Personal finance

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Nova Credit allies with Nottingham Building Society to offer mortgages for foreign nationals in UK

Nottingham Building Society and Nova Credit, the world’s only cross-border credit bureau, have agreed a partnership that will enable foreign nationals in the UK to access and leverage their overseas credit history when applying for mortgage finance to buy a home in the UK.

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Bitcoin halving may lead to price drop

On April 20th the bitcoin halving will take place, which is set in the cryptocurrency’s technology to cut the rate at which bitcoin is created. The event happens every leap year and is eagerly anticipated by crypto enthusiasts.

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Wagestream raises £17.5m

Financial wellbeing app Wagestream has raised £17.5 million in a funding round joined by a British Business Bank subsidiary.

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ClearScore launches new TV ad mini-series

ClearScore, the credit app and online financial marketplace, has launched a new consumer advertising campaign, bringing back Charlie and his canine companion, Moose, in a TV ad mini-series.

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SC Ventures and NEXT176 partner up to launch financial wealth platform

Standard Chartered’s investment ventures arm, SC Ventures has joined forced with building and investment arm of Pan-African financial services group Old Mutual, NEXT176, to roll out a financial wellness platform.

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Nutmeg survey shows increase in personal saving

New research from Nutmeg, the UK’s largest digital wealth manager, reveals a positive picture when it comes to the nation’s personal finance habits.

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Chase wealth planning tool draws millions of users

JPMorgan Chase says its free Wealth Plan digital money coach has helped customers create more than a million personalised plans in just a year since launch.

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NewRetirement completes $20m funding round

NewRetirement, a comprehensive, digital-first financial planning platform for consumers and enterprise partners, today announced that it has closed its Series A round with $20 million in funding.

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Goalsetter raises $9.6m to help families build wealth

Goalsetter a US financial education platform focused on helping families learn how to spend, save and invest, has raised $9.6 million in a Series A extension round.

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UK wealth-building app Belong emerges from stealth

Belong – a new wealth-building platform has launched today after securing £2.95m in pre-seed funding – the largest pre-seed round ever raised by female founders in Europe.

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Snoop partners with Equifax for free credit score service

Snoop, the award-winning money-saving app, has today launched a free credit score service in partnership with Equifax, making it the first to combine money management and credit score in one app.

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Plum launches cash ISA

Smart money app Plum is launching its Cash ISA today with a market-topping rate of 5.15% AER (variable)*, designed to reward savers and protect their savings from tax.

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CommBank to provide personal finance tools to Smartgroup users

Australian families can unlock more of their hard-earned pay and grow their wealth through a new agreement between the Commonwealth Bank and Smartgroup.

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YNAB integrates Apple’s new FinanceKit API

YNAB, an app and set of habits for your money, is among the first to integrate Apple’s new FinanceKit API providing direct access to Apple Card, Apple Cash, and Savings with Apple Card transactions within YNAB.

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Sibstar secures £125k from Dragon’s Den

Founder of Sibstar, a debit card and app designed for dementia patients and their families to securely manage their funds, has received £125k from Dragon’s Den investors Sara Davies and Deborah Meaden.

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Circular economy fintech Twig shuts down

Twig, a London-based 'circular economy' fintech is closing down after failing to raise funding.

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Klarna directs users to financial management tools with revival of Money Story

Without any trace of irony, Klarna is reviving a feature which enables customers to look back on their personal spending history over the past year and get nudges to better money management tools in the app.

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Qatar's Karty raises $2m for digital wallet

Qatari digital wallet startup Karty is gearing up for launch after securing more than US$2 million in seed funding.

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Plum launches Spend Tracker for smarter budgeting

Plum, the smart money app, has added a new Spend Tracker to help customers with their budgeting plans.

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Bunq launches GenAI chatbot

Bunq has launched its own generative AI platform that the Dutch neobank says will "wow" customers with its ability to answer money-related questions.