Credit referencing and support

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/payments

Home equity-backed credit card provider Aven joins unicorn club

California-based Aven has raised $142 million to bring its home equity-backed credit card to homeowners across the US.

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RBC partners Nova Credit to help immigrants bring their credit history with them

Royal Bank of Canada has enlisted Nova Credit to help migrants leverage their international credit history when they arrive in the country.

/regulation

CFPB moves to ban medical bills from credit reports

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has set out plans to remove medical bills from most credit reports

/identity

UK home to 3m 'Frankenstein identities, posing multi-billion pound threat

The UK is home to nearly three million "Frankenstein" identities stitched together by fraudsters out of real and made up personal details, according to researchers who warn of a potential multi-billion pound hit to the economy.

/retail

Credit technology startup Abound moves into profit

British credit technology firm Abound has achieved profitability three years after its launch and is looking to double the size of its team in London from 65 to 130 this year.

/startups

Pomelo raises $35m for credit-building remittance product

US startup Pomelo has raised $35 million in a Series A funding round for its credit-building remittance app and card.

/wholesale

Barclays invests in Funding Xchange

Barclays has led a Series B financing round for Funding Xchange (FXE), a provider of white-label software for lenders to SMEs. The size of the round was not disclosed.

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Credit fintech Petal agrees sale to Empower

Empower Finance has agreed to buy US credit fintech Petal and closed the acquisition of Philippines-based Cashalo.

/startups

BuildMyCreditScore users see credit scores surge in months

UK open banking-powered startup BuildMyCreditScore says users have seen an average 52 increase in their credit scores in the first three months.

/cloud

TransUnion launches AI-powered data analytics platform

Credit bureau TransUnion has unveiled a cloud-based AI-powered data and analytics platform for financial institutions.

/retail

Roses are red, violets are blue, have you got a credit score above 702?

In time for Valentine's Day, the romantics at "lifestyle finance platform" Neon Money Club have launched a dating app for people with good to excellent credit scores.