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News/retail
Mastercard has boosted its open banking programme, making it easier for Americans to secure loans by streamlining income and employment verification processes.
13 August 2024
Octane, a fintech focussed on enabling "major recreational purchases", has raised $50 million in a Series E funding round.
07 August 2024
News/payments
California-based Aven has raised $142 million to bring its home equity-backed credit card to homeowners across the US.
19 July 2024
News/inclusion
Royal Bank of Canada has enlisted Nova Credit to help migrants leverage their international credit history when they arrive in the country.
19 June 2024
News/regulation
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has set out plans to remove medical bills from most credit reports
13 June 2024
News/identity
The UK is home to nearly three million "Frankenstein" identities stitched together by fraudsters out of real and made up personal details, according to researchers who warn of a potential multi-billion pound hit to the economy.
British credit technology firm Abound has achieved profitability three years after its launch and is looking to double the size of its team in London from 65 to 130 this year.
30 April 2024
News/startups
US startup Pomelo has raised $35 million in a Series A funding round for its credit-building remittance app and card.
23 April 2024
News/wholesale
Barclays has led a Series B financing round for Funding Xchange (FXE), a provider of white-label software for lenders to SMEs. The size of the round was not disclosed.
11 April 2024
Empower Finance has agreed to buy US credit fintech Petal and closed the acquisition of Philippines-based Cashalo.
09 April 2024
UK open banking-powered startup BuildMyCreditScore says users have seen an average 52 increase in their credit scores in the first three months.
21 March 2024
News/cloud
Credit bureau TransUnion has unveiled a cloud-based AI-powered data and analytics platform for financial institutions.
18 March 2024
In time for Valentine's Day, the romantics at "lifestyle finance platform" Neon Money Club have launched a dating app for people with good to excellent credit scores.
14 February 2024
Consumers shopping for Tesla vehicles are now provided with low-rate financing options when reserving or purchasing a Model Y, Model 3, Model X, Model S, or Cybertruck vehicle through Tesla’s website or mobile app.
05 January 2024
Inaccurate data was shared from 3,284 customers’ profiles to credit reference agencies, which may have led to refusal for mortgages, credit cards or loans, or customers being granted too much credit, that they were unable to afford.
15 December 2023
US credit fintech Petal has put itself up for sale amid Walls Street concerns about its ability to survive, according to Fortune.
21 November 2023
BuildMyCreditScore, a UK startup that enables individuals to effortlessly boost their credit score through everyday spending on a debit card, has secured a £200,000 grant from Innovate UK.
15 November 2023
Revenue-based investing marketplace Levenue has raised €8 million in a Series A funding round and acquired bank transaction enrichment expert Cake.
Intuit is shuttering its personal finance unit Mint and inviting users to switch over to its Credit Karma platform.
03 November 2023
Irish high street bank AIB has admitted to a glitch in its online banking service after it was highlighted by newspaper The Irish Independent.
30 October 2023
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