Banking-as-a-service

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UK's sixth clearing bank set to launch with $1.1 billion valuation

The Bank of London is set to enter the UK's clearing market with a pre-revenue valuation of $1.1 billion and plans to recruit 3000 staff over the five years.

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Russian retailer X5 Group pilots financial services

Russian food retailer, that operates Pyaterochka, Perekrestok and Karusel brands, will uplift loyalty cards and add banking services such as payments, money transfers and rouble-denominated cashback.

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BM Technologies agrees to buy a bank

Fintech BM Technologies has agreed to buy community business lender First Sound Bank in a $23 million deal.

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Volt ships white-labelled BaaS app

Australian neobank Volt has joined with Open Banking intermediary Frollo to jointly build and launch a new white-labelled banking-as-a-service (BaaS) app that is fully integrated with its core banking system.

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Standard Chartered taps Starling BaaS platform for green savings product

Standard Chartered's innovation arm has enlisted the help of Starling Bank for a digital platform that will help UK savers invest in green and sustainable projects.

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Fidelity and Visa back emerging markets lender Jumo

Jumo, a South African and London-based fintech startup that helps the underbanked get access to financial services such as loans and savings products, has raised $120 million with backing from Fidelity and Visa.

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Douugh to go global through BaaS partnership with Railsbank

Financial app Douugh has sealed a Banking-as-a-Service arrangement with Railsbank to expand its footprint in Australia, followed by a commercial roll out to the UK, Europe and Southeast Asia.

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Westpac chief platform officer moves on as BaaS platform goes into production

Cameron Meindl, Westpac's chief platform officer who has been overseeing the bank's move into the banking-as-a-services arena, has quit after 13 years with the Australian lender.

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Chip launches FSCS-protected accounts with ClearBank

Savings and investment app Chip has struck a deal with banking-as-a-service provider ClearBank to provide users with FSCS-protected accounts and the ability to deposit and withdraw funds in real-time.

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Bling Card enlists Treezor to build kids' pocket money app

Startup Bling Card has joined forces with SocGen-owned BaaS player Treezor to develop a prepaid pocket money card and financial education app for kids in Germany.

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HSBC moves into Banking-as-a-Service

HSBC is working with Oracle NetSuite to launch a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) offering that will enable customers to create and provide business banking services through their own platforms.

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GPS raises $300 million

Global Processing Services, the payment processor behind a host of challenger bank startups, including Revolut and Starling, has raised $300 million from Advent International and Viking Global Investors.

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Starling to launch banking-as-a-service package in Europe

Starling Bank's much-trailed expansion into European markets will come in the form of a banking-as-a-service technology package, rather than a customer-facing proposition.

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Braintree vets bring embedded finance platform out of stealth with $54 million raise

Highnote, a card issuing startup founded by a pair of Braintree veterans, has emerged from stealth mode with $54 million in combined funding from both a Seed and Series A round.

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BaaS platform Swan to expand internationally on $16 million funding round

French banking-as-a-service platform Swan has secured a $16 million equity raise in a funding round led by Accel.