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Coadec sets out vision for BNPL regulation

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Coadec sets out vision for BNPL regulation

As the Financial Conduct Authority gears up for a consultation on regulating the buy now, pay later market, the Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) has set out its proposal for a "robust and proportionate" framework.

/inclusion

Loqbox and ClearScore partner to help financial excluded build credit history

Financial exclusion impacts billions of people around the world, including younger people who are thin file or new to credit.

/retail

Revolut selects Equifax as data and analytics partner in UK

Equifax UK, the business and consumer insights expert and the UK’s leading challenger bank, Revolut, have announced a new strategic partnership which provides differentiated data assets and real-time predictive analytics for a faster, more informed view of customers and prospects.

Serena Williams invests in credit building startup Esusu

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Serena Williams invests in credit building startup Esusu

Tennis superstar Serena Williams has joined a $10 million investment round in Esusu, a fintech startup that helps renters build their credit score.

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Scienaptic AI signs Numerica Credit Union

Leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI announced Numerica Credit Union has selected the company’s AI-powered platform to enhance its overall credit decisioning for several of its lending products and services, including consumer and commercial underwriting, CLI for credit cards, preapprovals, best credit product recommendations for members and credit risk assessment for the institution’s treasury services.

/retail

CBI and Crif form Open Banking partnership

CBI, hub for technological innovation and digitalisation of the financial industry has partnered up with CRIF, global company specialised in credit bureau & business information, advanced digital solution for business development and open banking.

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Tide launches credit builder tool

Tide, the UK’s leading business financial platform[1] has launched Tide Credit Builder to help small businesses build up their Experian credit score to be able to borrow to grow.

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Bloom Credit names CEO

Bloom Credit (www.bloomcredit.io), an API platform company that helps businesses integrate with the credit bureaus, today announced former LendKey Chief Revenue Officer Christian Widhalm will be taking over the role of CEO from co-founder Matt Harris, who will be elevated to Executive Chairman after leading the company from its inception and across the previous five years.

Goldman Sachs joins $170m funding round for French fintech Younited

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Goldman Sachs joins $170m funding round for French fintech Younited

Younited, a Paris-based credit and payment platform, has raised $170 million in a funding round joined by Goldman Sachs and Bridgepoint.

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Entercard partners Nordigen for open banking insights

Leading Scandinavian credit market company Entercard is partnering with European open banking company Nordigen to improve their credit assessment and scoring models through more detailed data insights.

/inclusion

Online service aims to ease financial anxiety for vulnerable customers

IE Hub, an online income and expenditure portal aimed at helping the financially vulnerable take control of their finances, has partnered with the Vulnerability Registration Service, which gives vulnerable people a voice, by enabling them to inform multiple organisations of their vulnerable circumstances.

/regulation

European Commission proposes revisions to consumer credit rules

Today, the European Commission has proposed revisions of two sets of EU rules to enhance consumer rights in a world reshaped by digitalisation and the COVID-19 pandemic.

/retail

Strands adds credolab credit scoring to PFM app

Strands (CRIF Group), the global experts in Big Data, AI and Machine Learning that creates highly customisable digital money management software, announces a new partnership with credolab, the most advanced, predictive, and accurate alternative scoring provider in the market today.

/people

Qred hires CPO from Klarna

Qred, one of Sweden’s fastest growing companies, has during the past year hired more than 70 people.

Credit builder Kikoff launches with $42.5m in funding

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Credit builder Kikoff launches with $42.5m in funding

Kikoff, a credit building platform for millennials and Gen Z, is launching this week with $42.5 million of funding in the bag.

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Irish credit scoring startup Finclude joins IBM financial cloud ecosystem

Finclude, an Ireland-based start-up that provides credit scoring and affordability profiles using machine learning technology, today announced it has joined IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) growing ecosystem of more than 100 Global Systems Integrators (GSIs), Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), SaaS providers, and FinTechs supporting the IBM Cloud for Financial Services.

Canadian credit and payments platform for SMEs raises funds

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Canadian credit and payments platform for SMEs raises funds

Caary Capital, a Toronto-based fintech targeting SMEs, has raised C$4.1 million in a late-seed equity round.

/people

Equifax hires McGilvray to lead debt services business

Equifax UK has today announced the appointment of Phil McGilvray as the new Managing Director for its Debt Services business, which incorporates TDX Group and Indesser.

ClearScore lands £200 million in funding

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ClearScore lands £200 million in funding

ClearScore, a UK-based free credit scoring service and marketplace, has picked up a £200 million investment from Invus Opportunities.

/people

Oliver Wyman's Sean Cory to join Qred as chairman

Swedish fintech company Qred has elected Sean Cory to become Chairman of the board for the company.

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