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Aus social finance app Finch secures $2.25 million in seed financing

Finch, ‘a financial app for your social life’ has secured $2.25m in seed funding just three months after launch.

01 November 2017

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.

31 October 2017

News/Personal finance

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.

27 October 2017

Company update/Personal finance

Current raises $5m

Financial technology company Current today announced today it has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round led by QED Investors, with additional investment from Cota Capital.

25 October 2017

News/Personal finance

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.

24 October 2017

Company update/Personal finance

AI startup Change wins BBVA Open Talent competition

An artificial inteligence startup aiming to give everyone their own virtual personal financial advisor has been named as the winner of the 2017 BBVA Open Talent Competition.

19 October 2017

News/Personal finance

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.

06 October 2017

News/Personal finance

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.

28 September 2017

News/Personal finance

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.

20 September 2017

News/Personal finance

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.

19 September 2017

Company update/Personal finance

Moven builds AI into latest app upgrade

Today, the team at Moven is releasing the latest update to their financial wellness platform. The release will be available in the Google Play and App store in the United States, as the team gears up to roll out the innovations for their global bank partners.

14 September 2017

Company update/Personal finance

Digital Onboarding and Geezeo team up

Digital Onboarding Inc. today announced a partnership with Geezeo, the US based financial digital financial management provider. Digital Onboarding is the first digital SaaS platform dedicated to increasing bank customer activation rates.

07 September 2017

News/Personal finance

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).

07 September 2017

Company update/Personal finance

Assetz Capital's P2P lending platform gets FCA approval

Today, Assetz Capital, one of the UK’s largest Peer-to-Peer platforms, announced it has received full authorisation from the UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

05 September 2017

Company update/Personal finance

Acorns Australia hits $100m AuM milestone

Acorns Australia, the micro-investing app, has reached a milestone of over a $100 million funds under management (FuM), highlighting the appetite among Australians for new ways to save and invest.

30 August 2017

Company update/Personal finance

Geezeo offers banks the chance to build their digital banks using Responsive Tiles

Geezeo, a leader in Fintech and data-driven solutions for financial institutions, has developed and introduced Responsive Tiles to help innovative banks, credit unions and technology partners build customized digital banking experiences.

29 August 2017

Company update/Personal finance

RBC pilots AI-based financial insight tools

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28 August 2017

Company update/Personal finance

Imperial FX brings its money transfer service to Poland

UK-based money transfer brand, Imperial FX, have announced that they are now transferring funds into the Polish market, and can beat the rates of many other money transfer firms.

25 August 2017

Company update/Personal finance

Huntington National Bank signs up for Strands PFM

Having collaborated on 600 product implementations with banks in some 36 countries to date, Strands’ rapid global expansion has now grown to incorporate an ambitious venture with U.S.-based bank, Huntington National Bank, reaffirming its presence in the North American market with the only fully-customizable digital money management solution in the region.

03 August 2017

Company update/Personal finance

Investing app Acorns teams up with PFM firm Clarity Money

Acorns, the country’s fastest-growing micro-investing app with more than 2 million accounts, today announced its partnership with Adam Dell’s Clarity Money, the personal finance app that acts as the “Champion of your Money.”

28 July 2017