Blackbullion taps Bud to streamline higher education student finance applications

  • Blackbullion partners with Bud Financial to enhance student finance applications and budgeting solutions.
  • Blackbullion, a platform for student financial wellbeing, serves over 60 partner universities in the UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa.
  • Blackbullion has distributed nearly £20 million to students through its platform since its founding in 2014.
  • Through the partnership, Blackbullion will use Bud’s Assess solution to simplify bank account connections for student fund applications, reducing communication time.
  • Blackbullion will also implement Bud’s open banking and transactional AI solution to project future finances, and offer real-time spending insights, and savings suggestions for students.
  • CEO Vivi Friedgut states that the partnership aims to improve funding application processes, ensuring students can access funds when needed in light of the cost-of-living crisis.
Laura M
Laura M
Laura is a financial reporter, editor, and researcher with a particular interest in fintech innovation, capital markets, and the evolving global banking landscape.

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