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CommBank Customers Set to View Their Personalized Carbon Footprint. Press release, July 26, 2022.

In early August, CommBank customers can view their carbon footprint based on their personal spending data within the CommBank app. The rollout is to all CommBank customers. Customers can view a breakdown of their carbon emissions data grouped into everyday spending categories, such as utilities, transportation, shopping, and other transaction segments.

Canara HSBC Life Insurance Launches Customer Mobile App. Business World, September 14, 2022.

Canara HSBC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. launches the customer mobile Canara HSBC Life Insurance App. Some of the app's key features include access to policy details and options, such as receiving timely alerts, paying premiums, and tracking fund values.

Aditya Birla Health Insurance Introduces a Renewed Version of its Digital Self-Servicing Chatbot ABHI. Express Computer, August 23, 2022.

Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company Ltd. has launched a revamped, version of its self-servicing chatbot. The new version of the AI-enabled conversational chatbot comes with a claims registration feature, a unique offering in the standalone Indian health insurance industry.

ManipalCigna Health Insurance Launches the ManipalCigna Sahi Cover, Discover Calculator to Help People Choose the Right Health Insurance Coverage for Their Needs. Express Computer, August 19, 2022.

ManipalCigna Sahi Cover, Discover is an industry-tailored calculator that can be accessed 24/7 from anywhere. A highly innovative, online, and time-saving product, it allows users to determine the best health insurance plan for themselves and their families.

AfyaRekod Launches Universal Patient Portal. ITIJ, July 8, 2022.

Kenyan healthtech developer AfyaRekod has launched its Universal Patient Portal, a blockchain-based platform enabling patients and medical staff to securely access health data online. The subscription-based service offers a centralized hub for storing up-to-date health data and medical history documentation.

Bupa Arabia Launches Telehealth Platform . Trade Arabia, June 29, 2022.

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance has launched a new telehealth platform that delivers value-added healthcare services such as doctor–patient video consultations (telemedicine) and appointment booking. The Tebtom program allows members to refill and receive medication, conduct home labs, download the results, schedule a vaccination, and conduct live chat sessions with Tebtom doctors.

Prudential Launches Mobile App to Provide SME Employees with Easy Access to Medical and Company Benefits. Press release, September 7, 2022.

Prudential has launched Business@Pulse, a mobile app to help SME employees manage their group insurance conveniently and seamlessly. The app is available to Prudential enterprise customers, including companies with three employees.

FWD Group Launches Mobile App to Change Outlook Toward Insurance. Life Insurance International, August 8, 2022.

FWD Group has introduced an app called omne that seeks to change how people feel about insurance. Omne offers a set of activities including sketching, music, and mini-games and content concerning wellbeing and health. It also comes with an array of engaging features.

Union Assurance Expands Lifestyle Ecosystem with Clicklife App Digital Rewards. Daily FT, August 30, 2022.

Launched by Union Assurance, the insurance app Clicklife is transforming lifestyles across the country. The Clicklife ecosystem provides a comprehensive lifestyle ecosystem to help users better manage their health and financial wellness. The app gives access to Thyaga—the largest multi-store gift voucher platform in Sri Lanka.

Irish Healthcare Data Start-up Cushla Seeks to Raise €3m. The Irish Times, September 1, 2022.

Cushla has developed an app to allow individuals to access, store, and share their health information with doctors and other medical staff.

Fintech Debuts App That Combines Banking and Life Insurance. Insurance Daily News, September 26, 2022.

A new app combines banking and insurance into one service aimed at people who feel excluded from traditional financial services. Onuu, which announced its official launch on Friday, has a waitlist of 600,000 members. The app charges a subscription fee of $74.99 per year, or $7.99 per month, to access a suite of products, including a checking account, savings account, and budgeting tools. A credit card that does not require a FICO score is in the works.

DrHouse Telehealth App Launches Zero-Cost 24/7 Virtual Care Visits in New York. GlobeNewswire, September 12, 2022.

From Sept. 12, 2022 to Oct. 31, 2022, DrHouse will offer online telehealth visits and the opportunity to renew or obtain a new Rx prescription with a DrHouse Plus subscription for $0, regardless of insurance status.

Ameritas Retirement Plans Division Launches GoalWise: The Next Technology for a Personalized Savings Experience. PR Newswire, August 22, 2022.

Ameritas announces GoalWise, a digital, interactive retirement savings and financial wellness platform to manage the end-to-end retirement savings journey. GoalWise offers participants a personalized, goal-based gamification experience.

John Hancock Retirement Launches Prospect Finder Tool for Financial Professionals to Help Build Scale and Efficiency. Press release, July 26, 2022.

John Hancock Retirement announced the launch of a prospect finder tool for financial professionals. Prospect finder is an interactive, data-rich system that can make finding and managing leads simpler and run plan comparisons at the industry, state, and national levels.

Priority Health Announces Launch of New Health Navigation Solution, PriorityGPS. Business Wire, July 20, 2022.

PriorityGPS will be delivered through a strategic partnership with Accolade, a personalized healthcare service. It is available for self-funded (ASO) large employers. Through one point of contact, employees can access appointment scheduling, benefits, coverage guidance, various virtual care providers, and several other benefits.