fourth quarter of 2025, as Latin America’s largest fintech expanded its use of a credit model...
2/25/2026 4:13:24 PM UK proposes stricter oversight of appointed representatives By Simon Treacy James Morris Stephen Clipsham HM Treasury has published a paper suggesting changes to the legislative framework for appointed representatives. Under the proposals,...
2/25/2026 2:22:56 PM Rainmakers: EP7 - Laurie Burlingame of Morse on Redefining Value, Relationships, and the Reality of Rainmaking By Alex Haidar Charlotte Knight Millie Coote Building that long-term leverage can be difficult with short bursts of visibility. You need to consistently show up, make yourself known,...
2/24/2026 7:30:48 PM MVNO Renaissance- competitive threat or partnership opportunity for MNOs? By Mike Daly Mobile Virtual Network Operators are growing faster than incumbent Mobile Network Operators. NeoBanks Revolut, Monzo and N26 and...
2/24/2026 10:30:59 AM FCA enforcement of the Consumer Duty – What do we know? By Sara Cody The publication of the FCA’s first Enforcement Watch attracted significant attention. FCA Co-head of Enforcement Therese Chambers had...
2/24/2026 9:33:26 AM The Claims Spectrum and how it impacts AI strategy By Mike Daly Authors: Chris Brown - The Build Paradox , Mike Daly - Insurtech World This is the second in a series about claims innovation and...
2/20/2026 4:03:59 PM Grab Buys Investment App Stash At $425 Million Valuation After Posting First Full-Year Profit By Andreas Ioannou With $5 billion in assets under management and over a million paying subscribers, Stash provides an AI-powered investing platform to...
2/20/2026 4:01:50 PM YouTube star MrBeast buys youth-focused financial services app Step By Andreas Ioannou Beast Industries said in a press release Step’s over 7 million users, technology platform and in-house fintech team would complement its...
2/20/2026 3:39:41 PM SunCorp, Core Systems, AI and Imagination By Mike Daly The confining chains of insurer Legacy Technology has been written about by many including myself. Many carriers, brokers, MGAs and...
2/20/2026 8:17:43 AM Gyde raises $60m in new funding By Kate Wang Austin based AI-powered insurance brokerage raised $60m in new funding led by Lightspeed.
2/19/2026 4:05:05 PM Avantos raises $25m in Series A funding By Kate Wang New York based onboarding system for financial institutions raised $25m in Series A funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
2/19/2026 2:32:19 PM Modernising redress: Board minutes provide an update on future changes to FOS powers By Sara Cody The Financial Ombudsman Service (“FOS”) has published the minutes of is January 2026 board meeting setting out next steps on proposals to...
2/19/2026 1:25:03 PM Private equity in insurance: EIOPA signals a new era of scrutiny By Priti Lancaster James Smethurst George Swan Private equity has become an increasingly important part of the European insurance market, particularly in life, run‑off and...