Credit Scoring

Teller, a blockchain infrastructure for distributed lending, has secured $1m in its seed round, which was led by Framework Ventures.

Fintech Finnu has secured $800,000 investment to give loans for phones to customers in Latin America.

US challenger bank Chime has launched a new type of payment card to help millennials establish a credit history in a time when many young customers don't have one.

Bangalore-based FinTech slice has raised $6m in a new funding round led by Gunosy.

Samsung Pay has signed a partnership with the digital banking platform Curve and Mastercard to launch the Samsung Pay Card.

Grow Credit, which helps consumers to build their credit and access financial services, has bagged $2m in its seed round.

Banking platform Curve has created a new subsidiary named Curve Credit and has now opened its waitlist for customers who want early access to its first product when it hits the market later this year.

London-based Codat has raised $10m in new funding from Robinhood backer Index Ventures, an investment that it says could benefit banks busy bashing out...

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In a time when the UK relies on key workers to keep the country running, many of these professionals have seen the credit offerings available to them reduced, which is something ClearScore hopes to change with its new initiative.