7 Different Ways to Invest for Retirement
- 4 years 4 months ago
- Personal Finance
According to a recent study from the Nationwide Retirement Institute (NRI), one in five Americans have been forced to delay or cancel their retirement because of the coronavirus pandemic. The same survey revealed that more than one-quarter (27%) of Americans have saved less or stopped saving for retirement due to job loss during the COVID-19 public health crisis.
ikigai Launches First UK App to Combine Digital Banking and Wealth Management
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Personal Finance, Wealth Management, Banking
ikigai, the new premium fintech bringing self-care to personal finance, has today announced its official launch in the UK.
Íslandsbanki launches Meniga's ‘Carbon Insight’ Service to Help Customers Fight Climate Change
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Personal Finance, Online Banking
Meniga (www.meniga.com), the global leader in personal finance banking solutions, today announced that it has partnered with Íslandsbanki, one of Iceland’s largest banks, to launch its new innovative green banking solution, ‘Carbon Insight’, enabling Íslandsbanki’s mobile banking app users to track their carbon footprint.
Klarna launches Influencer Council to Provide Greater Clarity on Guidelines as More Brits Turn to Social Media for Financial Guidance
- 4 years 6 months ago
- E-Commerce, Personal Finance, Payments
Klarna, the leading global payments and shopping service, has launched an Influencer Council in order to develop a best practice guide for influencers and brands advertising online and to help shape responsible marketing practices for the financial services sector, as more people look online for financial guidance.
Uk Savings Soar Yet £225bn Remains in Non-interest Bearing Deposits
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Personal Finance
Record £125bn added to saving reserves during lockdown1, average £5,000 per household Interest rates remain at historically low levels2 Bank of England estimates £1.6tr in household cash deposits - £225bn in non-interest bearing deposits3
Home Credit & MobiKwik Launch ‘Home Credit Money’
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Personal Finance, Payments
MobiKwik, India’s largest digital credit platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Home Credit India, a local arm of the international consumer finance provider Home Credit Group with operations spanning in 9 countries across Europe and Asia to launch ‘Home Credit Money’. A mobile application-based wallet, Home Credit Money provides integrated end-to-end digital experience to its customers for their daily life payments and borrowing... more
Chip Has a Record January with a 222% Increase in the Amount Put Aside
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Personal Finance
Chip, the award-winning savings app, recorded a 222% increase in the total amount put aside by savers in January 2021 compared to January 2020. Along with increased deposits, Chip also noted a sharp rise in the average user age - 41 in January 2021 compared to the average age of 32 as recorded in October last year. In fact, the oldest user to join Chip this January was 93 years old.
Zopa Launches Energy Switching and Comparison Service
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Personal Finance
Digital bank Zopa is now offering its app users the chance to compare energy offers which could save them money each month. Offered within the Zopa app and free for anyone to use, money saving deals can be found in minutes.
Klarna Launches New Campaign to Celebrate Consumers, Support Regulation and Challenge the Status Quo
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Personal Finance
Klarna UK has launched a campaign, championing consumers who are managing their spending responsibly, supporting regulation and challenging common stereotypes. With a series of eye-catching billboards, Klarna highlights popular fallacies and social stereotypes, including, “Pink is for girls” and “Millenials are useless with money”. The hoarding goes on to clarify that colour has no gender and that millennials actually save 36% more money than... more
Britain Lagging Behind Europe When It Comes to Expenses
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Personal Finance
A third of UK businesses expect employees to cover business expenses with their personal finances, according to new research from fintech scale-up
Dyme & Tink to Scale Subscription Services Across Europe
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Personal Finance
Leading Dutch subscription app Dyme has partnered with Tink for open banking technology, to take its money saving service across Europe. Live in the Netherlands since November 2019, Dyme is now launching in the UK and Germany, to help people take greater control of their finances.
Omnio Group Launches Vox Money
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Personal Finance
Omnio’s Credit Union business Kesho, has launched Vox Money, a portfolio of financial products and services that deliver greater financial control to those in society that need it the most and that have been unable to access traditional high street banking.
Fast Budget and Salt Edge to Provide a Fully Automated Way to Manage Daily Finances
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Personal Finance
Fast Budget, an Italy-based PFM app, teamed up with Salt Edge, a leader in offering open banking solutions, to enable its end-customers to connect and access all bank accounts in one place and eliminate the need to insert the financial data manually.
UKRSIBBANK Announces a Strategic Partnership with Swedish Dreams to Enhance the Digital User Experience in Ukraine
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Personal Finance, Banking
Dreams (https://www.getdreams.com/en/b2b/), the Stockholm-born fintech empowering millennials to save and feel better about their money, today announces a strategic partnership with Ukrainian commercial bank UKRSIBBANK, a subsidiary of French international bank BNP Paribas Group.
Proptech Goodlord Partners with Credit Kudos to Increase Tenants Approvals
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Open Banking, Personal Finance
Proptech Goodlord has partnered with challenger credit reference agency and Open Banking provider, Credit Kudos, to improve the rental process for agents, landlords and tenants by allowing more accurate assessments of a tenant’s financial situation. The partnership enables Goodlord’s letting agent customers to build a more accurate picture of an individual’s personal finances, such as income and expenditure, to give a clear indication of their... more
