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Fioney aims to help guide you to make the best decisions when it comes to the ever changing worlds of personal and small business finance.
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FinTech News

Car IQ Raises $15 Million to Expand Vehicle Payment Platform

by Fioney Staff
A FinTech that helps turn fleet vehicles into payment tools has just raised a new round of funds. This week, Car IQ announced that it had raised $15 million. The addition to their Series B (which was initially announced in 2021 and amounted to $15 million at the time) was led by Forte Ventures while existing investors including State Farm Ventures, TELUS Ventures, and Avanta Ventures returned to participate. New strategic...
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Economic News

United States Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.4%

by Fioney Staff
Despite fears of a recession and high-profile layoffs in the tech sector, the United States continues to add thousands of jobs. According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the economy added 517,000 in January. That marks the best result since July of last year when 586,000 jobs were added to payrolls. Moreover, the result is nearly double the 260,000 jobs (adjusted up from the previously-reported 223,000) gained...
Top 10 Must-Read Personal Finance Posts January 2023
Best of the Web

Top 10 Personal Finance Articles of the Month — January 2023

by Fioney Staff
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. To kick the year off, we'll talk about building wealth. Then, we'll take a look a pair of posts all about failing. Finally, we'll cover building a budget, travel hacking, and more. As usual, this month’s list includes a couple of Dyer News Top 10...
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FinTech News

Digital Banking Platform Oxygen Raises $20 Million

by Fioney Staff
A FinTech neobank that serves both individuals and small business owners has revealed two major pieces of news. First, this week, Oxygen announced that it raised a $20 million round. The Series B was led "largely by return investors," although Oxygen did not specify which investors in their press release. To date, the startup has now raised a total of $45 million, including a $17 million Series A in January...
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Credit Card News

Delta Adds "TakeOff 15" Award Travel Perk to Co-Branded Cards

by Fioney Staff
Delta and American Express are introducing a new benefit for co-branded card customers. Effective today, a feature called "TakeOff 15" has been added to nearly all of Delta's co-branded American Express cards. The new perk is now available to Delta SkyMiles Gold, Platinum, and Reserve personal and business card customers — leaving out only the no-annual-fee Delta SkyMiles Blue card. With this new benefit, primary cardholders will be able to...
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FinTech News

GGV Capital Unveils Inaugural Embedded FinTech 50 List

by Fioney Staff
Today, an inaugural list of 50 startups were named the top FinTech innovators. This project was spearheaded by GGV, which has a long history of investing in major FinTech firms, having participated in funding rounds for the likes of Square, SoFi, Affirm, Karat, and many more. Additionally, the list was compiled with participation from top FinTech investors, such as Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Thrive, and others. In total, 57 VC...
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Credit Card News

Chase Aeroplan Card Unveils New 100K-Point Offer

by Fioney Staff
With the summer travel season just around the corner, Chase and Air Canada have rolled out a new offer for their cobranded Aeroplan card. What's more, the card has added a new feature that gives cardholders another point redemption path. As we've seen from other issuers in recent years, the latest Chase Aeroplan welcome bonus is a tiered offer. First, new cardholders who spend at least $4,000 on their card...
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Small Business News

FedEx Announces Launch of 2023 Small Business Grant Contest

by Fioney Staff
Attention small business owners: FedEx has announced the launch of its 11th annual Small Business Grant Content. This year's promotion will officially kick off on January 31st, with the entry period lasting until February 21st. As part of the contest, more than $330,000 will be granted to small business, including $30,000 going to 10 grand prize-winning businesses. After the entry deadline has closed, 100 finalists will be selected and revealed...
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Checking Account Review

2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

by Kyle Burbank
 Ever since I started taking an interest in the FinTech sector, one company whose name I’ve seen pop up over and over again is SoFi. That was later sent into overdrive as the company has not only become a household name thanks to its stadium naming rights deal but also because of the company’s continued product expansions. The most interesting development in my mind is SoFi’s acquisition of Golden Pacific...
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Credit Card News

Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

by Kyle Burbank
After pausing applications for their previous rewards card, the hotel chain Best Western has unveiled a new pair of rewards credit cards with a new issuer. About the Best Western cards: Best Western is partnering with First Bank & Trust and Mercury Financial to introduce two new co-branded credit cards. First up is the no-annual-fee Best Western Rewards Visa Signature Card. With this card, customers can 4x points on Best...
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Credit Card News

Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

by Kyle Burbank
Chase and Marriott Bonoy have unveiled a special contest while continuing to offer its best-ever welcome bonus. About the welcome bonus and Bold Chat Court Contest: Marriott Bonvoy and Chase have launched a special opportunity called the Bold Chat Court contest. As part of this contest, 10 lucky travelers will be awarded 500,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (for a total of 5 million) as well as $5,000. For this contest, the...
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Credit Card News

Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

by Kyle Burbank
Bilt is once again expanding its travel transfer rewards program — and is even breaking the mold with one new partner. About the new additions to Bilt: This week, Bilt launched partnerships with two more travel brands: TAP Air Portugal and Accor. As a result, Bilt members will now be able to transfer their points to Miles&Go and ALL Reward, respectively. In total, Bilt now has 18 transfer partners including 13...
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Checking Account Review

PayPal Debit Card Review: Earn Stackable 5% Cash Back

by Kyle Burbank
In recent weeks, PayPal debuted an updated debit card product (perhaps you've seen the incessant Will Ferrell commercials for it during football games?). With the launch of this card, the company known for online payments is encouraging customers to pay with them anywhere. To encourage such behavior, the debit card allows cardholders to earn 5% cashback — although, as you can imagine, there are some important restrictions on that. So,...