Latest Personal finance News: Finextra Research

Till raises $5m for kids' banking platform

With more than $5 million in funding in place, Till Financial has launched its collaborative family banking platform designed to help kids manage their money.

26 April 2021

Company update/retail

Freetrade launches 'The Great British Financial Literacy Test'

A new study has revealed how a lack of financial education has left people across the United Kingdom confused by their own money with detrimental effects on their confidence, mental health and financial wellbeing.

23 April 2021

Company update/payments

Plum introduces 'Money Maximiser' tool

Fast-growing Fintech Plum is today launching a new way to manage money with its Money Maximiser.

21 April 2021

Company update/retail

AbbyBank signs for Sensibill tech

Sensibill, the leading provider of everyday financial tools and SKU-level insights that drive personalization and help make financial wellness attainable for all, today announced that AbbyBank has launched its technology in partnership with FIS.

15 April 2021

Company update/retail

Envestnet buys Harvest Savings & Wealth Technologies

Envestnet (NYSE: ENV) announced today it has acquired fintech innovator Harvest Savings & Wealth Technologies, which provides automated goals-based saving tools and wealth solutions to banks, credit unions, trust companies, and other financial institutions.

08 April 2021

Company update/retail

Charity Making Space rolls out financial wellbeing benefits

Adult health and social care charity Making Space has become the latest organisation to roll out a new set of financial wellbeing benefits, including real-time pay - also known as Earned Wage Access (EWA) - in order to support employees' financial wellbeing.

17 March 2021

News/wealth

Santander launches savings and investment calculator

The UK arm of Santander has added a free savings and investment calculator to its website to help customers compare the potential returns on their money.

17 March 2021

News/wealth

M1 Finance raises $75m

M1 Finance has raised $75 million in a Series D funding round for its "super app" offering automated investing, borrowing and banking products.

09 March 2021

News/inclusion

IWD 2021: No more talking, it's time for action on female representation in fintech

2020 may have been a year of challenge, but it proved that above all else, digital resilience will remain foundational, not only to female financial inclusion, but to female representation across the fintech sector.

08 March 2021

News/startups

UBS invests in student loan repayment platform FutureFuel.io

UBS has led a $10 million Series A1 funding round for San Francisco-based student loan repayment platform FutureFuel.io.

04 March 2021

Company update/startups

Step hits 1m users milestone

Step, the new modern-day financial services company built for teens and families, today announced it has crossed one million users. A first of its kind, Step offers users the ability to build credit before they turn 18 through a free, FDIC insured bank account, secured spending card and P2P payments platform.

25 February 2021

News/inclusion

Financial health startup SeedFi raises $65m

SeedFi, a startup promising to help Americans build their credit and savings, has raised $15 million in equity and $50 million in debt.

17 February 2021

Company update/retail

Allied Payment Network joins forced with Moven

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Allied Payment Network (Allied), an industry-leading provider of emerging bill pay technologies to financial institutions, announced today it will join the Movencorp (Moven) collaborative ecosystem of banks, credit unions and fintech organizations to help financial institutions capitalize on the $3.9 trillion bill pay market.

16 February 2021

News/retail

Goldman Sachs adds investing feature to Marcus

Goldman Sachs has added an automated investing feature to Marcus, its online retail banking service.

16 February 2021

News/retail

Personetics raises $75m for AI-driven customer engagement platform

Personetics, a fintech that uses AI to help financial institutions boost customer personalisation and engagement, has secured a $75 million investment from Warburg Pincus.

16 February 2021

Company update/retail

Credit Karma Money integrates with TurboTax

Credit Karma, the consumer technology platform with more than 110 million members in the U.S., Canada and U.K. expands availability of its new U.S. checking account Credit Karma Money™ Spend1 to more members including consumers who get a refund when filing their taxes with Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU), TurboTax®.

11 February 2021

News/startups

Dozens inks Open Banking deal with Bud

UK challenger banking app Dozens has enlisted Open Banking outfit Bud to let prospective customers access some of its services without having to fully sign up.

28 January 2021

Company update/startups

PFM app Charlie launches

Charlie, the personal finance app helping users get out of debt without lifestyle sacrifices, today announced the official launch of its completely revamped app that offers a judgement-free path to debt freedom.

27 January 2021

News/startups

Fintech Albert raises $100m

American mobile banking, saving and investing app Albert has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by General Atlantic.

26 January 2021

Company update/retail

Leaders Credit Union goes live with Sensibill digital receipt management tech

Sensibill, the leading provider of everyday financial tools and SKU-level insights that drive personalization and help make financial wellness attainable for all, today announced that Jackson, Tenn.-based Leaders Credit Union has launched the company’s digital receipt management solution to help members better budget and track expenses, supporting the ultimate goal of achieving financial wellness.

26 January 2021