Personal Finance

Personal finance and credit scoring platform ClearScore has secured a $200m investment from investment firm Invus Opportunities.

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 has collaborated with Bilt Rewards to launch Bilt Mastercard - a credit card that offers no fees on rent payments.

Houston and Stockholm-based digital banking provider for immigrant communities in the US Majority raised $19m in seed funding.

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.

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 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 and Fiserv have collaborated to create a comprehensive provider of payment acceptance and banking solutions in the German market.

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.

UK-based FinTech Novus has teamed with Visa and Railsbank to develop a mobile application that rewards users for purchasing sustainably.