Personal finance

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/inclusion

CI&T delivers prototype app for Project Nemo

CI&T, an AI and tech acceleration partner, has today announced Nemo, Art of the Possible — a groundbreaking prototype of a financial app created in collaboration with Project Nemo, the not-for-profit grassroots initiative driving to improve disability inclusion in the fintech and financial services industries.

/retail

NAB charged $751,000 in penalties for breaching consumer data protection rules

National Australia Bank (NAB) has paid A$751,000 in penalties after being issued four infringement notices from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for not complying with the Consumer Data Right (CDR) Rules.

/retail

Regulators pull the plug on rogue 'finfluencers'

As described by the UK's FCA, finfluencers are "social media personalities who use their platform to promote financial products and share insights and advice with their followers."

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LHV survey: Digital banks should pass savings from not operating physical branches to consumers

As the cost-of-living crisis continues, new research from LHV Bank reveals that 46% of UK adults are struggling to save regularly, despite reported income increases for nearly a third of the population.

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KeyBank turns to Personetics for financial wellness platform

KeyBank (NYSE: KEY), one of the nation’s largest financial services companies, is further advancing its mission to empower clients to thrive by utilizing Personetics’ Cognitive Banking platform, which fosters deep personal relationships and assists consumers in achieving their financial goals.

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Verification of Payee Future is Bright, But Must Go Further

Attending the 2025 NextGen Nordics event, Vasile Valcov, Business Development Consultant, Banfico, shared his optimism and passion for the development of VOP and Open Banking. Contextualising the current landscape and positive trajectory, Valcov also explains its challenges and discusses whether it is enough as it currently is.

/retail

Algbra partners with Gatehouse Bank

Algbra Group and its Fintech-as-a-Service division, Algbra Labs, have today announced a new partnership with Gatehouse Bank to deliver the next stage of the Bank’s digital transformation strategy.

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Acorns buys family wealth app EarlyBird

Savings and investment app Acorns has acquired the assets of EarlyBird, a "family wealth and digital memory" platform for kids. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Creditspring and Doshi form financial education partnership

Responsible lender, Creditspring, has partnered with financial educational platform, Doshi to build the UK’s financial confidence, knowledge and future stability.

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allpay to help social housing providers tackle rising rent arrears

New findings from the National Housing Federation (NHF) reveal that rent arrears among tenants on Universal Credit remain significantly higher than those paying by other means - a challenge allpay Limited is helping social housing providers tackle head-on.

/markets

Vietnamese securities firm Kafi now live with Horizon Trading Solutions

Horizon Trading Solutions, a global leader in electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology for capital markets, announces that Kafi Securities Corporation, a leading financial services company in Vietnam, is now live on Horizon’s trading platform.

/payments

Smarter, faster, still relevant: Experts weigh future of US payment systems

Nacha’s Smarter Faster Payments conference in New Orleans highlighted the growing momentum behind real-time payments, emphasising their transformative potential across commercial and technological verticals. Yet, amid this digital shift, sessions also acknowledged the enduring relevance of traditional rails like wire transfers, ACH, and even cheques - each facing its own modernisation challenges.

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Energy supplier Utilita rolls out NatWest's open banking payments solution Payit

The UK’s leader in smart Pay As You Go energy and the original pro-pocket, pro-planet supplier, Utilita, has rolled out NatWest’s multi award-winning1 open banking payments solution Payit™, to enable their customers to instantly add funds to their smart meter or wallet through the My Utilita app.

/crime

Vishing fraud up 79% in 2025 – AIB

In January and February 2025, AIB saw a sharp increase in reports of phone call fraud, with overall voice phishing, or vishing, increasing by 79% compared to the same two months in 2024.

/markets

Chetwood Bank: Offering stability in a volatile market

Finextra spoke to CEO of Chetwood Bank, Paul Noble, about the organisation’s new developments, and how market volatility is impacting savings and mortgage products. Noble has a background in private equity and asset management, previously working in big banks, including a role in the acquisition of Tandem Bank.

/payments

Jarvis releases free salary sacrifice calculator

Jarvis, a pension fintech that empowers employees to actively plan for their retirement, has launched a free salary sacrifice calculator that allows businesses to see how much they can save while boosting pension contributions for their workforce in the upcoming financial year.

/startups

Marygold & Co. launch new personal finance app

Marygold & Co., a brand-new money management app, has today launched, radically simplifying personal finance and money management. The app promises to overhaul the UK's archaic banking system, characterised by an endemic failure to understand how intertwined our finances are with our day-to-day lives.

/startups

Bloxley turns to Mbanq for embedded financial services

Bloxley, the innovative fintech and digital finance app, committed to making money management beautifully simple, has chosen Mbanq, a global leader in financial technology and embedded finance, to power its upcoming launch.

/retail

1337 Ventures invests in Malaysian PFM app Finory

Finory, a leading personal finance management app that simplifies how Malaysians track their finances, has secured investment from 1337 Ventures.

/people

Fintilect appoints Lindsay Soergel as CEO

Fintilect, the AI-powered hyper-personalized digital banking provider for financial providers across the globe, has appointed Lindsay Soergel as CEO.