Credit referencing and support

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Open banking startup Prism Data raises $5m

Prism Data, the US open banking outfit that span out from Petal earlier this year, has raised $5 million in seed funding.

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Mastercard inks open banking deals with Worldpay and Zip

Mastercard is stepping up its open banking activity through partnerships with merchant solutions business Worldpay and BNPL firm Zip.

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Nova Credit raises $45 million

International credit bureau Nova Credit has raised $45 million in Series C funding to build new products for lenders using alternative credit data.

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UK startup taps open banking technology to help people build their credit score

BuildMyCreditScore, a UK startup that enables individuals to effortlessly boost their credit score through everyday spending on a debit card, has launched in the UK.

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The rise of the theme-based super app

Elon Musk's ambition to turn X into a WeChat-like everything app is doomed, predicts the man building his own "theme-based" super app, called Super.com.

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Finnish fintech Saldo makes move into banking services

Finnish fintech Saldo is gearing up to launch banking services in the country, beginning with a savings account.

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Financial wellbeing app Wagestream buys Keebo to help workers access credit

Financial wellbeing app Wagestream has acquired challenger credit card startup Keebo. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Experian launches checking account for debt-free credit building

Experian has launched its own digital checking account and debit card designed to help Americans build their credit without incurring debt.

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CFPB proposes sweeping changes for the handling of consumer data

The CFPB announced plans to introduce considerable changes to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) that would have far-reaching consequences for data brokers, furnishers and end users.

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HSBC to offer credit cards to migrants with no UK credit history

HSBC has become the first UK bank to offer newcomers to the country the option to include international credit history when applying for a credit card.

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Central Bank of Ireland warns of Credit Register error

The Central Bank of Ireland says it held the personal credit histories of thousands of people for longer than allowed, potentially making it harder for borrowers to get loans.

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India central bank to launch credit tech platform

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is planning to develop a public technology platform for credit transactions.

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Experian charged with spamming customers who signed up to protect their identity

Experian has been fined $650,000 by the Federal Trade Commission for spamming customers with product and marketing messages that they did not sign up for.

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India to add AI-powered conversational payments to UPI

The Reserve Bank of India has set out plans for a host of new fintech developments, including AI-powered "conversational" payments on the country's UPI system and a public digital platform for the provision of frictionless credit.

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Spanish fintech ID Finance launches crowdfunding campaign

Spanish alternative lending platform ID Finance has launched a crowdfunding campaign, offering existing shareholders and clients as well as European retail investors the opportunity to participate in its recently closed €30 million equity round.

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Rent reporting platform Boom raises $4.5m

Rent reporting platform Boom has raised $4.5 million in a seed funding round joined by Plaid co-founders William Hockey and Zach Perret.

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Qred wins banking licence

Swedish credit scoring platform Qred is to become Europe's newest bank, having been granted a full banking licence by the country's financial regulator.

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Petal raises $35m; spins off B2B unit

Petal, a US credit card startup that is ditching traditional credit scores in an effort to sign up young people and the underbanked, has raised $35 million in funding and spun off is B2B-focused subsidiary Prism Data.

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Credora raises $6m for transparent credit markets

S&P Global and Coinbase Ventures have joined a $6 million funding round for Credora, a startup that has built privacy-preserving technology for real-time credit analytics.

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AI-powered SMB credit advisor raises $3.5m

AI-powered SMB credit advisor startup Charm Solutions has raised $3.5 million in a seed round led by BootstrapLabs.