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Vyne enters student accommodation partnership

The Open Banking payments platform has partnered with Kinetic to ‘streamline’ the rental payments process for UK students.

Token takes off in 2021

A $15 million Series B financing and securing BaFin authorisation are among the highlights of 2021 so far for the Open Banking payments platform.

GoCardless introduces Open Banking payments

Instant Bank Pay, the new Open Banking payments feature, will ‘challenge the dominance of cards’.

HSBC Bank CEO joins Quantexa board

Colin Bell said he joins ‘at pivotal moment’ in the London fintech’s growth.

YouGov buys start-up Lean App

All four founders of the Open Banking start-up will join YouGov as part of the deal.

Osu says ‘no-brainer’ to partner with Yapily

The invoicing and payment app uses Yapily’s API infrastructure to allow the self-employed to receive payments without high fees and settlement delays.

Insight: The consumer credit tightrope

Harry Hughes of the Lending Standards Board considers credit necessity versus choice and explains how to identify the two.

Allica Bank launches direct-to-SME offering

The lender has hired three relationship managers and one new business executive as part of the launch which is part of a more personalised service for SMEs.

loyalBe raises $1m to expand in Ireland

The fintech start-up has secured funds to grow its bank-linked loyalty solution.

Liberis unveils new strategy for SME funding

The company has also expanded into Denmark, where it will serve 34,000 SMEs through partnerships, in line with its new strategy.

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