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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

News/cloud

Bud taps Google Cloud generative AI tools to develop intelligent chatbot

UK fintech Bud has developed a generative AI core and chatbot for personalised customer insights using Google's PaLM2 large language model.

08 August 2023

Company update/retail

An Post extends deployment of Tink money management app

Tink, the market leader in open banking, has announced the expansion of its existing partnership with Irish postal services provider An Post.

08 August 2023

Company update/retail

Plinqit partners BMO for financial wellness pilot

Plinqit, the first platform that brings together automated savings, data-driven financial wellness content and virtual account management, has launched a pilot program with support from BMO to help customers achieve financial wellness and savings goals.

01 August 2023

News/startups

Vanquis Banking Group acquires money saving app Snoop

Vanquis Banking Group has acquired Snoop, the money saving app founded by former Virgin Money boss Jayne-Anne Gadhia.

31 July 2023

Company update/retail

Finastra adds MX to ecosystem for personal financial management

Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces is partnering with MX Technologies, Inc., an industry leader in Open Finance, to provide more seamless, personalized money experiences by integrating MX’s Personal Financial Management (PFM), Insights, and Account Aggregation solutions with Finastra’s Fusion Digital Banking solution.

27 July 2023

Company update/payments

SupportPay launches tool for sharing, managing and tracking expenses between caregivers

SupportPay, the fintech solution that began by helping parents manage child support payments, share expenses, custody, and communication, today announces the expansion of its trusted payment platform to all caregivers.

26 July 2023

News/wealth

US online trading platforms launch in UK

The UK's retail trading platform market has become more crowded following the launch of two separate US ventures.

21 July 2023

News/payments

PayPoint faces law suit from energy charity

UK-based payment services provider PayPoint UK is facing legal action over alleged anti-competitive practices in the prepayment market

21 July 2023

Research/Personal financeFuture of Report

The Future of Fintech in Africa 2023

20 July 2023 571 downloads

Company update/retail

Penny Finance adds automated money insight feature

Penny Finance, the online financial mentorship platform for women, today announces the launch of automated account integration with PLAID, allowing for improved money insights and more accurate financial reporting for members.

10 July 2023

Company update/Personal finance

Belgian fintech startup Curvo raises €0.5 million in seed funding

Curvo, an innovative fintech App based in Belgium, has announced the successful completion of its seed round, raising €500,000 for European expansion and to further enhance its offering for its customers.

05 July 2023

News/payments

Square launches credit card for sellers

Square continues to round out its banking product suite, adding a credit card and cash flow management tools for its US sellers.

29 June 2023

Research/Personal financeFuture of Report

The Future of Payments 2023

19 June 2023 1469 downloads

News/retail

Spanish fintech ID Finance launches crowdfunding campaign

Spanish alternative lending platform ID Finance has launched a crowdfunding campaign, offering existing shareholders and clients as well as European retail investors the opportunity to participate in its recently closed €30 million equity round.

14 June 2023

News/retail

Standard Life partners Moneyhub for open finance integration

Standard Life is teaming up with Moneyhub to roll out an open finance-powered tool, Money Mindset, to its 1.5 million workplace pension scheme members.

01 June 2023

Company update/Personal finance

Tink adds carbon tracking feature in collaboration with ecolytic

Tink, Europe’s leading open banking platform, and ecolytiq, a climate engagement solution, are collaborating to incorporate financial and sustainability-focused coaching into a seamless experience.

01 June 2023