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Online retirement planning startup Guideline closes $7m Series A round

Guideline, the startup that's revolutionizing online retirement planning, announced today that it has completed a $7 million Series A round of financing. Propel Venture Partners led the investment round, with participation by existing investors, including NEA and Lerer Hippeau Ventures.

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Zopa names Ronen Benchetrit CTO

The UK’s largest peer-to-peer lending service Zopa, has today announced that Ronen Benchetrit will become the company’s new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in a strategic hire for the fintech business.

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Lending Club names Patrick Dunne chief capital officer

Lending Club (LC), the world's largest online marketplace connecting borrowers and investors, announced today that Patrick Dunne has joined Lending Club as Chief Capital Officer.

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FCA calls for feedback on crowdfunding rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking input on which areas should be considered as part of its upcoming review of the rules surrounding both investment-based and loan-based crowdfunding.

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India's NeoGrowth raises equity to help small retailers access credit

Fintech start-up NeoGrowth has raised $35 million (or INR 225 Crores) of equity to-date to advance its efforts to help small retailers, including qualified borrowers with little or no credit history, access credit in India.

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Tesco Bank and MasterCard forge payment partnership

Tesco Bank and MasterCard have today announced a strategic partnership to enhance mobile and digital payments at the retailer to make it easier for Tesco customers to pay.

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BNP Paribas to run second hackathon

BNP Paribas is to run a second international Hackathon from 17 to 19 June.

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OnDeck expands accountant advisor programme

OnDeck (ONDK), the leader in online lending for small business, today announced the expansion of its Accountant Advisor Program with the hiring of new OnDeck Accountant Relationship Managers in Louisville, Kentucky, Miami, Florida and Mobile, Alabama.

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Mexican lending platform Konfio raises $8m

Konfio, an online Mexican lending platform, announced a new round of investment for $8 million from the Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund managed by Quona Capital, QED Investors, Kaszek Ventures, and Jaguar Ventures that will allow the lender to strengthen its operations, grow its user base, and adopt corporate best practices.

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Wealthsimple launches portfolio review service for investors

Wealthsimple, Canada's leading online investment manager, has launched a free second opinion product for investors called Portfolio Review.

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Green Dot moves into online marketplace lending

Green Dot Corporation (GDOT) today announced the launch of Green Dot Money, an online marketplace that seeks to match low and moderate income consumers with a curated set of lending partners that specialize in serving low and moderate income Americans.

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NerdWallet introduces retirement saving tools

Today, NerdWallet launched two new tools to help Americans manage and maximize their retirement savings.

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Mexican online lender Kueski scores funding

Kueski, the leading online lending company in Mexico offering real-time, micro loans to Mexican consumers, announced today the close of a US$35 million round of equity and debt funding, with the potential to increase to US$100 million in total funding, the largest capital funding in Mexico for a fintech startup.

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UK online pension manager PensionBee launches

PensionBee, an innovative young company, has unveiled a service that helps customers to find their old pensions and combine them into a single, online plan.

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Lending Club joins Millennium Alternative Investment Network

Millennium Trust Company, a leading provider of technology-enabled asset custody solutions for institutions, advisors, and individuals, and Lending Club (LC), the world's largest online lending marketplace, today announced that Lending Club is the latest investment platform to join the Millennium Alternative Investment Network (MAIN).

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Oakam launches its first smartphone app

Oakam, a UK-based lender providing financial services to people who find it difficult to borrow from banks, today announced its new smartphone app is available to download from the App Store.

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CM Telecom moves into mobile payments

Mobile service provider CM Telecom moves into mobile payments and has founded CM Payments, a new Payment Service Provider (PSP) that will operate internationally.

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Virgin Money puts flotation on ice until market conditions improve

On 2 October, Virgin Money announced that it would apply for the admission of its Ordinary Shares to the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange.

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