Tagged: healthcare

January 29, 2021 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

December 4, 2020 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain platform VeChain (VET) has updated the E-HCert App so that it may go beyond maintaining COVID-19 records while onboarding another hospital based in Cyprus. As mentioned in a blog post by VeChain, the Coronavirus crisis has shown the world the true value of digital… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Pradeep Goel, CEO of Solve.Care, which is a global healthcare blockchain technology platform. Solve.Care recently announced the launch of Definitize, a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) for healthcare financing. Definitize aims to improve access to care, which should enhance healthcare outcomes… Read More

November 11, 2020 @ 8:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ajay Bhalla, President, Cyber and Intelligence Solutions, Mastercard (NYSE:MC), has confirmed that the payments giant has joined the Lumedic Exchange in order to lay the foundation for a “trusted, more secure, and patient-centric way” for interacting with healthcare providers. Bhalia noted: “Mastercard has come together with… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 6:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VeChain, the developer of blockchain-based solutions for enhancing supply chain management processes (among other use cases), will be involved in the launch of the first blockchain-based “intelligent” tumor treatment center. VeChain will be working cooperatively with Renji Hospital and DNV GL in order to introduce… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robert Miller, Director of Product Management and Strategy at ConsenSys Health, an organization that leverages blockchain and machine learning for “sustainable and value-based” healthcare, recently talked about the “uniqueness” of healthcare-related data. Miller also discussed the relationship between federated learning and went over the different… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 10:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Elemeno Health, a U.S.-based medical information platform, has raised over $1 million through Regulation CF (Reg CF) campaign on Republic. Co-founded in 2016 by UCSF Pediatric ICU Medical Director Arup Roy-Burman, MD, and veteran Electronic Arts (EA) Game Developer, Ed Nanale, Elemeno Health was… Read More

August 19, 2020 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Thalamos, a UK-based startup that creates digital enablers for mental health, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 equity crowdfunding target on Seedrs. Founded in 2018, Thalamos stated its mission is to empower health and social care professionals with technology to improve mental health outcomes. “From… Read More

August 10, 2020 @ 9:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

An Israel-based AI technology firm is planning to help MUFG Bank, which is Japan’s largest financial institution, with assessing the operations of Asian startups in order to determine the feasibility of issuing loans to them. The $80 million 50-50 joint initiative between Tel Aviv based… Read More

May 5, 2020 @ 9:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

 First Dollar, a U.S.-based health care savings platform, announced on Tuesday it secured $5 million through its seed funding round, which was led by Next Coast Ventures with participation from Meridian Street Capital, former athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush, Everlywell CEO Julia Cheek, Bright Health CTO… Read More

April 12, 2020 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

California-headquartered Wellpay, a Fintech service provider for the healthcare sector, recently revealed that it will be accelerating its planned public launch, in order to help individuals who may be burdened by huge medical bills due to the health and financial crisis created by COVID-19. The… Read More

March 17, 2020 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. healthcare fintech SmartHealth PayCard announced on Tuesday it is waiving its first year annual fee for new card applicants for the next three months in order to support Americans during the coronavirus crisis. SmartHealth PayCard reported that existing cardholders and new members are now… Read More

March 2, 2020 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

End-to-end integrated payments solution, Sphere, which is powered by TrustCommerce, recently revealed that it has teamed up with VisitPay, a financial engagement platform developer for healthcare customers. Both firms said they will be introducing a mobile payments platform, Text to Pay, which gives healthcare service… Read More

February 14, 2020 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Flywire, a U.S.-based fintech firm that provides global payment and receivables solutions for education, healthcare, and commercial enterprises, announced on Thursday it has acquired healthcare technology platform Simplee. The acquisition comes just after the company raised $120 million through its Series E funding round, which… Read More

February 5, 2020 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Arab Emirates’s (UAE) Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has teamed up with the nation’s Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Dubai Healthcare City and several other local government agencies in order to launch a blockchain-enabled health data storage platform. The Emirates News Agency reported… Read More

October 14, 2019 @ 8:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Univfy, an AI platform company that has a mission is to improve fertility patients’ experience and access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), announced on Monday it has formed a collaboration with BBVA USA, the US subsidiary of global financial institution BBVA, to offer a finance program… Read More

October 13, 2019 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brighton, Massachusetts-based blockchain startup SimplyVital Health, Inc. was awarded a $225,000 grant by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct research on integrating different distributed ledger technologies (DLT). According to the release, SimplyVital will work on integrating the open-source Nexus protocol with the Graphene… Read More

September 18, 2019 @ 7:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ping An Insurance Group announced on Wednesday its Ping An Global Voyager Fund is leading an investment of $15 Million in Riverain Technologies, which is a provider of clinical artificial intelligence software used to efficiently detect lung disease at its earliest stages. According to Ping… Read More

June 30, 2019 @ 11:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Stablepharma, a UK-based medical tech company, has secured more than £1.2 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Stablevax reported it comprises approved vaccines which are dried from a solution of stabilizing sugar into a special sponge stored in a normal syringe. They are… Read More

May 23, 2019 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

aescuvest, a Germany based crowdfunding platform serving the healthcare market, has received a €1 million investment from a group of investors, according to a note from the firm. This is aescuvest’s first external round of financing. Mutschler Ventures AG, which specializes in start-ups, the holding… Read More