ClearScore eyes team, product suite expansion following $200m investment
Personal finance and credit scoring platform ClearScore has secured a $200m investment from investment firm Invus Opportunities.
SmartAsset enters unicorn club with plans to boost its marketplace for financial advisors
FinTech platform that helps individuals connect with financial advisors SmartAsset secured a $110m investment in a Series D round led by TTV Capital that takes SmartAsset’s valuation to more than $1bn.
Mastercard, Bilt team to unveil new credit card to support renters
Mastercard has collaborated with Bilt Rewards to launch Bilt Mastercard - a credit card that offers no fees on rent payments.
Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures backs migrant banking startup Majority in $19m seed round
Houston and Stockholm-based digital banking provider for immigrant communities in the US Majority raised $19m in seed funding.
Starling makes app available to children through Kite debit card
Starling Bank has given children aged between 6 and 16 access to an account that will enable them to view their balance and transactions and receive spending notifications.
Will the tender legalisation of bitcoin in El Salvador be an outlier?
Earlier this month, El Salvador became the first ever country to make bitcoin legal tender, alongside the US dollar. While this may spell good news for those who trade in the cryptocurrency, is El Salvador the first of many countries to legalise bitcoin or will it be a one-off?
Australian FinTech Zeller snares A$50m to accelerate banking platform development
Australian business banking alternative Zeller has secured A$50m from a recent funding round to supercharge the development of its integrated business banking platform.
Deutsche Bank, Fiserv team to launch payment acceptance venture in Germany
Deutsche Bank and Fiserv have collaborated to create a comprehensive provider of payment acceptance and banking solutions in the German market.
How long can WealthTech firms resist the crypto FOMO?
Global stockbrokers, neobankers and financial institutions are all slowly onboarding crypto into their asset portfolio and it's probably a matter of time before WealthTechs do the same, according to analysts.
Novus collaborates with Visa on sustainable digital banking app
UK-based FinTech Novus has teamed with Visa and Railsbank to develop a mobile application that rewards users for purchasing sustainably.