Posts by Ellie Duncan
New taskforce to ‘explore’ UK CBDC
The Bank of England and HM Treasury joint taskforce will engage with stakeholders to weigh up the benefits and risks.
Read MoreCredit Karma teams up with Bud
Partnership will help Credit Karma’s UK members ‘make smarter financial decisions’.
Read MoreRoutable to grow team after raising $30m
The Series B funding was led by brothers Sam and Jack Altman and a number of angel investors.
Read MoreFintern announces £32m fundraising
Hamburg-based fintech Varengold Bank has provided the debt financing for the start-up, which has a ‘mission’ to widen access to affordable personal loans.
Read MoreConsumers ‘scared’ of Open Banking
New research by cloud banking platform Mambu reveals 48% of consumers are ‘scared’ to use Open Banking, but that the majority do want more control over their finances.
Read MoreModulr lands investment from FIS Ventures
Corporate venture arm of FIS has invested an undisclosed amount in the UK and Ireland-based fintech.
Read MoreToken granted authorisation by BaFin
Licence means Token can provide PISP and AISP across EU and has appointed Benjamin Pannier to run technical operations at its new EU headquarters in Berlin.
Read MoreRailsbank hires ex-Currencycloud CCO Hammond
John Hammond joins as chief commercial officer as Railsbank prepares for international push.
Read MoreRamp secures $115m in new fundraising
The Series B funding round values the spend management platform at $1.6 billion.
Read MoreNew UK tech watchdog launches
The Digital Markets Unit, which comes under the CMA, aims to create ‘level playing field’ in digital markets.
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