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Apple Pay Later launches

Apple has finally launched its buy now, pay let service in the US, enabling users to split purchases into four equal payments.

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Sparxpres partners Trifork and Tuum for card and financing platform

Danish financial institution Sparxpres has teamed up with core banking technology vendor Tuum and IT firm Trifork on a bespoke card and financing platform.

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Monnai raises $6.5m to help fintechs use consumer data

Monnai, a provider of consumer insights infrastructure for financial institutions, has raised $6.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Tiger Global.

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Equifax adds utilities to US mortgage credit reports

Equifax is adding telco, pay TV and utility data to US mortgage credit reports in a move designed to support the home ownership opportunities of more Americans.

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Ikea investment arm pumps €9 million into DirectID

UK-based credit scoring and risk decisioning platform DirectID has secured a €9 million investment from Ikea venture arm Ingka Investments.

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Client onboarding outfit Sikoia raises $6m

Sikoia, a London-based unified data platform designed to simplify client onboarding and risk evaluation, has raised $6 million in seed funding.

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AdalFi raises $7.5 million to fix Pakistan's broken lending system

AdalFi, a Pakistan-based fintech providing credit scoring data and lending technology to banks, has raised $7.5 million in Seed funding.

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Nova Credit wins FCA authorisation

US-based cross-border credit bureau Nova Credit has won FCA approval to begin operations in the UK

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Westpac brings AI to biz lending decisions

Australian lender Westpac has enlisted local AI firm Rich Data Co (RDC) to make its business lending decisions faster and simpler.

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ClearScore launches Open Banking-based B2B unit

Credit scoring service and marketplace ClearScore has launched a business-to-business unit to help UK lenders tap into Open Bnking data for lending decisions.

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Indian lending platform KreditBee closes second tranche of $200m funding round

Bengaluru-based fintech lending platform KreditBee has extended its Series D funding round with a $100 million investment from private equity giant Advent International.

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French instant credit fintech Younited raises €60m

Younited, a Paris-based credit and payment platform, has hit unicorn status thanks to a €60 million raise from its main shareholders, including Goldman Sachs.

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Intuit boosts Credit Karma unit with SeedFi acquisition

Intuit has agreed to buy SeedFi, the financial health startup behind Credit Karma's Credit Builder feature. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Experian to run Singapore BNPL credit bureau

Experian has been appointed to operate Singapore's buy now, pay later credit bureau, providing firms with creditworthiness checks on consumer BNPL debt.

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Chime and Upstart lay off staff; Credit Karma pauses hiring

Digital bank Chime, online lender Upstart and Intuit-owned Credit Karma are the latest fintechs to reassess staffing in the face of the economic downturn.

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Ethical lender Plend raises £40m

Plend, a UK "ethical lender" that is ditching the traditional credit system and is instead using open banking data for lending decisions, has raised £40 million in seed funding.

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HSBC invests in customer intelligence and risk assessment firm Bizbaz

HSBC Asset Management has led a $4 million seed funding round for Bizbaz, a Singapore-based startup using non-traditional data to help financial firms assess credit risk.

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HSBC invests $10m in Nova Credit

HSBC has invested $10 million in Nova Credit as part of a wider partnership giving the bank global access to the startup's cross-border credit data product.

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Fintech lending boosts credit access for US small businesses

The use of alternative data sources and machine learning to assess the credit quality of applicants gives US fintechs an advantage over banks when it comes to small business lending, according to a paper from the Bank for International Settlements.

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FTC fines Credit Karma $3m over false 'pre-approved' offers

Credit Karma has been fined $3 million by the Federal Trade Commission for "tricking" Americans with allegedly false "pre-approved" credit offers.