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Amex targets Gen Y with social Currency - personal finance advice site

American Express has launched Currency, a personal finance advice site for "young adults" that offers blogs on spending and saving from experts, money management-related courses and an iPhone app developed with Foursquare.

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Americans prefer to access PFM tools though bank sites - survey

Americans prefer to access personal finance management (PFM) tools through banking Web sites, with security concerns trumping the advantages, such as account aggregation, offered by third party providers, according to a survey from Fiserv.

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Citi signs for MasterCard inControl tech

Citi is set to roll out MasterCard's inControl technology, giving customers the ability to set spending controls and receive real-time information about their accounts.

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Kids money management site launches

MoneyBunny, a Web site using stories, video and audio podcasts and online colouring pages to help teach young children about financial skills has launched.

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Strong UK demand for online money management tools - Yodlee

Over half of Brits are "highly interested" in managing their money online through a single Web site, according to a survey from Yodlee.

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Barclays launches online game

In a bid to attract teenage customers, Barclays has launched an online game that sees players arrive in a virtual city broke and improve their status through work and sound money management.

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PFM pioneer Wesabe goes to the wall

Personal financial management pioneer Wesabe is to shut down its operations after running out of money.

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Wells Fargo online banking service hits 15

American online banking pioneer Wells Fargo is celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of its Internet service.

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UK PFM site Money Dashboard launches open beta

Money Dashboard, a Mint-style UK online personal finance management service, has launched in open beta.

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Social shopping site Swipely takes on Blippy

Swipely, an online service that lets users share information about their card purchases, has launched in private beta after raising $7.5 million in series a funding.

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Personal finance site HelloWallet raises $3.6m

US personal finance site HelloWallet has raised $3.6 million in a series a funding round led by Grotech Ventures and joined by AOL co-founder Steve Case and his wife Jean.

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BoQ pilots money management tool

Bank of Queensland (BoQ) has begun trialling a free online personal finance management tool that can be used by anyone, regardless of whether they are customers or not.

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Brits dump professional finance advice for comparison sites - YouGov

Brits are increasingly turning away from professional advice on financial products in favour of comparison Web sites, according to a tracking study from YouGov.

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Prosper calls on Americans to share debt stories

US P2P lending site Prosper has launched an online 'talk about the taboo' campaign where users can share their stories about money, debt and how to tackle it.

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Yodlee introduces FinApp store for developers

Yodlee, a US provider of personal finance management and payment technology, has opened up an online marketplace for independent developers.

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Mint creates user community forum with Get Satisfaction

Online money management outfit Mint is using technology from San Francisco-based Get Satisfaction to provide a neutral space where users can post questions, share ideas and connect with other users and Mint staffers.

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UK PFM start-up Kublax back from the dead

On the day it was slated to shut down after failing to secure new investment, UK money management site Kublax has been handed a lifeline by consumer finance outfit Simply Finance.

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UK PFM start-up Kublax runs out of cash

UK-based personal finance start-up Kublax has folded after failing to secure new investment.

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Online start-up banksimple preps for US launch

A group of technology and banking veterans are seeking to take advantage of public disillusionment with financial services firms with the imminent launch of their own online offering, banksimple.

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Student lending platform Fynanz raises $6.5m

Fynanz, the US start-up behind a private lending platform for student loans, has raised $6.5 million in a series a funding round led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ).