Author: Fioney Staff
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Top 10 Personal Finance Articles of the Month — June 2020
It’s time again for one of my favorite features here on Dyer News: a look at the top 10 personal finance articles of the month. First up this month, following the outrage and hard conversations that have arisen following the death of George Floyd and other Black people in this country, we’ll take a look…
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Galileo Officially Launches Galileo Instant for Debit Card Creation
One major trend seen in the FinTech industry in recent years has been the roll-out of branded debit cards. Now, Galileo is looking to make creating such offerings even easier. Recently, the company announced the official launch of Galileo Instant after originally debuting a beta of the program in November of last year. According to…
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U.S. Unemployment Rate Retreats to 11.1% in June
Last month saw more Americans returning to work, even as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on. According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the United States economy reclaimed 4.8 million jobs in June. That’s a notable increase from the 2.7 million added in May (adjusted from the original 2.5 million reported) and, as Axios…
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FICO Introduces New Consumer Resilience Index
In recent years, there’s been plenty of discussion about making changes to the credit score system that most Americans are forced to live by. In addition to some FinTech lenders developing their own decision algorithms, products such as Experian Boost have allowed consumers to provide more information that might help their approval odds. Now the…
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Empower Retirement To Acquire Personal Capital for Up to $1 Billion
The FinTech personal finance and investment tracking platform Personal Capital has just announced a big exit. This week, the company revealed that it is being acquired by retirement plan recordkeeper Empower Retirement. This acquisition will cost Empower up to $1 billion, with $825 million coming at closing and a contingency bonus of up to $175…
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American Express Commits $200 Million to Latest Shop Small Campaign
For some time now, American Express has made its support of small businesses clear. While the credit card company’s best-known link to the small business world is their invention of Small Business Saturday — which is celebrated on the Saturday after Thanksgiving each November — their Shop Small efforts are year-round. Now, at a time…
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U.S. Consumer Spending Increased in May, Income Fell
With the United States still navigating unprecedented times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report brings both good and bad news on the economic front. According to the latest figures from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, personal consumption expenditures (PCE) grew 8.2% in May to reach $994.5 billion.
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Mastercard to Acquire FinTech Firm Finicity
To most people, companies such as Visa and Mastercard are viewed as institutions akin to banks. In reality, each of these firms consider themselves to be technology companies — or FinTechs, even. It should come as no surprise then that each card company has been looking to expand their offerings, both by partnering with and…
