Insurance

Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss.

Deep Dive: Giving Healthcare Payments A Real-Time Upgrade

Deep Dive: Giving Healthcare Payments A Real-Time Upgrade
Deep Dive: Giving Healthcare Payments A Real-Time Upgrade
November 20, 2019  |  Faster Payments

The healthcare market is not immune to payment frictions, as costly inefficiencies can force hospitals to chase payments and prompt 47 percent of patients to...

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NJ: Uber Owes $650M In Taxes After Misclassifying Drivers
NJ: Uber Owes $650M In Taxes After Misclassifying Drivers
November 15, 2019  |  Taxes

New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development claims that Uber owes the state around $650 million in unemployment and disability insurance taxes because it...

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Why Slow Payments Aren’t Necessarily Safer Payments
Why Slow Payments Aren’t Necessarily Safer Payments
October 30, 2019  |  Faster Payments

As of late 2019, there are few people left who need to be talked into the “why” of instant payments — that case has already...

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WEX CEO Prepares For Outcome Of 2020 Election
WEX CEO Prepares For Outcome Of 2020 Election
October 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

CEO Melissa Smith of commercial payments company WEX said that the firm is “bracing for volatility” in 2020. In an interview with Bloomberg, Smith noted...

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Small Business InsurTech Finds The Next Unicorn
Small Business InsurTech Finds The Next Unicorn
October 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

After one of the busiest weeks of the year for B2B startup venture capital funding, this week revealed a bit of a lull in the...

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Starling Links SMBs To Protection Against Unpaid Invoices
Starling Links SMBs To Protection Against Unpaid Invoices
October 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.K. challenger bank Starling Bank is introducing a new solution designed to help its small business clients mitigate against the risk of invoice non-payment. Get...

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Visa, Insurers Partner On Real-Time Claims Payouts
Visa, Insurers Partner On Real-Time Claims Payouts
September 13, 2019  |  VISA

Visa has struck a number of new partnerships to digitize and accelerate insurance claims payouts, the company said in a press release Friday (Sept. 13)....

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How AI, ML Are Revitalizing The Insurance Claims Process
How AI, ML Are Revitalizing The Insurance Claims Process
September 09, 2019  |  Disbursements

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The Quick And Quiet Evolution Of Insurance Toward Instant Payments 
The Quick And Quiet Evolution Of Insurance Toward Instant Payments 
September 09, 2019  |  Faster Payments

Hurricane Dorian may be officially over, but for those in the Southeastern United States and the Bahamas, the rebuild is just getting started. According to the...

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