Latest Personal finance News: Finextra Research

Citi Ventures leads $11 million round in AI-based personal finance advocate Clarity Money

Personal finance app Clarity Money has raised a further $11 million in venture capital financing in a Series B round led by RRE Ventures and Citi Ventures.

23 March 2017

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Canadian fintech Koho launches

Vancouver-based mobile finacial services outfit Koho has finally moved out of private beta testing, pitting its mobile-based service against Canada's big five providers in the battle for Generation Y.

17 March 2017

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Current preps debit card and app for kids

US fintech startup Current has raised $3.6 million as it prepares to roll out an app and card-based allowance management service for parents and their kids.

08 March 2017

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Canadian digital receipt firm Sensibill raises funds for international push

Canadian digital receipt startup Sensibill is planning to move into the US and UK after raising $17.3 million in a Series A funding round led by Information Venture Partners and OpenText Enterprise Apps Fund (OTEAF).

02 March 2017

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Chatbot savings app Plum partners P2P lender Ratesetter

British AI-powered savings Facebook Messenger chatbot Plum is to start steering users that are willing to take on risk in exchange for higher interest rates to P2P lender Ratesetter.

22 February 2017

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Asia catching US in value of fintech deals

Venture capital investment in Asia-based fintech start-ups reached $5.4 billion in 2016 just shy of the $5.5 billion invested in the US.

20 February 2017

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Wells Fargo app sets customers savings challenges

Personal finance management apps are getting more demanding, with new offerings from Wells Fargo and startup Meniga challenging users to meet specific saving targets.

08 February 2017

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Moven launches UK money monitoring app

US-based neobank Moven is setting its sights on Europe, launching a money tracking app in the UK.

07 February 2017

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Citi and AmEx join Plaid Technologies funding round

Plaid Technologies, a startup that helps the likes of Venmo and Lending Club connect with their users' bank accounts, says that the venture arms of Citi and American Express joined its recent $44 million Series B funding round.

06 February 2017

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Wells Fargo inks data sharing agreement with Intuit

Wells Fargo has followed Chase in signing a data-exchange deal with Intuit, enabling its customers to use an API to import account information to financial management tools such as QuickBooks without having to hand over their account credentials.

03 February 2017

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After raising $5m, Qvivr gears up to launch wallet-replacing card

Qvivr, a US startup promising to replace the credit, debit, gift and loyalty cards in customers' wallets with a single card and app combo, has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures.

01 February 2017

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Intuit and Chase agree data sharing deal

Chase customers can now import their financial data to Intuit financial management tools without having to hand over their account credentials, addressing a key flashpoint in bank relationships with third party technology companies.

25 January 2017

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India's SBI to launch digital-only bank

The State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lending institution is to experiment with branchless banking after announcing plans to launch a digital-only bank later this year.

06 January 2017

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BofA adds budgeting tool to app

Bank of America is adding a spending and budgeting tool to its mobile and online platforms, helping customers to track and control their money.

13 December 2016

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Barclays integrates online banking and investing accounts

Barclays has launched a new online direct investing service designed to help customers create a personalised financial plan and work towards their goals with the support of a range of tools and content.

28 November 2016

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CommBank uses virtual reality for kids financial education programme

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is trialling the use of virtual reality technology to teach young children about money management.

10 October 2016

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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

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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

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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

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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