Tagged: financial management

Thriday, the Financial Management Platform, Teams Up with CreditorWatch, a Business Credit Reporting Firm

Running a successful small business goes beyond profit margins; it’s about managing financial health. One crucial metric is your business credit score, according to the team at Thriday. Thriday’s latest feature – the business credit score check aims to address key requirements. As explained in… Read More

UK Savers’ Most Significant Financial Achievements: Home Ownership Tops List, According to PensionBee Research

Buying a home and paying off the mortgage are the “biggest financial wins” that make people proud, while living in debt and spending beyond one’s means are the “nation’s biggest regrets,” according to research shared by online pension provider PensionBee. A survey by PensionBee has… Read More

UK Pension Savers Choosing Fossil-Fuel Free Plans are Likely to Have Seen Higher Returns – PensionBee Analysis

Pension savers choosing fossil-fuel free pension plans are likely to have seen higher returns during 2023 than those in mainstream default plans, according to analysis by PensionBee, an online pension provider. Comparing the MSCI ACWI ex. Fossil Fuels Index, which “excludes oil and gas producers,… Read More

Majority of US Credit Cardholders Living Paycheck to Paycheck – LendingClub Report

LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), the parent company of LendingClub Bank, America’s digital marketplace bank, released key findings from the 29th edition of the Reality Check: Paycheck-To-Paycheck research series. The Credit Card Use Deep Dive Edition examines “the financial lifestyles of U.S. consumers and explores how… Read More

Living Paycheck to Paycheck Cuts Across All Income Brackets, with 75% of Consumers Earning Less than $50K Annually – Survey

LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), the parent company of LendingClub Bank, America’s digital marketplace bank, released key findings from the 26th edition of the Reality Check: Paycheck-To-Paycheck research series. The Seasonal Financial Distress Deep Dive Edition “examines the impact of seasonal spending on consumers’ ability to… Read More

Higher Incomes Obscure Financial Strain on Households Struggling with Debt – Achieve Study Claims

Despite a significant rise in household incomes, consumers struggling with debt are often in worse shape and further behind financially now than those who were dealing with these issues during the pandemic, according to a new study by Achieve, the digital personal finance firm. Achieve… Read More

Financial Wellness Benefits from DailyPay Are Reportedly Helping Workers Avoid High Fees Associated with Payday Loans

Retail workers are able to avoid “financially crippling” fees associated with payday loans and late penalties, while amassing less credit card debt when they have access to the financial wellness benefit of DailyPay, according to an update shared by the Fintech firm. The research follows… Read More

UK Fintech Gemba Selects ThetaRay for AML Program to Accelerate Global Growth

Gemba Finance, a provider of innovative banking and financial management solutions, and ThetaRay, the firm focused on next-generation AI-powered trusted global payments, announced the implementation of ThetaRay’s AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, SONAR, in order “to power Gemba’s growth, while reducing regulatory exposure which frequently hampers… Read More

Regtech Uppsala Security Signs ‘K-Virtual Asset Threat Intelligence Industry-Academic Joint MOU’ with Hoseo University’s Department of Digital Financial Management

Uppsala Security, which claims to be a pioneer in providing top-tier security tools and services for Crypto Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF), Transaction Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, and Transaction Tracking, is pleased to announce the signing of an industry-academia joint MOU with Hoseo University’s Department of… Read More

Small Businesses Are Looking for Effective Financial Management Tools, Not Banking Products, Report Claims

Banks have long struggled to serve small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) effectively, despite the prominence of these companies in national economies, as SMEs recently “represented just over half of gross value added in the European Union and just under half in the US.” As noted… Read More

Most US Consumers Believe Credit Cards Make It Challenging to Manage Finances, Affirm Report Claims

As Americans face record-high credit card debt and fees, nearly three in four (73%) say credit cards make it challenging to manage their finances, according to a new survey conducted by OnePoll and commissioned by Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) the payment network that empowers consumers and… Read More

Financial Management Survey: Gen Z Hourly Workers Say Stress of Managing Finances Has Negative Impact on Health

Despite inflation cooling, many hourly workers in the Gen Z demographic (18-26 years old) are struggling to manage their finances and pay bills on time — and “they say it’s having a negative effect on their health.” New research commissioned by Funding Our Future and… Read More

Personal Financial Management Becomes New Frontier for Bank, Credit Card Apps, J.D. Power Report Claims

After more than a decade of significant investment in mobile apps and websites, many U.S. banks and credit card providers have mastered the basics of digital transaction management and are now turning their attention to more advanced “super tools.” According to a series of recent… Read More

UK’s Starling Bank Supports Money Management Tools with “Split Payment” Feature

Starling Bank customers can now organize their salary payments across their account. The new feature, called ‘Split payment’, allows customers “to decide how much of an inbound payment, such as their salary, to put away and where, including their saving Spaces, joint accounts, additional accounts… Read More

Money Management: UK Consumers More Likely to Open Joint Account When they Reach 25-34 Age Range, Survey Reveals

Money is the number one cause of quarrels for three out of 10 couples in the UK, according to a survey by Starling Bank. Couples aged 45-54 reportedly “have the most disagreements (39%), along with parents (37%).” The research, which “questioned 4,000 over 16s in… Read More

Astor Investment Management, FLX Networks Announce Expanded Partnership

Astor Investment Management and FLX Networks announced their expanded relationship, “signaling further adoption of new, innovative, and efficient models by asset management firms as the industry undergoes significant changes.” Under this expanded partnership, FLX will now “represent Astor as its full-service front-office distribution partner, handling… Read More

Experian Money-Saving Resources to Help Consumers Develop Better Savings Strategies

To help keep more money in consumers’ wallets and bring financial power to all, Experian is partnering with nationally-recognized consumer finance and budgeting professional Andrea Woroch in order “to share financial tips and create awareness about a variety of Experian resources that can help consumers… Read More

Wells Fargo Introduces Digital Platform to Help Clients Manage Their Money

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announces the launch of LifeSync, a personalized digital approach to aligning clients’ goals with their money. LifeSync, in the Wells Fargo Mobile® app, will be “available at the end of March to Wealth & Investment Management (WIM) clients.” Delivering… Read More

October Committed to Supporting Qonto on its Platform Dedicated to Financing Needs of French SMEs

October has been providing financing to Qonto, Europe’s financial management company, for almost two years now. Integrated directly via API with the Qonto platform, October “analyzes customer requests in a few clicks to provide them with an instant loan offer.” With over 40,000 active retail… Read More

Klarna Introduces Money Story, an Overview of Clients’ Spending in 2022

Klarna, which claims to be the global leader in the generational shift away from credit cards,  announced the launch of Money Story in the US Klarna App – “a personal spending summary of 2022 that provides millions of consumers with useful insights into their spending… Read More

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