Latest Personal finance News: Finextra Research

Responding to Lending Disruption

27 July 2021 605 downloads

Company update/payments

Maslife taps Paynetics for new financial wellbeing app

Maslife, the payment and wellbeing platform that rewards people for keeping healthy, has collaborated with regulated e-money services provider Paynetics to power its new financial wellbeing app.

26 July 2021

News/startups

CCAF, World Bank, World Economic Forum launch second Covid-19 fintech impact study

Building on findings and insights from its landmark 2020 survey, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) is once again partnering with the World Bank Group and the World Economic Forum to investigate the impact Covid-19 has borne on fintech firms.

20 July 2021

News/retail

Researchers use bank data to understand how to reduce gambling-related harm

After analysing behavioural data from HSBC and Monzo customers, UK charity GambleAware has published a guide for financial services firms looking to help vulnerable customers.

15 July 2021

News/wealth

M1 Finance raises $150m

M1 Finance has hit a $1.45 billion valuation after raising $150 million in a Series E funding round for its "super app" offering automated investing, borrowing and banking products.

14 July 2021

Company update/retail

MX launches financial insights APIs

MX, the leader in modern connectivity and financial data enhancement, today announced the launch of new Financial Insights APIs and embeddable user interfaces, or widgets, to help developers quickly and securely connect MX-powered financial data into their current products and offerings.

13 July 2021

Company update/startups

Econans raises funds for financial advice bot

Econans is a software developer that provides self-service facilities for simulation and automated advice on personal finances.

12 July 2021

News/retail

Comparing progressive vs traditional banks’ digital progress post Covid-19

Providing a view into the status of financial institutions digital transformation across the US, banking consultancy CCG’s recent survey ‘The Banking Battleground: Views From the C-Suite’ considers the attitudes and capabilities of banks toward digital in a post-pandemic world.

08 July 2021

News/inclusion

Norway leads the way for female opportunity

A study released by German digital bank N26 has found that Norway, followed closely by Finland and Iceland, is leading the charge with overall female opportunity, scoring highly on political representation, corporate leadership, and women’s legislation.

07 July 2021

News/markets

Wise completes largest direct listing in UK history at £8bn

Wise, one of the UK’s leading fintechs goes public on the London Stock Exchange today, with first trades expected to commence shortly after 11:22am BST under the ticker ‘WISE’.

07 July 2021

Company update/retail

Strands adds credolab credit scoring to PFM app

Strands (CRIF Group), the global experts in Big Data, AI and Machine Learning that creates highly customisable digital money management software, announces a new partnership with credolab, the most advanced, predictive, and accurate alternative scoring provider in the market today.

01 July 2021

Company update/retail

Länsförsäkringar selects Meniga to develop new PFM platform

Meniga, the global leader in personal finance banking solutions, has announced a partnership with Länsförsäkringar, one of the largest financial institutions in Sweden, to launch a new Personal Finance Management (PFM) solution.

24 June 2021

News/crypto

Emma to build super app

Budgetting app Emma is to expand its portfolio of services to include free stock trading, crypto, P2P payments, high interest savings accounts and credit scores.

23 June 2021

News/inclusion

Crediverso preps personal finance platform for US Hispanic community

Crediverso, a startup building a personal finance platform for the Hispanic community in the US, has raised $3.1 million in seed funding.

21 June 2021

Company update/retail

Libro Credit Union taps MX for new money management app

Libro Credit Union, the largest credit union in southwestern Ontario, announced it has launched a new money management app, Yooli, designed to help people take control and improve their financial wellness by using data-driven technology. Yooli is powered by the MX award-winning modern connectivity and data enhancement platform.

16 June 2021

News/inclusion

UN International Day of Family Remittances: 2020 beats forecasts

Launched in 2015 to build awareness of the contribution that migrant workers make to economies of their home countries, the UN’s International Day of Remittances (IDFR) this year welcomes a more positive picture than had been predicted by the World Bank.

16 June 2021