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Personalisation-as-a-Service: Harnessing Data in the Banking and Payments Industry

30 October 2020 524 downloads

Teen banking app hires Chime's Gonzalez to lead customer experience

Copper, an app-based banking startup targeting teens, has brought in Chime executive Daniel Gonzalez as vice president of customer experience and compliance.

27 October 2020

Company update/payments

PayCaptain releases payroll app with PFM baked in

A new payroll app called PayCaptain has been launched to put employees in control of their pay including tools and guidance for financial wellness.

27 October 2020

Company update/retail

Borrowell boosts financial data analysis with MX

MX, the leader in money experience, today announced that Borrowell, Canada’s leading credit education company, has selected MX as part of its effort to bring financial stability to Borrowell’s one million plus users.

22 October 2020

Company update/Personal finance

Fidelity's eMoney Advisor unveils PFM app

eMoney Advisor (eMoney), a leading provider of technology solutions and services that help people talk about money, announced the launch of its new mobile app, Incentive, during the 2020 eMoney Summit.

20 October 2020

Company update/Personal finance

Maybank adds financial planning to mobile app

Maybank today launched MAE by Maybank2u, a new app built with a unique ecosystem designed to help Malaysians take charge of their everyday money matters, beyond their regular banking needs.

20 October 2020

News/retail

Yolt revamps app with new account and contactless card

ING-backed account aggregation app Yolt has launched a new account and contactless card to help people save while they spend.

20 October 2020

News/retail

M1 Finance closes $45m Series C round

M1 Finance has raised $45 million in a Series C funding round for its "super app" offering automated investing, borrowing and banking products.

14 October 2020

News/payments

No rivalry between public and private digital currency solutions – European Commission

During the ‘Retail Payments Strategy’ webinar held Wednesday , the European Commission’s Eric Ducoulombier, head of retail financial services and payment unit, spoke to the subject of digital currencies and the future of a digital euro.

14 October 2020

Company update/Personal finance

Standard Chartered partners Moneythor for personal financial management tool

Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore has partnered Moneythor, a leading digital banking software provider, to launch its new data-driven SC Money Manager tool.

12 October 2020

News/retail

Sibos 2020: Big Tech companies are not looking to get into financial services – Jesse McWaters

Jesse McWaters, Mastercard’s vice president of global digital public policy, believes the way people think about Big Tech companies entering financial services are mistaken.

08 October 2020

News/retail

BofA launches financial planning tool

Bank of America has unveiled a digital tool, called Life Plan, that helps customers set and track their financial goals.

07 October 2020

News/startups

Teen banking app Step launches

Step, a teenager-focused US mobile banking startup backed by Stripe, has enlisted TikTok star Charli D’Amelio to help publicise its launch this week.

02 October 2020

Company update/retail

Norwegian bank exports personal finance app to Japan

SpareBank 1 Østlandet’s AR app, designed to improve young people’s understanding of personal finances, has been a great success.

25 September 2020

News/retail

Greenlight raises $215m for kids' debit card

Greenlight Financial Technology, the startup behind an app and debit card for kids, has joined the unicorn club after closing a $215 million Series C funding round at a $1.2 billion valuation.

25 September 2020

Company update/inclusion

TotallyMoney launches app for better borrowing behaviour

Scale-up FinTech TotallyMoney has launched a new and exclusive app-only feature to help their three million customers gain a greater understanding of their borrowing behaviour and make better financial decisions.

22 September 2020

Company update/payments

CommBank launches bill prediction app

Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has launched Bill Sense, a new CommBank app feature that predicts future bills to help customers, especially those new to budgeting, to stay on top of their finances.

21 September 2020

Company update/startups

Snoop heads to Seedrs for crowdfund

After launching during the height of lockdown in April 2020,London and Norwich-based Fintech, Snoop, has today announced the money-saving app has been downloaded over 100,000 times in less than five months, quickly growing to 75,000 customers.

17 September 2020

News/startups

SmartPurse female financial advice platform launches

Women's rights campaigner Jude Kelly has joined forced with former banking executives Olga Miler and Jacki Zehner on a money coaching and learning start-up, called SmartPurse, aimed at making financial education affordable and accessible to every woman.

17 September 2020

News/retail

Goldman adds PFM tools to Marcus app

Goldman Sachs has added a personal finance management tool to Marcus, its online retail banking service.

15 September 2020