We started Zego to help drivers in the on-demand space pay for commercial insurance only when they need it. Why pay for commercial insurance when you are not working? We are committed to making sure drivers are insured to the level they should be when they need to be. We want people to have flexibility and lead more productive lives, and we are using efficient insurance to enable this.
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Fintastico Team
4 months, 3 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/19233/has-...
Has lockdown broken the magic of brokers?
Insurance brokers have always had a special relationship with their customers, one that some might h...
Fintastico Team
8 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/05/161491...
UK Insurtech Zego Expands Partnership With RSA to Launch Flexible Insurance For Fleets of Vans
Zego, a UK-based insurtech, announced on Thursday it has expanded its partnership with insurer RSA to provide flexible insurance for van fleets. The company reported that with the partnership it is able to offer usage-based policies to delivery, courier, and trade van fleets for 20-200
Fintastico Team
9 months, 3 weeks
https://fintechnews.ch/london/9-rising-uk-finte...
9 Rising UK Fintech Startups to Watch in 2020 | Fintech Schweiz Digital Finance News - FintechNewsCH
Rising UK Fintech Startups in 2020. These startups made notable strides in 2019, either by gaining the backing of notable investors, inking partnerships with key players, or expanding their client base, and their momentum is expected to continue in 2020 and onward.
Fintastico Team
9 months, 4 weeks
https://sifted.eu/articles/fintech-in-a-downturn/
Fintech in coronatimes: Why some sub-sectors are especially vulnerable in a downturn | Sifted
A sector-by-sector analysis of what fintechs could see during a downturn. What is most at risk and what may profit?
Fintastico Team
10 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/03/158233...
Fintastico Team
10 months, 3 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/81675/ins...
Insurtech Zego secures French broker licence
Insurtech Zego has future-proofed its business by securing an insurance broker licence in France.
Fintastico Team
10 months, 3 weeks
https://thefintechtimes.com/insurtech-zego-hits...
Insurtech Zego hits 200 employees after tripling headcount in 12 months | The Fintech Times
London-based insurtech Zego has reached a headcount of 200, after tripling its workforce in the space of 12 months.
Fintastico Team
11 months
https://sifted.eu/articles/bbva-backs-uk-fintec...
BBVA backs UK fintech targeting gig-economy, in fresh nod to sector's potential | Sifted
Income-smoother Wollit has secured seed funding from Spain's second-largest bank and two major venture capital funds. Here's why investors are backing this new breed of fintech lenders.
Fintastico Team
11 months
https://sifted.eu/articles/bbva-backs-uk-fintec...
Fintastico Team
11 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/02/157323...
Insurtech: London-based Laka Secures €4.2 Million for Ongoing Development and Expansion of its Bicycle Insurance Services
London-based Insurtech Laka secures €4.2 Million for ongoing development and expansion of its bicycle insurance services.
Fintastico Team
1 year
https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-rising-fintech-st...
Sifted's choice: The nine rising UK fintech apps to watch | Sifted
We pick the nine UK fintechs to watch this year, from credit card providers to online will writers and real estate marketplaces.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 1 month
https://www.reinsurancene.ws/uber-licence-loss-...
Uber licence loss to impact insurtech sector: GlobalData - Reinsurance News
The loss of Uber’s licence to operate in London could have a damaging impact on insurtech firms that have developed products for the ride sharing market,
Fintastico Team
1 year, 5 months
https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-fintech-star...
Europe's fintech startups target Generation Z | Sifted
Generation Z, defined as those born after 1996, represents both a lucrative, and under-served, market for fintech startups.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 6 months
http://www.americanbanker.com/news/online-banks...
Online bank's hub strategy borrows from across the pond
Radius Bank in Boston is adding insurers, personal loan providers and wealth management to its platform, copying a playbook popularized in Europe.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 7 months
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/06/gig-economy...
Insurtech Zego raises $42m for European expansion
The London-based firm will also double its workforce.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 7 months
https://www.businessinsider.com/zego-uk-insurte...
The UK fintech that aims to insure the gig economy just won more funding. Here's why one VC said he's 'doubled down again' on backing the startup.
"Insurtech" startup Zego has secured $42 million in series B funding to boost its European expansion. "It was a competitive funding round," says a VC.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 7 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/06/148538...
Insurtech Zego Raises $42 Million Series B: Largest Ever for European Insurtech Startup
UK-based Insurtech Zego has closed on a $42 million Series B funding round which is said to be the largest ever for a European based Insurtech startup. In total, Zego has now raised $51 million. Zego says its company has grown over 900% in the
Fintastico Team
1 year, 8 months
https://sifted.eu/articles/we-dont-see-ourselve...
Pleo: “We don’t see ourselves as a fintech company” - Sifted
With Kinnevik, Creandum and Stripes as backers, Danish card issuer Pleo raised its $56m B-round whilst keeping its recent A-round untouched. Why?
Fintastico Team
1 year, 8 months
https://sifted.eu/articles/fintech-gig-workers/
Fintech for gig workers is the next big untapped market - Sifted
Meet the startups that are helping financially "untouchable" independent workers get access to loans and insurance.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 9 months
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/04/partnership...
Partnership between Starling and FreeAgent takes flight
Aims to cut time spent on small business admin tasks.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 9 months
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/77960/acc...
Accounting software from FreeAgent latest to join Starling Marketplace
Starling, the leading mobile bank, has partnered with accounting software provider FreeAgent to help small business owners cut the time they spend on daily admin, digitise their finances and relax about tax.
Fintastico Team
2 years, 2 months
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/76369/sta...
Starling Bank expands business banking Marketplace
Starling Bank, the leading mobile-only bank voted Britain’s Best Bank 2018, has today expanded its in-app Marketplace for small businesses.
Fintastico Team
2 years, 5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-used-...
Blockchain Used to Trace Deadly Chemical Linked to $289 Mln Monsanto Cancer Lawsuit
Food safety firm ZEGO is using blockchain to test products for residue of a deadly chemical tied to the recent $289 million Monsanto lawsuit.
Andrea M
3 years, 1 month
Pay-as-you-go insurance provider Zego has raised £1.2 million in seeding funding led by LocalGlobe. London-based Zego launched last year to provide insurance for riders in the gig economy space that are delivering for companies like Deliveroo and UberEATS on small engine scooters. It will soon be launching its first product for car drivers, underwritten by Aviva.
Andrea M
3 years, 1 month
http://tech.eu/brief/zego-funding/