The 2025 Fintech Pledge has successfully achieved more than 15 million actions in its goal to help millions of UK consumers strengthen their ability to withstand an economic shock, successfully achieving more than half its initial objective. The Pledge has achieved this by “incentivizing unprecedented… Read More
D•One, the open banking unit of The ClearScore Group, has announced a partnership with Zopa Bank. The latest integration will see Zopa Bank add D•One to its partners that offer open banking connectivity as well as transaction categorization intelligence. D•One will be focusing on Zopa’s… Read More
Digital bank Zopa and ClearScore report they have surpassed 10 million consumer actions that aim to boost the financial resilience of UK consumers as part of the 2025 Fintech Pledge. The coalition also hit 50 partners with the addition of SalesForc. The Fintech Pledge had… Read More
ClearScore has expanded into New Zealand. The company reports that it is now serving 19 million users across the UK, South Africa, Australia, Canada, along with New Zealand. ClearScore provides consumers with a website and app to check their credit score and report for free…. Read More
Zopa reports that ten more companies have joined the 2025 Fintech Pledge or pledge2025.org, which was launched in September aiming to tackle the UK’s cost-of-living challenge. In brief, the organization as grown to 22 since the last announcement in October. The ten new members are… Read More
Zopa, a leading digital bank, has partnered with credit marketplace ClearScore to improve users “financial resilience” as inflation rockets higher, diminishing the purchasing power of the population. Zopa notes that inflation is predicted to hit 13% with no end in sight for the financial pain…. Read More
UK-based specialist lender Shawbrook Bank is reportedly using Open Banking tech from ClearScore in order to determine the creditworthiness of potential clients and offering a discount on loans for those who decide to share their data. Via ClearScore, Shawbrook aims to begin integrating Open Banking… Read More
Financial exclusion is negatively affecting billions of consumers across the globe, including the younger generations who do not have established credit histories. As the United Kingdom‘s economy tries to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, the nation’s lending platforms are expecting an increase in unsecured lending…. Read More
UK-based ClearScore, a free-of-cost credit scoring service and marketplace, has acquired $200 million in capital from Invus Opportunities. Invus Opportunities, the global equity investor, has committed to a considerable, “long term investment” in ClearScore, the UK’s leading credit marketplace, according to a release. The funds… Read More
Cyberattacks against US-based financial industry firms increased by around 240% between February and April 2020, according to a new report. These attacks have become more prevalent after the global COVID-19 outbreak, as more individuals and businesses are using online services. Tom Kellerman, head of cybersecurity… Read More
ClearScore, a UK credit checking service, announced on Thursday it has launched ClearScore Protect, a free anti-fraud dark web monitoring service. Along with the service, ClearScore released nationally representative research that reveals a third of adults in the UK have been victims of online fraud…. Read More
Open banking startups CreditKudos has raised £5 million in a Series A funding round led by AlbionVC, according to a report. AlbionVC was joined by a group of Fintech angels, including Christian Faes of LendInvest, as well as Entrepreneur First, TriplePoint, Plug & Play Ventures,… Read More
Fintech Raisin has partnered with ClearScore a UK credit checking service. ClearScore will now offer access to savings accounts by integrating with the Raisin service. ClearScore claims more than 8 million UK users of the free online credit check service. These users will be offered… Read More
On Thursday, UK fintech startup ClearScore announced it was acquired by credit data firm Experian. According to various reports, the company was purchased for £275 million. Founded in 2015, ClearScore describes itself as one of the leading fintech businesses in the UK. It aims to change… Read More
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