Azentio Software, a Singapore-headquartered technology firm owned by funds advised by Apax Partners, was announced the proud winner at the 8th edition of InsureTek Golden Shield Excellence Awards. The award ceremony was held as part of the annual InsureTek Middle East International Conference 2023, which took place on 22 & 23 February at Address Marina, […]

Syngenta Pakistan Limited, a leading agriculture innovation and technology company that provides crop protection, seeds, and digital services to millions of Pakistani farmers, has successfully launched CENTRIGO Farming Ecosystem to facilitate local farmers in overcoming the barriers to higher productivity and profitability. CENTRIGO addresses the end-to-end challenges of farmers to ensure that farming is efficient […]

Microsoft for Startups Middle East, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), graduated the latest cohort of tech startups from its GrowthX Accelerator program. The conclusion of the cohort was celebrated during a Demo Day event, hosted at Abu Dhabi’s financial centre, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), with attendees including startup founders, government […]

Earnix, the market-leading provider of mission-critical cloud-based intelligent real-time, dynamic pricing and rating solutions for insurers and banks, announced it is appointing insurance and fintech industry veteran, Robin Gilthorpe, as its new Chief Executive Officer effective February 1, 2023. Mr. Gilthorpe will be taking over the helm from Mr. Udi Ziv, who served as the […]

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance has signed a one-year agreement with Saudi National Bank (SNB) the leader in the banking industry, under which it will provide health insurance services to the bank’s employees and their families. Bupa Arabia said it received SNB’s approval for the contract on Dec. 18. The leading health insurer expects the […]

DIFC FinTech Hive, the first and largest financial technology accelerator in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, announced that it will host its annual flagship Investor Day event in the metaverse for the first time. Investor Day serves as the graduation platform for DIFC FinTech Hive’s programmes with an opportunity for the […]

With Insurtech on the rise, insurance companies have significantly improved their customer experience by digitising services, lowering costs, and enhancing their underwriting and actuarial processes. The UAE’s #1 fastest-growing Insurtech company, Hala Insurance, is at the forefront of this mission, providing a super-instant claims process with automatic approval for 91% of car repairs.  In today’s […]

Dubai-based insurance innovator Beema Insurance, part of ENOC Group, is geographically expanding its operations within the GCC to include Bahrain. Beema’s insurance policies in Bahrain will be underwritten by the Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company (BSC) (BKIC) who offer the highest levels of motor protection in Bahrain. The agreement was celebrated during a signing ceremony in […]

Jubilee Life Insurance, the largest private sector insurer in Pakistan, has extended its list of notable acknowledgments with AsiaMoney Award 2022. AsiaMoney is a prestigious platform that adjudges financial performance of companies on a set of strict criteria to ascertain the most outstanding companies in various countries. Jubilee Life Insurance is the first and the […]

Ordercall, one of Pakistan’s fastest-growing B2B startups, has signed an MoU with medIQ smart healthcare, Pakistan’s first integrated virtual-care platform, to provide healthcare solutions to Pakistan’s retailers. Through this partnership, Ordercall customers will have access to virtual care services, including comprehensive Out-Patient Department (OPD) coverage, as well as Health and Life Insurance cash benefits upon […]