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UK govt opens midata innovation lab

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UK govt opens midata innovation lab

The UK government has opened its 'midata' innovation lab, enabling businesses to collect consumer data and use it to build apps that will help Brits manage their money.

Investment management outfit SigFig raises $15m

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Investment management outfit SigFig raises $15m

SigFig, a US start-up which helps users track and manage their investments, has raised $15 million in a funding round led by Union Square Ventures and Bain Capital Ventures.

Barclays preps PFM tool

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Barclays preps PFM tool

Barclays is preparing to roll out its Money Tools personal finance management service to all online customers.

Guardian and Zurich team on 'Life Navigator' money tool

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Guardian and Zurich team on 'Life Navigator' money tool

UK broadsheet The Guardian has teamed up with insurance firm Zurich on a 'Life Navigator' Web app designed to provide readers with money advice.

BNZ targets youth with online overhaul

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BNZ targets youth with online overhaul

New Zealand's BNZ has set its sights on young customers with an overhaul of its online banking service designed to make it more intuitive and customisable.

Moven gears up for launch

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Moven gears up for launch

Having ditched the 'bank' from its name, US mobile-centric financial services provider Moven is gearing up for a closed beta launch at the end of February.

Barclays preps social enterprise hackathons

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Barclays preps social enterprise hackathons

Barclays is inviting UK tech and design bods to take part in a pair of hackathon weekends where they will work on socially useful finance-related ideas.

UK Chancellor plans on UK payments shake-up

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UK Chancellor plans on UK payments shake-up

George Osborne, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, has threatened to break up the UK's big banks if they fail to follow new rules to ring-fence risky investment operations from their retail operations, and promised a shake-up of the payment system to boost competition in the sector.

Ribbit Capital raises $100m for financial innovation fund

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Ribbit Capital raises $100m for financial innovation fund

Ribbit Capital, a new Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund focused purely on investing in innovative, tech-led financial services firms, has launched after closing its own $100 million fund.

UK govt tells banks to hand over account data to customers

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UK govt tells banks to hand over account data to customers

The UK government has warned banks that it is prepared to legislate to force them to hand over current account and credit card data to customers who request it.

Pocket money goes digital with pre-paid card for eight-year olds

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Pocket money goes digital with pre-paid card for eight-year olds

A British start-up is encouraging parents to ditch cash and take pocket money into the digital age, offering pre-paid cards to children as young as eight which can be used online, in-store and at ATMs.

UBank gathers transaction data for spending comparison site

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UBank gathers transaction data for spending comparison site

NAB unit UBank has launched a site that pulls together anonymous transaction data to identify trends and allow visitors to compare their spending with that of their fellow Aussies.

The Netherlands gets new direct bank

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The Netherlands gets new direct bank

A new online and mobile-centric bank, called Knab, has launched in the Netherlands, promising to use social media tools and technology to offer a more transparent and personalised service.

Movenbank brings in tech partners

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Movenbank brings in tech partners

Handset-centric start-up Movenbank has struck deals with three vendors for the provision of payment, mobile and personal finance management technology.

Intuit opens up financial data service APIs to third party developers

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Intuit opens up financial data service APIs to third party developers

Intuit is opening up the APIs to its financial data service - which powers Quicken, QuickBooks, Mint and FinanceWorks - to third party developers, inviting them to build their own services.

Virtual branches and Facebook payments: Poland gets new digital bank

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Virtual branches and Facebook payments: Poland gets new digital bank

Poland's first digital bank has launched, complete with virtual branch, mobile, app, Facebook payments, personal finance management tools and an "entertainment area".

Wells Fargo launches college planning community site

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Wells Fargo launches college planning community site

US bank Wells Fargo has opened an online community where students and parents planning for college can get money tips.

Ex-Morgan Stanley chief Mack joins Lending Club board

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Ex-Morgan Stanley chief Mack joins Lending Club board

Peer-to-peer loan specialist Lending Club has added former Morgan Stanley chairman and CEO John Mack to its board of directors.

Citi launches Kindle Fire app

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Citi launches Kindle Fire app

US giant Citi has unveiled what it claims is the first banking app designed specifically for Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet.

South African banks warn customers off new PFM site

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South African banks warn customers off new PFM site

South African banks are warning customers not to hand over their login details to a new money management site called 22seven, citing security concerns.

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