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/retail

NerdWallet buys UK's Know Your Money

American personal finance outfit NerdWallet is eyeing international expansion after acquiring UK-based comparison site Know Your Money. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Alipay Ant Forest, the catalyst for enabling citizen action towards carbon reduction

According to the Green Digital Finance Alliance (GDFA), by introducing nudging and incentives on digital platforms, there is potential for substantial behavioural change among digitally-savvy consumers. This can act as a springboard for scalable global climate change mitigation and reduce 8.6% of emissions from public transport.

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UN Secretary-General: Digital finance is the optimal channel to deliver long-term financing of SDGs

The UN Secretary-General’s Task Force on Digital Finance has today launched an Action Agenda that justifies how harnessing digitalisation can empower citizens to be in control of their finances. This will in turn ultimately align with the needs collectively manifested in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Teen banking app Copper raises $4.3m

Copper, an app-based banking startup targeting teens, has raised $4.3 million in a seed funding round led by PSL Ventures.

/retail

Hong Leong Bank launches app to help kids save

Malaysia's Hong Leong Bank (HLB) has launched a digital tool that helps young customers take charge of their own pocket money and savings.

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Revolut launches price comparison service

Digital banking app Revolut has called in Moneysupermarket's white-label technology business to help launch a price comparison service.

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Plum raises $10 million to fund European expansion

Money management app Plum has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Japan’s Global Brain and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

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Moneybox raises £30m

British savings and investment app Moneybox has raised £30 million in a Series C funding round led by Eight Roads and CNP and joined by Breega.

/payments

Gambling charity criticises banks' use of card blockers

A gambling awareness charity in the UK has criticised UK banks for failing to properly use technology designed to prevent users from accessing gambling sites via their debit and credit cards.

/retail

ING Belgium adds subscription management tool to app

ING Belgium has teamed up with Sweden's Minna Technologies to let the bank's customers manage their subscription services from within its app.

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CBA adds Coronavirus money tool to mobile app

Commbank is adding a Coronavirus Money Plan feature to its mobile app, pointing customers to relevant guidance and tools to help better plan and manage their finances.

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CCAF, World Bank, World Economic Forum launch survey to research fintech’s role post-Covid-19

Targeting 15,000 fintech firms worldwide, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) announced it has partnered with the World Bank Group and the World Economic Forum to survey industry players and compile data about Covid-19’s impact on the marketplace.

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Tinkoff rolls out micro-investing service

Russian bank Tinkoff has launched a micro-investing service, letting customers round up debit card transactions and put the spare amounts into an ETF.

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Kids money management app Nestlums launches

The creative arm of core banking vendor Thought Machine has joined forces with game developer Glitchers to build an app that teaches kids money management skills.

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M1 Finance raises $33m

Automated money management platform M1 Finance has raised $33 million in a Series B funding round led by Left Lane Capital.

/inclusion

Mobile banking service for US immigrants launches

Welcome Technologies, an outfit that works to support immigrants to the US, has joined forces with Green Dot on a digital banking product.

/crypto

Coinbase to pay UK and EU customers 5% ‘interest’ on crypto holdings

Coinbase has announced it is to start offering staking rewards to its customers in the UK and certain EU countries, which could offer around 5% interest on the Tezos they hold in their wallet.

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Poland's Pekao launches kids' app

Polish bank Pekao has launched an app that helps children save and learn about how to manage their money.

/payments

Samsung and SoFi launch money management tool

Electronics giant Samsung has partnered US digital lender SoFi on a mobile-first money management platform and Mastercard debit card.

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Samsung partners SoFi on debit card

Samsung is teaming up with US digital lender SoFi to launch a Samsung Pay debit card backed by a cash management account.