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Company update/retail

Plinqit partners BMO for financial wellness pilot

Plinqit, the first platform that brings together automated savings, data-driven financial wellness content and virtual account management, has launched a pilot program with support from BMO to help customers achieve financial wellness and savings goals.

01 August 2023

News/startups

Vanquis Banking Group acquires money saving app Snoop

Vanquis Banking Group has acquired Snoop, the money saving app founded by former Virgin Money boss Jayne-Anne Gadhia.

31 July 2023

Company update/retail

Finastra adds MX to ecosystem for personal financial management

Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces is partnering with MX Technologies, Inc., an industry leader in Open Finance, to provide more seamless, personalized money experiences by integrating MX’s Personal Financial Management (PFM), Insights, and Account Aggregation solutions with Finastra’s Fusion Digital Banking solution.

27 July 2023

Company update/payments

SupportPay launches tool for sharing, managing and tracking expenses between caregivers

SupportPay, the fintech solution that began by helping parents manage child support payments, share expenses, custody, and communication, today announces the expansion of its trusted payment platform to all caregivers.

26 July 2023

News/wealth

US online trading platforms launch in UK

The UK's retail trading platform market has become more crowded following the launch of two separate US ventures.

21 July 2023

News/payments

PayPoint faces law suit from energy charity

UK-based payment services provider PayPoint UK is facing legal action over alleged anti-competitive practices in the prepayment market

21 July 2023

Research/Personal financeFuture of Report

The Future of Fintech in Africa 2023

20 July 2023 571 downloads

Company update/retail

Penny Finance adds automated money insight feature

Penny Finance, the online financial mentorship platform for women, today announces the launch of automated account integration with PLAID, allowing for improved money insights and more accurate financial reporting for members.

10 July 2023

Company update/Personal finance

Belgian fintech startup Curvo raises €0.5 million in seed funding

Curvo, an innovative fintech App based in Belgium, has announced the successful completion of its seed round, raising €500,000 for European expansion and to further enhance its offering for its customers.

05 July 2023

News/payments

Square launches credit card for sellers

Square continues to round out its banking product suite, adding a credit card and cash flow management tools for its US sellers.

29 June 2023

Research/Personal financeFuture of Report

The Future of Payments 2023

19 June 2023 1467 downloads

News/retail

Spanish fintech ID Finance launches crowdfunding campaign

Spanish alternative lending platform ID Finance has launched a crowdfunding campaign, offering existing shareholders and clients as well as European retail investors the opportunity to participate in its recently closed €30 million equity round.

14 June 2023

News/retail

Standard Life partners Moneyhub for open finance integration

Standard Life is teaming up with Moneyhub to roll out an open finance-powered tool, Money Mindset, to its 1.5 million workplace pension scheme members.

01 June 2023

Company update/Personal finance

Tink adds carbon tracking feature in collaboration with ecolytic

Tink, Europe’s leading open banking platform, and ecolytiq, a climate engagement solution, are collaborating to incorporate financial and sustainability-focused coaching into a seamless experience.

01 June 2023

Company update/retail

Platinum Federal Credit Union taps Jack Henry for financial health push

Jack Henry (Nasdaq: JKHY), today announced that Platinum Federal Credit Union (PFCU) is working with Jack Henry to improve their community’s financial health by growing their membership and focusing on the financial health of their members.

31 May 2023

Company update/inclusion

British Business Bank seeks proposals for Government's Tech and Science initiative

The British Business Bank today announced a Call for Proposals as part of the launch of the government’s Long-term Investment for Technology and Science (LIFTS) initiative. It seeks proposals from industry for the establishment of new funds or investment structures to crowd in UK institutional investment, particularly Defined Contribution (DC) pension schemes, to support the growth and ambitions of the UK’s most innovative science and technology companies.

26 May 2023

Company update/retail

Alviere partners Array to add financial wellness tools to embedded finance platform

Alviere, the leading global embedded finance platform, is proud to announce that it is partnering with Array to offer Alviere’s enterprise clients customizable digital credit and identity tools to increase digital engagement, generate revenue, and help end customers own their financial future.

25 May 2023

Company update/retail

Claro takes financial wellbeing to WhatsApp

Claro Wellbeing, the financial wellbeing provider, has launched the UK’s first financial wellbeing programme that offers accessible financial education to frontline and deskless workers over WhatsApp.

24 May 2023

News/startups

Plenty launches fintech platform for millennial couples

Plenty, a financial platform that helps couples discuss, manage and invest their money, has raised $2.75 million in pre-seed capital.

24 May 2023

News/startups

GoHenry’s co-founder & COO on keeping course under acquisition and expansion

Louise Hill, co-founder & COO of the children’s financial education app, GoHenry, recently sat down with Finextra to discuss developing financial resilience at a young age and their recent acquisition.

19 May 2023