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Plum returns to the crowd after $5 million debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank

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Plum returns to the crowd after $5 million debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank

Smart money app Plum is to launch its third crowdfunding round after picking up £5 million in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank.

SaaS: The case for building a new banking business model

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SaaS: The case for building a new banking business model

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Oval Money appoints new CEO

Fintech company Oval Money has appointed Luca Merolla as CEO to lead its ambitious growth strategy.

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Cake DeFi launches product for 'conservative' crypto investors

Cake DeFi, the leading and fastest-growing Singapore-based fintech firm, providing easy access to Decentralized Finance (DeFi), has launched its latest product – EARN – allowing users to generate returns via a single-sided liquidity mining service while protecting users against market volatility.

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Maslife partners Thames Technology to deliver cards for customers

Maslife, the world's first alternative banking and wellness app which helps users manage their finances, while helping them to improve their mental and physical health, has partnered with Thames Technology, the UK-based leading manufacturer of payment, gift, loyalty, membership, and commercial card products, to supply payment cards to its financial platform customers.

CBA app helps customers find cheap fuel

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CBA app helps customers find cheap fuel

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is piloting a new in-app feature that helps customers save money refuelling their cars.

Pakistan’s ABHI channels donations to flood victims

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Pakistan’s ABHI channels donations to flood victims

Pakistan-based fintech ABHI has teamed up with NGOs JDC, Al-Khidmat and Saylani to allow employed individuals to donate their earned but unpaid salary to flood relief funds.

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PensionBee and Snoop join forces

Leading online pension provider, PensionBee, announces its partnership with money-saving app, Snoop, to help consumers take control of their finances, at a time of record inflation.

MPs call for 'Big Bang' to free up challenger banks

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MPs call for 'Big Bang' to free up challenger banks

The UK should broaden its open banking model to accelerate the growth of fintech as part of a wider new financial services "Big Bang", according to a group of MPs.

Crypto-crime revenue drops by 65% - report

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Crypto-crime revenue drops by 65% - report

Revenue derived from cryptocurrency-related crime is down by 65% in the first half of 2022 compared to the corresponding period in 2021.

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Tsys partners Extend

Did you know charge volume on virtual cards is expected to grow from $1.9 trillion to $6.8 trillion by 2026? But perhaps more surprising is that B2B spend will make up 71% of that volume.

Hello Digit fined $2.7m after algo caused customers overdraft fees

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Hello Digit fined $2.7m after algo caused customers overdraft fees

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fined Hello Digit and ordered the automated savings app to pay damages to customers after finding that a faulty algorithm wrongfully took money from users' checking accounts leading to overdraft penalties.

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Timberland taps Plinqit for paying users to learn about their financial needs

Timberland Bank has partnered with Plinqit, the only savings platform of its kind that pays users for learning about personal finances, to give customers a simple, easy way to save and plan for future financial needs.

Up Bank launches BNPL alternative, Maybuy

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Up Bank launches BNPL alternative, Maybuy

Australian neobank Up Bank, has launched savings service Maybuy. Maybuy is designed as an alternative to Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) products which have become increasingly popular in recent years.

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Sonovate: Freelancers having to wait three times longer to get paid than full time staff

Contract work may be on the rise following the Covid pandemic, but freelancers are still having to wait three times longer to get paid than full time staff as firms struggle with both cashflow and payroll issues, research shows.

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Moneyhub and Pennyworth announce digital banking alliance

Moneyhub, the market-leading Open Data and payments platform, is partnering with Pennyworth, a financial planning and banking app,​​ to redesign digital banking for the aspiring-affluent consumer.

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Plum launches in Belgium

Plum, the smart European personal finance app, is today announcing its launch in Belgium.

Mexican startup becomes latest unicorn

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Mexican startup becomes latest unicorn

A Mexican startup has become the latest fintech to gain unicorn status.

Plaid adds crypto strings to its bow

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Plaid adds crypto strings to its bow

Plaid has announced that major crypto exchanges including Binance.US, Gemini, Robinhood, and SoFi, are now available on their network. Support for additional platforms, including Blockchain.com and BitGo is planned for later this year.

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Wealth Wizards develops financial wellbeing application for Royal London

Wealth Wizards has developed a consumer-led financial wellbeing application for Royal London to help more than 1.5 million new and existing workplace pension customers with their finances.

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