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Neobank Chime Now Valued at $25 Billion Following Latest Round
So far in 2021, the FinTech industry has been on a winning streak. Between record-breaking investment rounds, major acquisitions, IPOs, and big announcements, the sector has garnered plenty of attention. Now, Chime is earning FinTech even more headlines following its latest eye-popping funding round and valuation. As CNBC reports, Chime has announced that it raised a whopping $750 million in its latest funding round. The Series G was led by...
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U.S. Bank Set to Acquire Small Business Banking Service Bento
A FinTech and a major financial institution are coming together to offer better solutions to small business owners. This week, U.S. Bank announced plans to acquire the San Fransisco-based Bento Technologies — better known as Bento for Business. The purchase terms of the deal were not disclosed but the transaction is expected to close next month. Previously, Bento had raised a total of $18.5 million, with the most recent round...
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Upgrade Announces $105 Million Round at $3.3 Billion Valuation
Another FinTech megadeal is in the books as Upgrade has just announced that it raised $105 million in its latest investment round. The Series E was led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) with BRV and Ventura Capital also participating. To date, Upgrade has raised a total of $307 million, including a $40 million Series D led by Mouro Capital last year. This latest raise valued the company at $3.325 billion....
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Venmo Adds Automatic Cryptocurrency Rewards Option to Credit Card
With interest in cryptocurrencies continuing to expand, another brand is adding crypto support to its credit card offering. Venmo has announced its new Cash Back to Crypto program for Venmo Credit Card customers. With this new option, cardholders can elect to automatically purchase cryptocurrency with the cashback rewards they earn each month. Additionally, those who opt into this program will not have any purchase fees associated with their "Cash Back...
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Chase Announces Revamped Rewards for Sapphire Cards
Following a big update to the American Express Platinum card last month and with Chase recently refreshing its Freedom card line-up, the latter company is now turning to its Sapphire brand for a revamp. This week, Chase announced new benefits for the Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve cards, which will go into effect on August 16th. Notably, neither of the revamps will have an impact on the annual charges by...
Economic News
GasBuddy Data Shows Gas Prices Continue to Rise Nationwide
With more Americans hitting the road once again, motorists may be noticing rising gasoline prices. In fact, new data from the gas price tracking tool GasBuddy shows that the average price at the pump increased yet again last week. According to the latest figures compiled by the app (using data collected from more than 150,000 stations across the nation), the average gas price climbed to $3.18 per gallon. With this...
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