FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 7 April 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
GoHenry
US saving and investing app Acorns acquires UK’s GoHenry
Together, both firms will now serve over 6 million customers globally.
The What the FinTech? podcast | Season three’s jailed buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 16 | Inspiring financial wellbeing from a young age
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Louise Hill, co-founder and COO at GoHenry.
UK fintech GoHenry lands $55m in fresh funding round
Existing investors Edison Partners and Revaia took part with Italian paytech Nexi joining in as a new investor.
GoHenry acquires French fintech Pixpay to drive European expansion
Both firms will continue to operate under their own brands with no change in leadership or headcount.
GoHenry latest in kid’s banking sector to land funding of $40m
Over 2019, parents on its app paid £98m in pocket money to their children.
Banking for kids fintech GoHenry unveils biodegradable card
The card is made up of 82% bio-sourced renewable materials.
Gohenry crowdfunds £6.2m for US expansion
To teach American kids about money.
Kid me not fraud with GoHenry digital deal
GoHenry, a UK-based digital banking solution to help young people manage their money, has appointed fraud prevention firm Featurespace to safeguard customers’ accounts. GoHenry was founded by a group of parents to help young people aged six to 18 “learn good money habits”. It is a subscription service, which offers a prepaid debit card and […]
