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Savings app Chip sets sights on banking licence

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Savings app Chip sets sights on banking licence

Chip, an AI-powered automatic savings app, is looking to raise £2.4 million in a crowdfunding campaign to finance a banking licence application and become the "Brewdog of banking".

PayPal integrates micro-investing app Acorns

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PayPal integrates micro-investing app Acorns

In its latest stab at expanding beyond payments, PayPal is entering the savings market through an integration with micro-investing app Acorns.

Starling integrates with Yolt

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Starling integrates with Yolt

UK money management app Yolt has integrated with Starling Bank, enabling customers of the digital challenger to view their account details alongside those from other providers.

AI-driven finance app Douugh partners Choice Financial for checking account

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AI-driven finance app Douugh partners Choice Financial for checking account

San Francisco-based fintech startup Douugh has teamed up with community bank Choice Financial to launch an app-based checking account and debit card that will lean heavily on AI to help users better manage their money.

Wells Fargo to launch PFM-based mobile-only account

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Wells Fargo to launch PFM-based mobile-only account

Wells Fargo is to launch a new mobile-only customer account tied to a standalone AI-based budgeting and savings app.

Japan's banks plan 33,000 job cuts in digital downsizing

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Japan's banks plan 33,000 job cuts in digital downsizing

Japan's megabanks are planning to make huge, long-term cuts to their workforces as they increasingly turn to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in a bid to streamline operations and cut costs.

Halloween howler: HSBC suffers online banking gremlins

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Halloween howler: HSBC suffers online banking gremlins

High street bank HSBC was forced to apologise to UK customers after its online banking service went down for a chunk of Friday.

Nordea joins EUR14 million funding round in PFM startup Tink

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Nordea joins EUR14 million funding round in PFM startup Tink

Nordea is among a clutch of banks to have taken an equity stake in and signed a licensing deal with Swedish PFM startup Tink.

Moneyfarm acquires tech behind PFM chatbot Ernest

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Moneyfarm acquires tech behind PFM chatbot Ernest

UK digital wealth platform Moneyfarm is aiming to move into the personal financial management space with the acquisition of financial chatbot technology startup Ernest.

HSBC moves into open banking

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HSBC moves into open banking

HSBC is testing a platform that lets customers see all of their accounts, no matter who the provider, on one screen.

BBVA rolls out financial health diagnosis tool

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BBVA rolls out financial health diagnosis tool

Spain's BBVA has added a diagnostics tool to its app that gives customers a picture of their financial health and then offers a made-to-measure plan for improving it.

ING-backed money management app Yolt gets smarter

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ING-backed money management app Yolt gets smarter

Yolt, the UK money management app backed by Dutch banking giant ING, has added a host of new features, including a money transfer comparison service.

Square applies for bank status

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Square applies for bank status

Square, the fintech startup headed by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, has made an official application in the US for a banking license, ending months of speculation about its plans but also reigniting the argument about the use of industrial loans charters (ILCs).

Personal Finance bot Cleo raises £2m

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Personal Finance bot Cleo raises £2m

British AI-based personal finance chatbot Cleo has raised £2 million in a funding round led by Robin Klein at VC firm LocalGlobe and joined by Skype founder Niklas Zennström

Investing app Stash raises $40m

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Investing app Stash raises $40m

Stash, a New York startup bidding to bring app-based investing to the masses, has raised $40 million in a Series C funding round led by Coatue Management.

Australians urged to 're-wire' brains for saving

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Australians urged to 're-wire' brains for saving

Australia's Ubank is aiming to turn its free-spending customers into diligent savers through AI-powered money management technology and tips on "re-wiring" their financial brains.

Spanish PFM app Fintonic raises EUR25m

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Spanish PFM app Fintonic raises EUR25m

Spanish personal finance management app Fintonic has raised EUR25 million in a funding round joined by ING Group and insurance outfit PSN.

Australia's NAB and Westpac back data sharing startup Basiq

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Australia's NAB and Westpac back data sharing startup Basiq

Australian open API startup Basiq has gained seed funding from Nab Ventures and Westpac-backed startup vehicle Reinventure as the country's banks prepare for a new era of client data sharing.

ING-backed money management app launches in the UK

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ING-backed money management app launches in the UK

Yolt, a money management app backed by Dutch banking giant ING, has launched in the UK in open beta.

Bank of America preps data sharing service

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Bank of America preps data sharing service

Bank of America says it is working with multiple financial data aggregators to provide customers with the ability to connect data from their accounts to third-party financial management applications.

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