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Company update/Credit referencing and support
The UK’s first ever service giving consumers completely free access to their credit report and credit score begins beta testing today, and will be available to the UK public later this month.
02 July 2015
LendInvest has confirmed that it has received the first European rating from a regulated credit rating agency for a peer-to-peer platform.
24 June 2015
News/Credit referencing and support
Credit and financial management service Credit Karma has raised $175 million in a Series D funding round joined by Tiger Global Management, Valinor Management and Viking Global Investors.
23 June 2015
Equiniti Pancredit is putting responsible lending back at the heart of the consumer credit market with the launch of FairMoney, a loan comparison site that uses the applicant’s credit profile to match them to the best loans available for their circumstances.
18 June 2015
Self Lender, Inc., a financial technology start-up that helps consumers establish credit history and gain access to mainstream financial products, has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Austin Capital Bank.
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services today announced that Banterra Bank has joined their AppOne platform, which helps expand dealer networks by connecting marine, recreational vehicle and power sports dealers with lenders to automate the funding process.
13 May 2015
Credit Sesame, a leading personal finance company focused on helping consumers monitor and manage their credit and loans, today announces it has secured $16 million in Series D capital.
12 May 2015
Fair Isaac is piloting a new credit scoring system that uses alternative data that should make it easier for the underbanked to prove their creditworthiness.
02 April 2015
US bank Wells Fargo has built a set of interactive websites designed to help users build and improve their credit.
25 February 2015
Ant Financial, the financial services arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is leveraging Big Data technology and all of its considerable customer assets to launch a powerful new credit scoring agency.
28 January 2015
Former Pimco chief executive Mohamed El-Erian has become the latest big name from the world of traditional financial services to take an interest in P2P lending, making an investment in US outfit Payoff.
22 October 2014
Credit and financial management service Credit Karma has been ordered to beef up its security after a US watchdog found that its mobile app left users' sensitive personal information vulnerable.
20 August 2014
A collection of 10 fintech startups from around the world have battled their way onto an accelerator programme run by Startupbootcamp.
21 July 2014
Beating off competition from more than 300 rivals from around the world, 11 fintech startups have scored spots on an accelerator programme run by banking giant Barclays.
11 June 2014
The UK's competition watchdog has floated the possibility of an independent price comparison website for payday lenders after concluding that Brits are over-paying for their loans.
US bank BBVA Compass has enlisted tech-powered lender OnDeck to help it assess small businesses looking for loans.
07 May 2014
British payday lenders will face limits on how many times they can try to take money out of borrowers' bank accounts, under new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules.
03 October 2013
The Reserve Bank of India has greenlighted a joint venture between Equifax and six Indian financial institutions to create a nationwide credit information agency.
30 March 2010
Kiva, an online outfit that enables people to make loans to entrepreneurs and small businesses around the world, has partnered Moody's to issue credit ratings for microfinace institutions the site works with.
28 September 2009
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a ban on flash orders and agreed to tighten the supervision of credit ratings agencies.
18 September 2009
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