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Chip reports first profitable quarter

UK wealth app Chip has followed a number of mature fintech businesses in reporting its first full profitable quarter in Q3 2023, driven by strong cash inflows and rapid growth in its user base.

14 November 2023

News/startups

Stripe vets launch AI-powered wealth management platform

Technology veterans with stints at Stripe and Square on their CVs have raised $3.1 million for a new AI-powered wealth management platform.

10 November 2023

News/retail

BMO launches personal finance hub

BMO has launched a digital hub where customers can access personal finance advice and guidance as well as tools to help them budget and set money targets.

08 November 2023

Company update/retail

BPI taps Personetics to help customers make better money decisions through AI

Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI) and Personetics, a global leader in financial data-driven personalization and customer engagement, announced a partnership to execute the bank’s advanced personal financial management (PFM) strategy by providing enhanced hyper- personalized digital experience capabilities for their customers.

07 November 2023

News/retail

Intuit to close Mint, migrate users to Credit Karma

Intuit is shuttering its personal finance unit Mint and inviting users to switch over to its Credit Karma platform.

03 November 2023

News/retail

Subscription platform Youtility acquired by Squeeze

UK embedded subscription management platform Youtility has been acquired by American insurance price comparison service Squeeze. Financial terms were not disclosed.

26 October 2023

Company update/retail

EarnUp launches financial wellness member engagement platform for credit unions

EarnUp, Inc., a financial wellness fintech company, announced today the availability of its EarnUp Engagement Platform, exclusively for credit unions to help drive member engagement through actionable solutions that automate savings, increase loan eligibility and improve overall financial health.

23 October 2023

Company update/retail

Finotta integrates with ebankIT

Finotta, a provider of embedded fintech for digital banking, today announced its latest partnership with ebankIT, a global digital omnichannel banking software company.

23 October 2023

Company update/retail

Credit Genie secures $10 million funding round

Creditly Corp., dba Credit Genie, a leading digital personal finance platform that has served more than one million Americans, announced today the successful completion of an additional funding round, securing $10 million in capital, bringing its total financing to $21 million.

23 October 2023

Company update/retail

TotallyMoney taps open banking tech to help customers build their credit scores

Personal finance app, TotallyMoney, has launched a new open banking-powered feature to help customers track regular outgoings and avoid missed payments, so they can protect and build their credit scores.

16 October 2023

News/retail

Wells Fargo extends wealth platform to all customers

Wells Fargo is making its digital platform for helping people plan and track their money available to all consumer customers.

12 October 2023

Company update/payments

Mastercard teams with Instacart and Peacock to expand consumer rewards

Today, every Mastercard cardholder in the U.S. has access to valuable benefits, including critical safety, security and identity protections. As the cost of everyday necessities like groceries and gas continues to rise, access to the billions of dollars in rewards and benefits that Mastercard provides is more important than ever.

06 October 2023

How to solve the needs of the unbanked and underbanked

Long read/Personal finance

Scott Hamilton Contributing Editor at Finextra Research

How to solve the needs of the unbanked and underbanked

04 October 2023

Company update/retail

CU*Answers to offer members access to Plinqit financial wellness app

Plinqit, the first platform that brings together automated savings, data-driven financial wellness content and virtual account management, today announced a partnership with CU*Answers, a complete service provider for credit unions.

04 October 2023

Company update/retail

Joust and Lendela partner to bolster personal loans offering

In a strategic move aimed at revolutionising the world of personal loans and enhancing the financial journey of Australians, Joust, the leading online home loan marketplace, is thrilled to announce its partnership with Lendela, a prominent player in the personal loan industry.

19 September 2023

News/people

New study finds 1 in 3 adults in the UK now focused on building savings

New research by Gatehouse Bank shows a promising shift towards a saving mindset in a period where 33% of UK adults have less than £1,000 saved up.

14 September 2023

News/retail

Ant Group launches AI model for financial apps

Ant Group announced that it has begun consumer and professional app testing for a finance-specific artificial intelligence (AI) model at the Inclusion Conference on the Bund in Shanghai this week.

08 September 2023

News/startups

African startups raise $2.7bn in VC funding

Startups in Africa's fintech market have secured more than $2.7bn in venture capital (VC) funding in the last two years, according to a recently released report.

30 August 2023