Author: Fioney Staff
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Chime, Robinhood Top FinTech VC Investments in Q4 2019
Looking back at 2019, it’s fair to say that it was a pretty good year for FinTech. From startups launching new products to major acquisitions being announced, there was plenty of news to keep up on. Of course 2019 was also a big year for investments. In fact, the latest edition of KPMG Enterprise’s Venture…
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GoDaddy Unveils New Logo to Empower “The Everyday Entrepreneur”
To compete as a small business in the 21st century, there’s no question that you’ll need an effective website. For many, GoDaddy.com has been a starting point for this journey. With more than 19 million customers and 77 million domains under its registration, Arizona-based GoDaddy has become one of the most well-known website tools thanks…
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Visa to Acquire FinTech Tool Plaid
Over the past few years, the FinTech Plaid has managed to make a name for itself not only with observers and investors but also with the millions of customers who use their product. At the same time many more have likely encountered Plaid and not even known it since it merely acts as a mediary…
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Average Experian FICO Score Reaches Another New High
This just in: Americans are continuing to improve their credit. According to Experian’s 2019 Consumer Credit Review, the average FICO credit score now sits at 703. In addition to that being up two points from last year, it also marks a new record. More impressively, since 2010, the average has climbed 14 points. Not only…
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Goldman Sachs Debuts Marcus App at Long Last
Back in 2016, Goldman Sachs revealed that it was launching an online bank named Marcus, which would offer high-yield savings, certificates of deposit (CDs), loans, and more. As observers have noted, the debut of Marcus marked a bid by Goldman to appeal to a wider and notably younger crowd than their other products. Yet it…
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Chase Adds New Perks to Sapphire Reserve, Increases Annual Fee
When it comes to credit cards, there are at least two major schools of thought: those who think they’re evil and those who see them as a potentially positive tool. Yet, even among those in the latter camp, high-end credit cards can be a bit divisive, with some praising the outsized value they receive while…
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Square Instating 1.5% Fee for Instant Transfers
Over the past several years, FinTech Square has become ubiquitous at small businesses across the nation. In addition to its clever mobile credit card readers, the company has continued to expand its offerings to make it easier for business owners to accept payments. However Square has revealed a change to one of their products that…
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Survey Finds Even the Financially Savvy Make Money Mistakes
When it comes to personal finance, it’s fairly simple to make a mistake. Whether it’s as simple as overspending or more complicated such as errors in investing, you might expect that most Americans would be quick to cop to these missteps. What you might not anticipate, however, is that these types of money mess-ups are…
