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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

Chime is the Overwhelming Leader Among Neobanks

by Fioney Staff
In recent years, Americans have not only been conducting more of their banking online but have also begun moving to digital-only banking options. Often referred to as "neobanks," these FinTechs typically feature a number of perks while charging few if any fees. While the number of such offerings has continued to rise steadily, it seems as though one stands head and shoulders above the pack in terms of customers: Chime....
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Small Business News

Amazon Highlights Small Businesses Ahead of Prime Day 2021

by Fioney Staff
On June 21st and 22nd, e-retail giant Amazon will celebrate its annual Prime Day — its Black Friday-esque sales event. Ahead of those dates, the site is incentivizing support for small businesses. This includes allowing shoppers to earn a credit for shopping small, rewarding Amazon credit cardholders with additional discounts, and more. Now through June 20th, customers who make purchases from select U.S.-based small businesses will earn a $10 credit...
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FinTech News

FinTech Cash Advance Startup Clair Raises $15 Million

by Fioney Staff
Another early-stage FinTech investment round is now in the books. This week, Clair announced that it had raised $15 million. The Series A was led by Thrive Capital — a firm which itself recently raised money, closing its Thrive VII fund at $2 billion in February. Some of Thrive's past FinTech investments include Plaid, Robinhood, Lemonade, among others. Turning to Clair, the latest round brings the startup's total funding to...
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Credit Card News

Citi Introduces 'Custom Cash' Card With Up to 5% Back

by Fioney Staff
It looks as though the battle of the credit card issuers is continuing to heat up. In addition to banks recently upping some of their offers to record highs, recent weeks have seen several new card products revealed. The latest card to shake thing up with its debut is the Citi Custom Cash card, which will allow customers to earn up to 5% back on their purchases each month. The...
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Economic News

Americans Paid Down $56.5 Billion in Credit Card Debt During Q1 2021

by Fioney Staff
Even as the United States economy continued to be weighted down by the pandemic, many Americans still managed to pay down a significant amount of their household credit card debt. According to the latest data from the personal finance site WalletHub, U.S. consumers cut a total of $56.5 billion in credit card debt during the first quarter of the year. This sum was 51% more than the first quarter average...
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Credit Card News

Wells Fargo Announces New 'Active Cash' 2% Back Credit Card

by Fioney Staff
After halting new applications for its Propel credit card earlier this year, it became clear that Wells Fargo was looking to shake up its rewards credit card offerings. Sure enough, the bank has stated that it's planning an overhaul of its card line-up. Now, it's been revealed that the first product out of the gate will be the Wells Fargo Active Cash card, which will officially arrive this July. The...
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FinTech News

FinTech Banking App Dave Going Public Via SPAC

by Fioney Staff
Another FinTech is going public. Today, Dave announced that it would be merging with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc. As a result, the startup will become a publicly traded company, with the listing going by the ticker symbol $DAVE. The transaction values Dave at approximately $4 billion and will put $375 million in cash on the combined company’s balance sheet. Since debuting in 2017,...
Top 10 Must-Read Personal Finance Posts May 2021
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Top 10 Personal Finance Articles of the Month — May 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 articles related to the FIRE movement and its principles. Then, we'll look at what it means to live frugally — including being a "deadbeat" but not being "stingy." After that, we'll explore two posts both involving finding...
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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,...