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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

US Is Facing Retirement Crisis: 56 Million Privately Employed Americans Lack Access to Savings Programs via Employers – Report Claims

Betterment at Work, a provider of modern financial benefits for today’s diverse workforce, today released a new survey on the state of retirement readiness across the U.S. workforce. The report, which tracks year-over-year trends “from 2022, polled 1,000 full-time U.S. employees to examine how retirement… Read More

UK’s PensionBee Comments on the Negative Impact of Greenwashing, Key ESG and Fintech Trends for 2024

PensionBee notes that in recent years, the spotlight has intensified “on the role of investments in the climate debate.” As most consumers would hopefully know by now, ‘ESG‘ stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. This is a framework used to “measure a company’s sustainability, workforce… Read More

Expected “Record Breaking” UK Inheritance Tax Receipts Demonstrate Need for Financial Planning – Report

HMRC recently announced the latest Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts. (HMRC tax receipts and National Insurance contributions for the UK (monthly bulletin) – GOV.UK.) For April 2023 to October 2023 these “are £4.6 billion, which is £0.5 billion higher than the same period last year.” This… Read More

Nucleus UK Retirement Confidence Index: Advice Gap Gets All the Focus, but Planning Gap Also Matters

Nucleus Financial Platforms, one of the UK’s independent, adviser platform groups, launches the UK Retirement Confidence Index. The research study has reportedly “involved surveying more than 2,200 UK adults aged 50 and over by YouGov.” It’s based on responses “to the central question of how… Read More

Aegon UK Extends Partnership with Nationwide Building Society

Aegon UK has announced an extended strategic partnership with Nationwide Building Society. Aegon UK will continue to be the ISA and General Investment Account provider of choice for all Nationwide customers, “with the extended partnership seeing the building society transfer its existing financial planning service… Read More

UK’s Smart Pension, a Workplace Pension Provider, Selects Punter Southall’s Pension Potential Annuity Comparison Tool

Smart Pension, which claims to be one of the UK’s leading workplace pension providers, has selected Punter Southall’s Pension Potential annuity comparison tool “to help its million-plus members maximise their retirement savings and make informed decisions about researching, comparing and buying annuities.” Smart Pension, which… Read More

Jirav, the Financial Planning and Analysis Solution, Acquires $20M via Series B Led by Cota Capital

Jirav, which claims to be an all-in-one financial planning and analysis (FP&A) solution, and the “preferred” budgeting and forecasting partner of CPA.com, announced $20M in Series B funding led by Cota Capital. Jirav will use the funds “to further accelerate product development, broaden its customer… Read More

Nationwide Building Society Chooses Board for Intelligent Planning

Board, a global provider of Intelligent Planning Solutions which help organizations plan smarter, enabling actionable insights and better outcomes, announced it has been selected by Nationwide, the world’s “largest” Building Society, in order “to transform financial planning.” Nationwide decided on Intelligent Planning from Board, in… Read More

Over 90% of Australians have Set Financial Goals for 2023, CommBank Research Reveals

As new CommBank research reveals top financial New Year’s resolutions for Australians, CBA’s Chief Behavioral Scientist explains “some practical strategies to help achieve New Year’s goals.” With cost of living pressures top of mind, new consumer research released by Commonwealth Bank reveals Australians are “looking… Read More

InvestCloud Introduces New Features for NaviPlan, a Financial Planning Software Solution

InvestCloud, which claim to be the global leader in digital transformation for the financial industry, announced 80 new features to its digital planning tool NaviPlan, “to further support the most complex needs of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs).” The upgrade also “further integrates NaviPlan into the InvestCloud… Read More

Timberland Bank Teams Up with Plinqit via Jack Henry’s Digital Banking Platform

Timberland Bank has partnered with Plinqit, which claims to be the only savings platform of its kind that pays users for learning about personal finances, “to give customers a simple, easy way to save and plan for future financial needs.” With over $1.8 billion in… Read More

Moneyhub Partners with Pennyworth to Democratize Financial Planning

Moneyhub, which claims to be one of the market-leading Open Data and payments platform, is teaming up with Pennyworth, a financial planning and banking app, “to redesign digital banking for the aspiring-affluent consumer.” Pennyworth, which has applied for a UK banking license, has “developed a… Read More

InvestCloud Assists Rabobank with Providing Financial Planning Services

InvestCloud, which claims to be the international leader in digital transformation for the financial industry, recently announced that it is supporting Rabobank, one of the Netherlands’ largest banks, in order “to provide digital financial planning for all its customers, from private banking to retail clients.”… Read More

Talenom Strengthens Position in Spain by Acquiring Fintech Platform Nomo

Talenom Plc has reportedly agreed to acquire the platform business Nomo in an asset deal. Nomo operates from Barcelona, Spain, and its business operations “cover the entire country.” Nomo offers its customers “a comprehensive digital platform for accounting and financial and tax planning.” The platform… Read More

Fidelity International Teams Up with Canadian Fintech to Introduce ‘Conquest Planning’ Software in the UK

Fidelity International has teamed up with Canadian Fintech company, Conquest, as the “exclusive” distributor of its financial planning software, ‘Conquest Planning’ to the UK independent advice market. ‘Conquest Planning’ uses data and AI “to provide advisers with greater insight into clients’ changing circumstances, allowing them… Read More

European Fintech Nexi and Piteco to Allow SMEs to Access Digital Payment Solution

Nexi, the Paytech in Europe, and Piteco, an Italian software house offering corporate treasury management and financial planning solutions, entered a partnership enabling large corporations and SMEs to access a digital payment solution. The service provides firms with an additional line of credit, along with… Read More

Women who Retire at Same Time as Male Partner Might Lose £225K in Pension Savings: Report

Analysis from online pension provider, PensionBee reveals that many women could “lose out on as much as £225,000 in pension savings, should they retire at the same time as their male partner.” As men in heterosexual relationships tend to be the older partner, typically by… Read More

eMoney Advisor Introduces White Labeling for Its Financial Wellness App

eMoney Advisor, a provider of tech solutions and services that help people “talk about money,” has announced the availability of white-labeling “for its financial planning and wellness mobile application, Incentive.” The incentive is built, operated, and supported by eMoney, however, companies may provide their own… Read More

UK based Financial Services Firm, Just Wealth, Introduces Digital Marketing Package for Advisors

Just Wealth has reportedly introduced a digital marketing support package for its self-employed advisers. Created by Just Wealth’s in-house marketing team, the digital marketing package offers various lead generation tools. The digital marketing package comes with branded social media profiles, Google My Business profiles as… Read More

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