Tagged: healthcare

Payouts Fintech PayQuicker Empowers Alphabet Inc.’s Verily with Real-Time Compensation for Clinical Trials

PayQuicker, which claims to be an innovative financial technology leader in the global payouts market, announced a new customer, Verily, a precision health company “committed to generating and applying evidence to change the way healthcare is delivered.” Verily, an Alphabet Inc. company launched from Google… Read More

SpendMend Receives Investment From Major U.S. Health Systems

SpendMend, a  provider of solutions to optimize the cost-cycle for the healthcare industry, announced they have closed on a round of strategic investments from Spectrum Health Ventures as well as Memorial Hermann Health System. The new venture activity “follows closely in the wake of the… Read More

Vivian Health Announces Agreement with Lume, a Banking Platform

Vivian Health, an IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) company and the leading healthcare jobs marketplace serving healthcare professionals first, announced an agreement with Lume, a banking platform for healthcare workers, which “allows Vivian to leverage Lume’s technology to create new banking and financial services for the more… Read More

Novant Health Improves Patient Collection Rates Through Partnership with Cedar

Novant Health, which claims to be one of the largest healthcare systems in the Southeast, has significantly improved its patient financial experience by partnering with Cedar, an enterprise healthcare engagement platform that “improves the end-to-end consumer financial journey.” By investing in Cedar Pay, Cedar’s post-visit… Read More

Jumio Announces “Highest Sales” Quarter Ever, Supported by Financial Services, Healthcare Initiatives

Jumio, which claims to be the leading provider of orchestrated end-to-end identity proofing, eKYC and AML solutions, recently announced the “highest sales” of any quarter in the history of the company, “fueled by an ongoing need for modern enterprises across all industries and geographies to… Read More

BNPL: Weave, Sunbit to Bring Buy Now, Pay Later Options to Healthcare Practices

Weave (NYSE: WEAV), the “all-in-one” customer communication platform for small business, has signed a multi-year integration partnership with Sunbit, the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) technology “for everyday needs and services.” Sunbit’s technology will “power Buy Now, Pay Later solutions for healthcare practices across the… Read More

Healthcare Fintech PayZen Secures $15M via Series A Round Led by SignalFire

PayZen, which claims to be a “mission-driven” Fintech addressing healthcare affordability, has announced it completed a $15 million Series A round. SignalFire has reportedly led the Fintech firm’s investment round, along with contributions from Link Ventures and 7wireVentures, as well as existing investors Viola Ventures… Read More

Aleph Zero Releases Mainnet, Celebrates Successful $14.8M Private Sale

Aleph Zero, a company using blockchain technology to serve the unique needs of the enterprise, today launched their mainnet. The development comes on the heels of a successful $14.8 million private sale. The funding comes from pre-seed and seed funding rounds in addition to its… Read More

UAE based Medical Fintech Klaim Secures $1.6M via Pre-Series A Round

UAE-headquartered healthcare financing platform Klaim has acquired $1.6 million via a pre-Series A round. Klaim’s investment round has been led by Mad’a Investments, a private equity company based in Saudi Arabia. Other investors also made contributions to the round, including Arzan Venture Capital and Wealth… Read More

VeChain to Offer Blockchain enabled In-Vitro Fertilization Service App to China’s Renji Hospital

VeChain, a leading blockchain platform for supporting supply chains among other use cases, has announced that together with DNV, they are enabling Renji Hospital (in China) to launch the very first blockchain-enabled IVF Service App, called MyBaby. As mentioned in an update from VeChain Foundation,… Read More

Heathcare Fintech Green Feather Raises $1.5 Million Through Latest Seed Investment Round

  Green Feather, a U.S.-based healthcare fintech and the creator of patient payments platform, Feather Pay, announced on Wednesday it raised $1.5 million through its latest seed investment round, which was led by Lawrence P. Huang, Co-Foudner of Ciena Corp. and Executive Chairman of Green… Read More

U.S. Insurtech Brella Insurance Raises $15 Million Through Series A Funding Round Led By Brewer Lane Ventures

  U.S. insurtech Brella Insurance announced on Thursday it raised $15 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Brewer Lane Venture with participation from Fidelity Security Life Insurance, SymphonyAI, Digitalis Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, New York Life Ventures, and Founder Collective. Founded in 2019,… Read More

Indian B2B Healthcare Service Provider Biddano, which Leverages Artificial Intelligence Driven Model, Plans to Secure $10M via Series A

B2B healthcare service provider Biddano is planning to streamline offline pharma distribution networks by bridging key supply chain gaps between distributors and chemists. The company leverages the latest technology to develop its platform and is currently looking to expand its network to 25 cities across… Read More

Bank of America Announces Acquisition of Healthcare Payment & Tech Company Axia Technologies

Bank of America announced on Friday it has acquired Axia Technologies, Inc. (AxiaMed), a healthcare payment and technology company that is focused on facilitating secure patient payments. The banking giant reported that the acquisition will deepen and expand its payment offerings for healthcare clients, as… Read More

Ping An Collaborates With Zhongshan Hospital For “Healthcare + Finance + Technology” Innovations Initiative

        Ping An Insurance Group announced earlier this week it has teamed up with Zhongshan Hospital for healthcare service enhancements, medical research innovation, and talent incubation across the healthcare, finance and technology fields to help deliver on the national Healthy China initiative…. Read More

Claire Davidson from Banking Challenger Branch Explains how Earned Wage Access Services can Improve Workers’ Financial Wellbeing

Claire Davidson from banking challenger Branch notes that during the past year, healthcare workers have had to deal with both mental and physical challenges “like none other.” This may have included risking their own lives during the COVID-19 pandemic to mental and emotional stress and… Read More

Healthcare Fintech PayGround Secured $4 Million Through Seed Funding Round Led By Triventures

  PayGround, a U.S.-based healthcare fintech, announced on Tuesday it secured $4 million through its seed investment round, which was led by Triventures, a venture capital fund investing in data-driven health startups, with participation from SixThirty, which invests in early-stage fintech and insurtech enterprise technology companies…. Read More

Fintech and Healthcare focused Oak HC/FT to Allocate $1.4B in Fresh Capital to Support Innovative Projects

Oak HC/FT, which is focused on the future of Fintech and Healthcare, is launching the Oak HC/FT Fund IV as the organization continues its “pursuit of extraordinary opportunities.” Oak HC/FT notes that when looking back on an “exceptionally challenging” year due to the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read More

Healthcare Tech Solutions Provider Nextech Announces Integrated Payment Capabilities Partnership With Stripe

  Nextech, a provider of healthcare technology solutions for specialty physician practices, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with Stripe to deliver advanced integrated payment capabilities to Nextech’s thousands of customers. Founded in 1997, Nextech stated that Nextech Payments enables practices to accept and… Read More

Banks Focus on Digital Transformation Strategy in Increasingly Competitive Industry

Last week it was reported that KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) is planning to introduce a version of its digital banking platform to serve the needs of healthcare workers. The new digital bank solution may be rolled out on March 30, 2021, which is National Doctors’ Day. The… Read More

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