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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.
CB Insights FinTech 250 for 2021
FinTech News

CB Insights Names FinTech 250 for 2021

by Fioney Staff
As FinTech's blockbuster year rolls on into the fourth quarter, CB Insights has just released its list of the top 250 FinTechs of 2021. This is the fourth year that the firm has put out the list of private companies selected from a pool of more than 17,000. According to CB Insights, the final list was assembled according to several factors, including a proprietary algorithm that measures the overall health...
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FinTech News

Stock Trading App Public Adding Cryptocurrency Support

by Fioney Staff
As interest in cryptocurrency continues to rise, an increasingly popular stock trading platform has announced that it will now support crypto trades as well. This week, Public announced that crypto trading would be open to app users soon. At launch, users will be able to trade ten initial crypto assets in the app: Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Cardano (ADA), Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Stellar (XLM), Ethereum Classic...
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Credit Card News

American Express Platinum Card Adds Walmart+, SoulCycle Benefits

by Fioney Staff
Customers with one of the most popular premium credit cards in the country will now enjoy some freshly-added benefits. Starting today, American Express Platinum cardholders can enjoy two new statement credit opportunities. First, U.S. consumers can now receive statement credits that cover the monthly cost of a Walmart+ subscription. This service — which includes free deliveries from stores (with a minimum $35 purchase), free shipping on online orders, discounted fuel,...
Hyatt Chase Visa Credit Card
Small Business News

Chase and Hyatt Introduce New Business Credit Card

by Fioney Staff
Small business owners who are also fans of Hyatt got some good news this morning. Today, Chase and Hyatt announced the launch of the World of Hyatt Business Credit Card. The new card does carry a $199 annual fee but comes with a number of benefits for business owners. Looking at the perks, the first is that cardholders will enjoy automatic Discoverist status with World of Hyatt. Additionally, customers will...
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FinTech News

Insurtech Company Ladder Raises $100 Million Round

by Fioney Staff
As the "insturtech" industry continues to grow, one digital term life insurance company just closed a "megadeal" investment. This week, Ladder announced that it had raised $100 million. The Series D was co-led by led by Thomvest Ventures and OMERS Growth Equity. It comes as the company reports that it quadrupled its revenue last year and expects to issue $30 billion in coverage by the end of 2021. The investment also arrives as Ladder recently...
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Personal Finance

Fewer Consumers Plan on Applying For Store Cards This Shopping Season

by Fioney Staff
As October begins and the holiday shopping season draws nearer, it looks as though fewer consumers plan on applying for store credit cards. According to a recent LendingTree survey, 29% of respondents say they're likely to open a store credit card this year. That's down significantly from last year where 44% of those surveyed suggested they were considering one. However, while this result did mark a three-year low, it is...
Top 10 Must-Read Personal Finance Posts September 2021
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Top 10 Personal Finance Articles of the Month — September 2021

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. This time around, we'll start with a few financial independence-focused posts followed by some minimalist tips and tools. Then, as summer turns to fall, we'll look at some travel and vacation articles. Lastly, we'll look at cash back portals, a simple and cheap financial tool,...
Chase Sapphire Credit Card
Credit Card News

Chase Updates Pay Yourself Back Program with Airbnb, Away Offers

by Fioney Staff
Last year, in an effort to provide more value to their cardholders, Chase introduced its Pay Yourself Back program. With Pay Yourself Back, Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve customers could redeem points for everyday purchases at the same enhanced rate that those cards enjoy when making travel bookings. Now, the bank has unveiled the latest set of Pay Yourself Back categories that include two brand-specific options. As of October 1st...
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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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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,...