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Chime and Upstart lay off staff; Credit Karma pauses hiring

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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.

Ethical lender Plend raises £40m

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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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Uplinq adds Allison Sagraves to advisory board

Uplinq Financial Technologies - the first global credit assessment and scoring platform for SMB lenders - today announced the addition of Allison Sagraves to its board of advisors, where she will help steer Uplinq's strategic direction.

Seeking Approval - Acquirers vs. Transaction Fraud

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Seeking Approval - Acquirers vs. Transaction Fraud

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Uplinq Financial Technologies scores $1.25m investment

Uplinq Financial Technologies - the first global credit assessment and scoring platform for SMB lenders - today announced a $1.25 million investment from ATX Venture Partners , an early-stage venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas.

Banking as a Service: Predictions for 2023

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Banking as a Service: Predictions for 2023

1005 downloads

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SBK Foundation and AGAM International team on Bangladesh digital microfinance platform

Bangladesh’s entrepreneurs and ‘gig’ economy workers - many of whom are women - are able to access loans for the first time through a landmark agreement between SBK Foundation and UK fintech AGAM International.

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Zolve adds Kin Chung to leadership team

Zolve, a global neobank providing cross-border financial services, today announced the appointment of Kin Chung to its leadership team in the United States.

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Validis partners Aryza to power open finance for UK SME business lenders

Aryza, expert developers of software solutions for the sectors of insolvency, credit and debt recovery, has today announced a partnership with Validis, a market leading open accounting platform, to develop an open finance solution that will help business lenders obtain better quality financial data from their customers.

HSBC invests in customer intelligence and risk assessment firm Bizbaz

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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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Uplinq adds former Scotiabank chief risk officer to advisory board

Uplinq Financial Technologies – the first global credit assessment and scoring platform for SMB lenders – today announced the addition of Daniel Moore to its advisory board, where he will help guide Uplinq’s strategic direction.

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VeraScore unveils credit monitoring model focused on equality

VeraScore, an innovative AI platform for measuring consumers’ financial health, is introducing a SaaS-based model that will allow lenders to more accurately and fairly extend credit. T

HSBC invests $10m in Nova Credit

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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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Redwood signs for Jaywing commercial real estate credit scoring software

Established Jaywing client and specialist lender, Redwood Bank, will use Echelon, Jaywing's SAAS risk technology framework, to process credit applications and apply consistent credit scoring approaches to businesses applying for loans.

Fintech lending boosts credit access for US small businesses

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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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Codat partners nCino to help banks underwrite small business loans

Codat, the universal API for small business data, today announced a partnership with nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO), the worldwide leader in cloud banking, to automate and accelerate banks' ability to underwrite small business loans around the world.

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

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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.

Alloy raises $52m for global expansion

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Alloy raises $52m for global expansion

Alloy, the New York-based company behind an operating system that helps banks and fintechs make better identity and risk decisions, has raised $52 million at a $1.55 billion valuation.

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Tink introduces affordability verification product

Europe’s leading open banking platform, Tink, has today announced the launch of its new product Expense Check, designed to simplify and streamline the customer affordability verification process for lenders.

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Spectral raises $23 million for Web3 credit crosing model

We’re excited to announce that we’ve closed a $23 million round led by General Catalyst and SocialCapital. Samsung Next, Gradient Ventures, Section 32, Franklin Templeton Investment, Shrug Capital, Circle, Jump Crypto and others participated.

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