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Plaid adds crypto strings to its bow

Plaid has announced that major crypto exchanges including Binance.US, Gemini, Robinhood, and SoFi, are now available on their network. Support for additional platforms, including Blockchain.com and BitGo is planned for later this year.

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Zip closes money management app to 'reprioritise' BNPL

Australian buy now, pay later firm Zip, is closing Pocketbook, the money management app it bought for A$7.5 million in 2016, in order to focus on a core business facing up to a faltering economy.

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Monument CEO Ian Rand on the mass affluent lending revolution

UK digital bank Monument takes advantage of new opportunities emerging in digital banking by focusing on providing complex services backed by new technologies. Finextra spoke to CEO Ian Rand to explore the new services the bank is developing, the future of financial services, and catering to the mass affluent.

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NerdWallet to buy On the Barrelhead

American personal finance outfit NerdWallet has agreed to pay $120 million to buy On the Barrelhead, a platform that provides consumers and SMBs with credit-driven product recommendations.

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Forrester identifies incumbents at forefront of mobile banking

Forrester Research has released a report analysing 13 different mobile banking apps across EMEA on user experience and functionality, concluding that Intesa Sanpaolo and BBVA lead in both accessibility and efficiency.

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Cleo raises $80m for money management bot

British AI-based personal finance chatbot Cleo has hit a $500 million valuation thanks to a an $80 million funding round, according to Sky News.

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KeyBank buys loan forgiveness counselling provider

KeyBank has acquired GradFin, a public service loan forgiveness counselling provider. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Canada's Neo Financial becomes a unicorn

Canadian fintech Neo Financial has hit unicorn status off the back of a C$185 million Series C funding round led by Valar Ventures.

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Bank of Ireland invests €2 million into awareness campaign for consumers moving banks

This week, the ‘Big Move’ campaign will feature on TV, radio, print, outdoor, digital and social media, directing account movers to a range of useful supports including step-by-step guides, a dedicated phone line and an online hub to help them with the move.

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Apple deploys $25 million to entrepreneurs via social good fintech CNote

As part of its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, Apple has committed $25 million to eradicate systemic racism in the US and empower entrepreneurs of colour.

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Coinbase: 33% of UK consumers have purchased cryptocurrency

Consumer research from Coinbase and Qualtrics has found that a third of UK consumers have previously purchased or still own cryptocurrency.

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Truist buys savings gamification app Long Game

American financial services giant Truist has acquired mobile savings gamification app Long Game. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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ABN Amro partners Gimi on kids' financial education app

ABN Amro has teamed up with Swedish children's financial literacy startup Gimi on a co-branded app.

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Wagestream closes largest ever ‘fintech-for-good’ fundraise

Financial wellbeing app, Wagestream, has executed a $175 million series C funding round, as it prepares to bolster support for underserved, frontline workers beyond the UK. Finextra caught up with Wagestream’s CEO and co-founder, Peter Briffett, to learn more.

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Revolut raises €10 million for Red Cross Ukraine appeal

Launched on the 25th February, Revolut enabled millions of its customers worldwide to instantly donate to the Red Cross Ukraine Appeal, targeted at supporting victims of the war in Ukraine. The €10 million was raised through donations of Revolut customers, which were then matched by Revolut itself.

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Acorns raises $300m after abandoning Spac plans

Having ditched plans to go public via a Spac, savings and investing app Acorns has raised $300 million from private investors at a $1.9 billion valuation.

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Irish postal service takes on incumbents with Tink money management app

Irish postal services provider An Post has teamed up with European open banking platform Tink, to bring new money management services to its customers.

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Toucan takes flight with Dragon’s Den investment

Nine days after its official launch, the Toucan app locked-in investment through a slightly unconventional approach for fintech - BBC One’s Dragon’s Den.

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Plum prepares US stock investing product launch

European money management app Plum plans to launch a product for users to invest in US stocks in Q1 this year, adding EU and UK stocks, and crypto assets later in 2022.

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Tink embeds subscription app Youtility into money management suite

Open banking platform Tink is working with subscription technology firm Youtility to provide UK retail banks with embedded subscription and money management tools.