Latest Personal finance News: Finextra Research

Teen-focused educational investment app tendy signs for WealthKernel tech

A new educational investment platform for UK teens, called tendy, is teaming up with WealthKernel to power its investing services.

12 December 2022

News/retail

Starling to create 1000 jobs at new Manchester office

Starling Bank is promising to create up to 1000 jobs, including many technology positions as it opens its fourth UK office in Manchester.

09 December 2022

Company update/payments

Starling adds virtual cards and updated Spending Insights to money management suite

Starling Bank is introducing virtual cards for Personal Current Account customers and updated its Spending Insights.

07 December 2022

Company update/Personal finance

Santander offers customers budget calculator and financial health check

To help customers manage their finances, Santander has today launched two new tools on its Financial Support Hub, a Budget Calculator and Financial Health Check.

01 December 2022

News/retail

LGBTQ+ digital bank Daylight raises $15m

Daylight, the digital banking app built for America's LGBTQ+ community, has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Anthemis Group.

18 November 2022

News/retail

Gen Z turns to TikTok for financial advice

Young Brits are turning to TikTok for financial information, with many of them believing that influencers on the app provide better advice than traditional media.

15 November 2022

News/sustainable

Startups selected for inaugural climate incubator

Eight climate-focused startups have been selected to participate in what is claimed to be the world's first climate-focused fintech incubator in the Nordics and Baltics.

04 November 2022

Company update/people

Loqbox appoints head of partnerships

Today, LOQBOX announces the appointment of Michelle Andrew to their growing team.

04 November 2022

News/retail

UOB rolls out auto saving feature in Indonesia

Singapore-based UOB has enlisted Personetics for a new AI-powered automated savings feature at its Indonesian outpost TMRW.

02 November 2022

Company update/retail

ABN Amro merges PFM app Grip into mobile banking app

ABN AMRO believes it is important that clients get the best possible insight into their personal financial situation and, if necessary, can take action on it themselves.

25 October 2022

Company update/retail

MoneyLion partners NFL player to tackle financial literacy gap

MoneyLion Inc. (“MoneyLion”) (NYSE: ML), the go-to destination for financial content, products and advice, today announced it launched MoneyLion University (“MLU”) as part of a groundbreaking, innovative financial literacy initiative aimed at filling a gap in money education across the United States.

24 October 2022

Company update/payments

Paylink and Inbest enter payments partnership

Paylink Solutions has entered into an exciting new partnership with benefits digital solution provider, Inbest, to deliver precise information to customers about benefits and social funding.

21 October 2022

Research/Personal finance

The Future of Digital Banking in North America 2023

21 October 2022 1154 downloads

Company update/retail

Enfuce launches spend management tool

Enfuce, the pioneering issuer processing powerhouse, has announced the launch of its dynamic spend management tool Authorisation Control, which empowers companies of any size, in any sector, to set transaction and spending controls for any card in real time.

20 October 2022

News/startups

Northstar raises $24.4m for financial wellness benefit platform

Financial wellness benefit platform for employees Northstar has raised $24.4 million in a funding round joined by PayPal Ventures and Thomson Reuters Ventures.

14 October 2022

Company update/payments

Tink and Snoop extend partnership

Europe’s leading open banking platform, Tink is working with Snoop, the multi award-winning money saving app, to give UK consumers real-time insights on how to cut their bills, pay off debt, grow their savings and save where they spend.

13 October 2022

News/retail

GoHenry raises $55m for European expansion

GoHenry, the UK-based provider of a pre-paid debit card and financial education app for kids, has raised $55 million to fund its move into new markets.

13 October 2022

Company update/retail

Bunq doubles down on budgeting features

In light of record-breaking inflation in the eurozone, bunq, the second largest neobank in the EU, notices a cross-country trend of young Europeans being harshly affected by the cost-of-living crisis.

11 October 2022

Company update/retail