Credit referencing and support

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Tide launches credit builder tool

Tide, the UK’s leading business financial platform[1] has launched Tide Credit Builder to help small businesses build up their Experian credit score to be able to borrow to grow.

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Bloom Credit names CEO

Bloom Credit (www.bloomcredit.io), an API platform company that helps businesses integrate with the credit bureaus, today announced former LendKey Chief Revenue Officer Christian Widhalm will be taking over the role of CEO from co-founder Matt Harris, who will be elevated to Executive Chairman after leading the company from its inception and across the previous five years.

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Goldman Sachs joins $170m funding round for French fintech Younited

Younited, a Paris-based credit and payment platform, has raised $170 million in a funding round joined by Goldman Sachs and Bridgepoint.

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Entercard partners Nordigen for open banking insights

Leading Scandinavian credit market company Entercard is partnering with European open banking company Nordigen to improve their credit assessment and scoring models through more detailed data insights.

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Online service aims to ease financial anxiety for vulnerable customers

IE Hub, an online income and expenditure portal aimed at helping the financially vulnerable take control of their finances, has partnered with the Vulnerability Registration Service, which gives vulnerable people a voice, by enabling them to inform multiple organisations of their vulnerable circumstances.

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European Commission proposes revisions to consumer credit rules

Today, the European Commission has proposed revisions of two sets of EU rules to enhance consumer rights in a world reshaped by digitalisation and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Strands adds credolab credit scoring to PFM app

Strands (CRIF Group), the global experts in Big Data, AI and Machine Learning that creates highly customisable digital money management software, announces a new partnership with credolab, the most advanced, predictive, and accurate alternative scoring provider in the market today.

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Qred hires CPO from Klarna

Qred, one of Sweden’s fastest growing companies, has during the past year hired more than 70 people.

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Credit builder Kikoff launches with $42.5m in funding

Kikoff, a credit building platform for millennials and Gen Z, is launching this week with $42.5 million of funding in the bag.

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Irish credit scoring startup Finclude joins IBM financial cloud ecosystem

Finclude, an Ireland-based start-up that provides credit scoring and affordability profiles using machine learning technology, today announced it has joined IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) growing ecosystem of more than 100 Global Systems Integrators (GSIs), Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), SaaS providers, and FinTechs supporting the IBM Cloud for Financial Services.

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Canadian credit and payments platform for SMEs raises funds

Caary Capital, a Toronto-based fintech targeting SMEs, has raised C$4.1 million in a late-seed equity round.

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Equifax hires McGilvray to lead debt services business

Equifax UK has today announced the appointment of Phil McGilvray as the new Managing Director for its Debt Services business, which incorporates TDX Group and Indesser.

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ClearScore lands £200 million in funding

ClearScore, a UK-based free credit scoring service and marketplace, has picked up a £200 million investment from Invus Opportunities.

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Oliver Wyman's Sean Cory to join Qred as chairman

Swedish fintech company Qred has elected Sean Cory to become Chairman of the board for the company.

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Allianz Bank Bulgaria digitises business lending processes with Software Group

Allianz Bank Bulgaria in partnership with the global technology company Software Group has launched a project for implementation of a complete software solution for loan application and credit risk management - CreditQuest.

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Crediverso preps personal finance platform for US Hispanic community

Crediverso, a startup building a personal finance platform for the Hispanic community in the US, has raised $3.1 million in seed funding.

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B9 raises $1.7m for fintech app targeting immigrants

B9, a US startup building a financial app for immigrants that provides interest-free payroll advances, has raised $1.7 million in an ongoing pre-seed funding round.

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Pelican State CU picks Scienaptic AI-powered credit decisioning platform

Scienaptic, a leading AI-powered credit decision platform provider, announced Pelican State Credit Union has chosen its platform to enable the financial institution to make faster credit decisions and support the financial goals of its members.

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Intellect Design Arena ships iKredit360

Intellect Design Arena Ltd, the world’s most comprehensive IP-led solutions provider for leading financial institutions, announced the launch of iKredit360, a revolutionary credit platform exclusively designed for European financial institutions.