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News/inclusion
TomoCredit, the US startup behind a credit card designed to help first-time borrowers build credit history, has raised $7 million in a seed funding round joined by Barclays.
10 February 2021
News/startups
Lending-as-a-Service platform Trade Ledger has raised £13.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Point72 Ventures and joined by Foundation Capital, Court Lorenzini, and Hambro Perks.
News/retail
Equifax has acquired long-term Open Banking partner AccountScore, in a deal that will see the combination of traditional credit bureau information held by Equifax with bank transaction data.
09 February 2021
News/sustainable
The first Sustainable Finance hackathon run by data science specialists Elastacloud in association with Finextra and Responsible Risk, took place on 16 and 17 January bringing together 38 professionals from the finance and technology sectors.
29 January 2021
X1, the startup behind a "smart" credit card, has raised $12 million in a funding round led by Spark Capital.
19 January 2021
News/payments
A quarter of Brits used buy now, pay later services to fund Christmas shopping, setting up a £2.3 billion bill, according to Credit Karma.
08 January 2021
Self Financial, a fintech startup promising to help Americans build their credit while also saving money, has raised $40 million in a Series D funding round led by Meritech Capital.
15 December 2020
Updraft, a London-based startup promising to help users ditch their credit cards, has raised £16 million in equity and debt.
04 December 2020
NatWest is piloting a new app for renters to share bills with flatmates and help boost their credit scores.
24 November 2020
Experian is tapping Open Banking to help Brits instantly improve their credit scores by using their council tax and Netflix and Spotify subscription payments.
09 November 2020
News/regulation
Credit referencing agency Experian has been ordered to make fundamental changes to how it handles people’s personal data after an investigation into its data broking activities by the Information Commissioner's Office uncovered serious breaches of privacy laws.
28 October 2020
Possible Finance, a Seattle-based digital short-term lender for people with poor credit, has been adjusting to the Covid-29 economy, raising $11 million in funding via Zoom calls and making the long-term switch to remote working.
23 October 2020
News/cloud
Card consolidation app firm Curve has picked cloud-native core banking vendor Thought Machine to power a new credit and loan offering.
19 October 2020
With Aussies increasingly checking their credit scores during the Covid-19 pandemic, Commonwealth Bank of Australia has integrated services from Credit Savvy directly into its app.
09 October 2020
US fintech startup Petal has unveiled a credit card designed for people with non-prime credit scores in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.
08 October 2020
US fintech startup Harvest is aiming to overturn the traditional credit scoring system, utilising AI and machine learning to provide a dynamic view of a person's financial wellness throughout the lifetime of a loan.
02 October 2020
Petal, a US credit card startup that is ditching traditional credit scores in an effort to sign up young people and the underbanked, has closed a $55 million Series C funding round led by Valar Ventures.
24 September 2020
News/covid-19
A German fintech once backed by PayPal investor Peter Thiel, has filed for bankruptcy after failing to recover from the economic effects of the Coronavirus pandemic.
14 September 2020
India's Icici Bank is using satellite imaging to assess the creditworthiness of farmers applying for loans.
26 August 2020
Identity data specialist GBG has led a $7 million funding round in Singapore's CredoLab.
20 August 2020
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