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Money management app Bankin scores EUR20 million Series B

Paris-based Bankin, which offers a money management app combined with human-centric financial advice, has raised a €20 million Series B round from an undisclosed investor.

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CommBank taps behavioural science to help customers reach saving goals

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is turning to the discipline of behavioural economics for a new in-app tool that help customers save towards specific goals.

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CMA9 banks respond to Open Banking mobile app delays

In light of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority scolding five of the CMA9 – Bank of Ireland, Danske Bank, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and Santander – for being in breach of Open Banking delivery on mobile apps, Finextra questions the banks on why deadlines were missed.

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ING Ventures leads EUR19m funding round for Spanish PFM app Fintonic

ING Ventures has led a EUR19 million funding round for Fintonic, valuing the Spanish personal financial management app at EUR160 million.

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Temenos TCF The Hague- Digital Banking Reloaded- live blog, Day 2

Rolling updates from the Temenos Community Forum in The Hague. It's a full house in the World Forum after a splendid gala dinner last evening. News and insights shared here on a continual basis throughout the day

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South Africa's TymeBank picks Finn AI for digital financial fitness coach

South African digital lender TymeBank has enlisted the help of artificial intelligence-powered conversational banking technology provider Finn AI to build a financial fitness coach called Max.

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NatWest trials money management app

UK bank NatWest is trialling a standalone personal finance app that uses AI, data analytics and Open Banking APIs to help customers better manage their money.

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Apple unveils credit card

Apple is launching its own credit card that will be tightly integrated into its mobile wallet and promises to help customers lead a "healthier financial life".

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Money 20/20 Asia round-up: Accelerating financial services for the underbanked

On its return to Asia for the second year running, Money20/20 put on a world-class event in Singapore and welcomed senior leaders in financial services, fintech and payments to connect over major developments in digital money.

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Money 20/20 Asia Q&A: Barclays’ John Stecher on fintech/banking co-opetition

John Stecher, chief innovation officer at Barclays, joined industry leaders at Money 20/20 Asia in Singapore to discuss the relationship traditional banks have with fintech challengers and technology companies. Ahead of the panel session, Finextra spoke to Stecher about how the ongoing evolution from competition to co-opetition between fintech startups and incumbents, as new players realise that because of a range of different factors, it is difficult to replace incumbent banks.

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Money 20/20 Asia: Confronting the open banking monster

Money 20/20 Asia day two kicked off with a discussion on open banking and how regulatory mandates and open API guidelines are driving this initiative in this region. With Asia learning lessons from early adopters in Europe, panel sessions highlighted what the challenges are for banks and regulators.

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The challenger bank playbook: A deep dive

Finextra reports on the rise of the challenger bank economy in Asia, as Money20/20 prepares to open its doors to a new wave of disruptors and innovators in Singapore next week.

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BNP Paribas Luxembourg brings a touch of Genius to mobile banking app

BNP Paribas in Luxembourg is to roll out an AI-based assistant programmed to provide customers with tips on smart banking behaviour.

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BNP paribas Fortis rolls out multi-bank account aggregation app

BNP Paribas Fortis has added real-time account aggregation from multiple providers to its Easy Banking app, giving customers a single overview of their various bank accounts on one screen.

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Acorns raises $105m; strikes content creation deal with CNBC

Savings and investing app Acorns has raised $105 million in a Series E funding round joined by NBCUniversal that will also see the entertainment giant's business news TV channel CNBC create financial literacy content for the startup.

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Scotland's fintechs treble in number

The number of fintechs based in Scotland has increased threefold in the last 12 months following an initiative between government, academia and the finance industry designed to boost the sector.

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Open Banking year one: Insights from the CMA9 and more

A review of the first year of the UK’s groundbreaking experiment in Open Banking. What worked? What didn’t? And what next?

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Apps more popular than online banking in UK

A survey has revealed that smartphone apps have surpassed online banking as the channel of choice for UK consumers.

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Investment Association opens second fintech cohort

The trade body for the UK's fund management industry, the Investment Association (IA), has extended its fintech accelerator initiative with the launch of a second cohort.

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Brits more likely to get divorced than dump their bank – Tandem

With the 8th of January marking Divorce Day – the UK’s most popular day to start divorce proceedings - Tandem Bank product director Matt Ford revealed that despite the act of changing banking provider becoming simpler, consumers are still misinformed and discouraged.