Latest Personal finance News: Finextra Research

EWise ships financial data API

eWise, leading provider of financial data aggregation and money management solutions, has launched its new financial transaction Categorisation-as-a-Service API (CaaS) for Financial Institutions and Fintechs.

26 September 2016

Company update/Personal finance

Personal finance app MoneyLion launches in Malaysia

MoneyLion, the mobile personal finance platform that helps consumers improve their financial health, today announced its launch in Malaysia.

22 September 2016

News/Personal finance

Banks reap app rewards but face threat from new mobile challengers

While mobile apps have proved a boon for Europe's retail banks, new research suggests that they could also prove a threat, with new specialist players picking off customers in key areas and disrupting the traditional full-service model.

16 September 2016

Company update/Personal finance

Boomers value tech for managing retirement savings

When it comes to managing their finances and health, millennials place a much higher value on the use of technology compared with baby boomers.

25 August 2016

Company update/Personal finance

Investment app Stash raises $9.25m

Stash, one of the fastestgrowing new financial services for Millennials, announced today that it has secured $9.25 million in Series A funding to further accelerate user growth and to build out its technology platform.

19 August 2016

News/Personal finance

Banks unsure on response to PSD2 upheaval

More than two thirds of bankers fear that PSD2 will cause them to lose control of the client interface and many of them remain unsure how to respond to the new directive, causing them to adopt a defensive, wait-and-see stance, according to research from PwC.

12 August 2016

Company update/Personal finance

Union Bank of India launches credit card management app

Union Bank of India, one of India’s largest public sector banks, launched Ucontrol, a first of its kind solution designed to give customers the convenience of controlling their credit card usage with a mobile application.

10 August 2016

Company update/Personal finance

Visa launches financial education programme for Olympic athletes

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced a global financial education program at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games that will help Olympic athletes take control of their financial futures.

04 August 2016

Company update/Personal finance

Envestnet | Yodlee scores United Capital deal

Envestnet | Yodlee (ENV), a leading data aggregation and data analytics platform powering dynamic, cloud-based innovation for digital financial services, today announced a strategic partnership with United Capital, one of the fastest-growing and most innovative registered investment advisory (RIA) firms in the nation, to power United Capital's FlexScore solution with Envestnet | Yodlee's industry-leading data aggregation offering.

02 August 2016

Company update/Personal finance

Q2 Holdings partners MX on contextual PFM

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (QTWO), a leading provider of secure, cloud-based virtual banking solutions for regional and community financial institutions, in partnership with MX, a pioneer in data-driven money management, today announced the release of its newest digital banking product, Q2 Contextual Personal Financial Management (PFM), an embedded banking experience that provides comprehensive and actionable financial insights to consumers.

01 August 2016

News/Personal finance

ING launches pocket-sized personal financial advisor

ING is to provide customers in Spain and the Netherlands with a 'financial advisor in your pocket' through the launch of a new mobile app dubbed My Money Coach.

01 August 2016

News/Personal finance

Fintech founder calls Aussie banks hyprocrites over Apple Pay complaints

The founder of an Australian robo-advisor has accused the country's banks of hypocrisy over their cries of anti-competitive behaviour from Apple Pay

29 July 2016

Company update/Personal finance

LGIM invests in auto enrolment provider Smart Pension

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has announced an investment and partnership with Smart Pension that will broaden its offering for small schemes that are going through the auto enrolment process.

28 July 2016

News/Personal finance

Standard Chartered launches global video banking push

UK bank Standard Chartered is planning to roll out its video banking service to more than five million users across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

21 July 2016

News/Personal finance

Santander doubles down on fintech fund

Santander has doubled the size of its fintech investment fund, from $100 million to $200 million, in what the bank describes as a sign of commitment to its philosophy of collaborating with startups.

19 July 2016

Company update/Personal finance

Moneyhub joins forces with Unbiased

Unbiased, the site that connects millions to advice, has joined forces with Moneyhub to create a new user experience for people managing their finances.

18 July 2016

Company update/Personal finance

Barclays launches personal finance hub

Barclays has today launched Financial Wings, an online personal finance hub designed to give people the knowledge and confidence to take control of their money and build the skills required to bolster their financial health.

22 June 2016

Company update/Personal finance

ČSOB adopts Meniga PFM

Meniga the European market leader of white-label Personal Finance Management (PFM) and next-generation online banking solutions, today announced Era Poštovní spořitelna as its customer.

02 June 2016

News/Personal finance

SEB and ABN Amro join $10 million round in PFM startup Tink

Sweden's SEB has contributed $4.2 million to a $10 million funding round in local PFM outfit Tink, making it the fifth-largest shareholder in the 10-person startup.

19 May 2016

Company update/Personal finance

Virtual Piggy names John Coyne CEO

Virtual Piggy Inc. (OTC BB: VPIG) announced the appointment of John R. Coyne as Chief Executive Officer, effective April 18, 2016. Coyne, 63, will also serve as Chairman of the Board and a member of Virtual Piggy Inc.'s Board of Directors.

11 May 2016