Latest AXA Financial News: Finextra Research

AXA IM completes first market transaction using stablecoins

AXA Investment Managers has completed its first live market transacation using stablecoins issued by SG Forge, the digital asset arm of Societe Generale.

04 December 2023

/wealth

Asset manager launches metaverse fund

Invesco, a global asset manager with $1.6 trillion of assets under management, has launched an investment fund focused on the metaverse.

22 August 2022

/regulation

EC expert group issues call to action on fintech regulation

A European Commission (EC) Expert Group has called on regulators to respond to the changing nature of fintech by adapting the rule book and legal frameworks to encourage innovation and dampen emerging risks.

18 December 2019

/startups

AXA raises $150 million for second venture fund

The venture capital arm of insurance and asset management group AXA has raised $150 million for its second early stage fintech and healthtech fund.

22 January 2019

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AXA IM chases millennial generation with Dreams investment

AXA IM has taken a 10% stake in mobile savings startup Dreams and will become the exclusive provider of mutual funds to the Swedish firm's millennial customer base.

15 January 2019

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AXA rebrands £55 million fund to invest in fintech

AXA Investment Management is restructuring its £55 million Framlington Financial fund to invest in fintech companies.

17 October 2018

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ING and AXA build digital insurance platform

Dutch banking giant ING and France's AXA are teaming up to build a global digital insurance platform.

14 June 2018

/retail

AXA launches blockchain to cover late flight compensation

AXA has launched a blockchain-based insurance product that automates the payment of late flight compensation for air passengers.

20 September 2017

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BNP Paribas and AXA co-operate on blockchain-based fund distribution platform

BNP Paribas is working with AXA Ivestment Managers on the deployment of a blockchain-based fund distribution platform using smart contracts to ease the flow of information between buyers and sellers.

19 April 2017

/retail

Alibaba and AXA form insurance pact

AXA has formed an alliance with Alibaba that will see the French insurance firm develop products and services for the Chinese e-commerce behemoth's customers.

29 July 2016

/retail

Trov raises $25.5m for on-demand insurance app

After raising $25.5 million in a Series C funding round, mobile-based on-demand insurance platform Trov is gearing up to launch in its first market, Australia.

26 April 2016

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Mobile-first US bank Bee joins AXA startup portfolio

AXA's $250M venture capital fund dedicated to emerging strategic innovations in insurance and financial services has added four new companies to its portfolio, marking a total of $6 million in seven US startups since the fund was launched in February of this year.

22 December 2015

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