Tagged: financial wellbeing

Fintech Gretel, which Aims to Reconnect Consumers with “Lost Savings,” Raises £454K via Crowdcube

Gretel, a Fintech on a mission to reconnect the public with £50bn in “lost savings” and investments, has raised 69% (£454,219.58) of its £650,000 fundraising target (at the time of writing) from 113 investors via it crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube. Gretel reports a… Read More

Financial Wellbeing: Accion, Mastercard to Connect Clients to Digital Financial Services

Building on four years of work together to enable digital transformation among small businesses, Accion and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth announced a renewal of their partnership and a sustained commitment “to improve the financial health of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in emerging… Read More

FinFit, Salary Finance U.S. Announce Merger, Establishing Workplace Financial Wellness Platform

With nearly 50 percent of U.S. workers reporting financial stress, FinFit and Salary Finance U.S. announce their merger, to better support the financial needs of working Americans. Both companies have been “part of the rapidly growing market of financial wellness employee benefits offered through the… Read More

Financial Wellness Products Provider Rain Closes New Funding Round

Rain, a provider of financial wellness products that empower and engage employees, announced that it “raised $116 million, encompassing $66 million in equity and $50M in debt.” QED Investors and Invus Opportunities “led the Series A with participation from firms including WndrCo, Tribe Capital, and… Read More

Doconomy Acquires Stockholm’s Engagement Banking Platform Dreams Technology

Doconomy, the climate technology startup helping banks, brands, and consumers to better understand and reduce their environmental impact – has acquired Stockholm-based financial wellbeing fintech Dreams Technology. This marks the “first” deal of its kind “to bridge the unique intersection of behavioural economics and climate… Read More

Over 3 in 5 Working Americans Feel Anxious About Financial Situation, Survey Reveals

Despite signs of slowing inflation, a majority of working Americans (62%) feel anxious about their current financial situation, according to new Harris Poll research commissioned by BPC’s Funding our Future Coalition and DailyPay among “over 1,300 employed Americans.” This anxiety is “heightened among women (69%).”… Read More

Analysis Of 13M+ Health Savings Accounts Reveals Balances Increasing in 2021: Report

In an analysis of its Health Saving Account (HSA) Database that was published recently, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found that, “despite health care expenditures increasing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, average HSA balances increased during 2021.” In fact, the majority of… Read More

SEJ Services, DailyPay to Provide Employees with a Critical Financial Wellness Benefit

SEJ Services, which claims to be the most-trusted choice for janitorial and facility services throughout the Southeastern United States, has partnered with DailyPay–the provider of on-demand pay. Through this partnership, SEJ Services adds “an essential financial tool to its existing suite of employee benefits allowing… Read More

Traditional Money Management Tools Fall Short of Client Expectations: Report

Personetics, the global leader in financial data-driven customer engagement, released a report titled “Spotlight on North America: Banks and Credit Unions Need to Promote Customers’ Financial Well-Being.” The report, based “on a study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Personetics, details the opportunities and… Read More

Fintech Anyfin Raises €30M Series C to Accelerate Expansion Across Europe

Anyfin, the scaleup that enables consumers to refinance existing loans and take control of their financial wellbeing, announces that it has completed a €30 million Series C funding round. The capital will “fuel the growth of its business across Europe, as well as helping Anyfin… Read More

Stackin, a Financial Wellbeing App, Reveals its Sign-Ups Increased as Consumers Need Help with Money Management

As searches for financial wellness skyrocket, financial therapist Megan Ford offers advice to consumers on how to look after their mental health – and their money With the news covering inflation, recession and the cost of living crisis more, it’s no wonder Americans are “feeling… Read More

Santander Introduces Budget Calculator, Financial Health Check Tools

To help customers manage their finances, Santander has launched two new tools on its Financial Support Hub, a Budget Calculator and Financial Health Check. These tools will “provide customers with advice on how to manage their finances, helping them to review their spending and budget… Read More

Financial Stress: Majority of Healthcare Workers Find It Stressful to Manage Finances, Survey Reveals

Inflation is taking its toll on America’s healthcare workers, according to an update from DailyPay. A recent Harris Poll, “among over 2,000 U.S. adults of which nearly 200 are healthcare workers, commissioned by IntelyCare and DailyPay reveals that a majority of healthcare workers across the… Read More

DailyPay Survey Reveals Need for Employers to Provide Impactful Financial Benefits to Workers

Inflation and uncertain economic times are “keeping many Gen Zers at home with their families,” according to an update from DailyPay. Around 54% of 18-25-year-olds have “made the choice to live with their parents given the current economic climate,” according to a new study of… Read More

New Credit Score Hub Aims to Provide Greater Transparency to Consumers in Australia

CBA has launched a new credit score hub “to help customers improve their financial wellbeing, as new research reveals only 1 in 5 Aussies have checked their personal credit score in the past 6 months, with around a third unsure what a credit score is.”… Read More

Fintech Firm Wagestream Releases Australian State of Financial Wellbeing Report

Financial wellbeing Fintech Wagestream, with research and analysis from Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, has launched the inaugural Australian State of Financial Wellbeing Report in a bid “to identify how employers can better alleviate financial stress in the workplace for struggling employees.” The report is… Read More

Swedish Fintech Dreams Establishes Entity to Expand Engagement Banking Offering

Dreams AB, the financial wellbeing platform and “leader” in engagement banking solutions, announces the establishment of a new entity, Dreams Technology, “reflecting the company’s ongoing expansion into the B2B space.” Having initially launched as a B2C money-saving app in the Nordics in 2016 – where… Read More

Indian Fintech Razorpay Extends Support to Employees’ Families with Family Assurance Benefits Policy

Most of us might be spending around half of our lives at our workplaces, the team at Razorpay notes in a recent update. Razorpay points out that it might be better if our workplaces are “not just spaces that enhance professional growth, are fulfilling and… Read More

Atomic, Hydrogen to Help Workers Tackle Financial Stress with Personal Finance Platform

Atomic, the provider of payroll connectivity is announcing today its partnership with Hydrogen, a Fintech platform that “enables businesses to quickly launch white label debit cards with no coding and one, all-inclusive platform.” By partnering with Atomic, Hydrogen “enables organizations to seamlessly integrate payroll connectivity… Read More

Fast-Casual Restaurant honeygrow Teams Up with DailyPay to Boost Hiring, Employee Tenure

honeygrow, the Philadelphia-based fast-casual concept, is joining forces with DailyPay – which claims to be the leader in on-demand pay. Through this partnership, honeygrow’s restaurant employees can now “access their earned pay after completing a shift.” Ultimately, DailyPay‘s benefit “allows employees to access their pay… Read More

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