🧾 Pliant steps into insurance

What we’ll cover today:

🧾 Pliant steps into insurance—because who likes paperwork anyway?

💳 Global Payments & FIS just threw $36B at the future of fintech

👀 What VCs and fintech founders are whispering about behind closed doors

📅 Upcoming events where these deals will dominate the convo

💳 Pliant Dives into Insurance with Hi.health Acquisition!

European B2B payment firm Pliant has acquired Austrian InsurTech Hi.health to simplify healthcare reimbursements using digital solutions.

🚨 Breaking News:
Pliant's acquisition of Hi.health aims to eliminate upfront healthcare payments, streamlining insurance claims through a user-friendly mobile app.

⚡ Wire Simplified:

• Pliant, known for B2B payment solutions, is expanding into the insurance sector.

• Hi.health offers a digital platform for submitting healthcare invoices and prescriptions for reimbursement.

• The integration allows users to avoid upfront payments, enhancing the insurance claim process.

• Hi.health will continue operating independently, leveraging Pliant's infrastructure.

• This move blends fintech and insurance to improve user experience in healthcare payments.

✔️ Straight to the Point:
Pliant's strategic move into insurance via Hi.health aims to modernize healthcare reimbursements, making them more efficient and user-centric.

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💰 Global Payments & FIS Make Billion-Dollar Moves!

FinTech giants Global Payments and FIS are reshaping the industry with major acquisitions and divestitures to streamline operations.

🚨 Breaking News:
Global Payments acquires Worldpay for $22.7B; FIS buys Issuer Solutions for $13.5B, redefining their strategic focuses.

⚡ Wire Simplified:

• Global Payments is purchasing Worldpay to enhance its merchant services.

• FIS is acquiring Issuer Solutions to bolster its banking and payments suite.

• These moves aim to clarify each company's strategic direction in the FinTech sector.

• The deals are expected to close in the first half of 2026, pending approvals.

• Together, these moves signify a big shift in the global payments landscape.

✔️ Straight to the Point:
Global Payments and FIS are making billion-dollar power plays to double down on their core strengths and reshape FinTech.

Money20/20 Asia 2025
Money20/20 is the world's leading, premium content, sales, and networking platform for the global money ecosystem. The event focuses on payments, FinTech, and financial services innovation for connected commerce.
Date: April 22–24, 2025  Location: Bangkok, Thailand

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FinovateFall 2025
FinovateFall is a leading FinTech conference that showcases cutting-edge banking and financial technology through short-form demos and expert insights. The event also includes the Finovate Awards, recognizing companies driving FinTech innovation forward.
Date: September 8–10, 2025 | Location: New York, NY, USA

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