Author: Fioney Staff
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Home Lending Tech Platform Roostify Announces $32 Million Funding Round
Another week means another FinTech deal. Today, Roostify announced that it had raised $32 million in its latest round. The Series C was led by Ten Coves Capital with principals at Stone Point Capital as well as returning investors Cota Capital, Mouro Capital, Colchis Capital, Point72 Ventures, and JPMorgan Chase also participating. To date, Roostify has now raised a total of…
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Survey Finds 42% of Americans Avoided Large Purchases Last Year
Last year proved to be a financial anomaly in many ways — evidenced by a number of dichotomies that emerged. While the loss of employment and other economic issues impacted many Americans, on the whole, consumers saw increased savings rates and credit card payoffs. Now a new survey from WalletHub looks at one potential reason why…
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Spirit Airlines Refreshes Co-Branded Credit Card Line-Up
As travelers and travel brands look toward a hopeful future, recent weeks have brought news of both new and refreshed co-branded options. This includes an upcoming U.S.-centric Air Canada card from Chase and a pair of cards from Emirates and Barclays among others. Now, Spirit and Bank of America have announced new credit card options…
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42% of Small Businesses Say They’re Considering Building a Mobile App for Their Customers
These days, a major part of being a small business owner is determining which technologies and mediums to invest in and which to skip. For example, many businesses now see the value in social media and the barrier to entry for these platforms is fairly low. Similarly, having your own website may make sense for…
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Curve Raises $95 Million as It Plots U.S. Debut
Just a few weeks into 2021, the FinTech deals market is already starting to heat up. Last week, London-based Curve announced that it had raised $95 million in its latest funding round. The Series C was led by the trio of IDC Ventures, Fuel Venture Capital, and Vulcan Capital. OneMain Financial and Novum Capital also participated. With…
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Upgrade Introduces Rewards Checking Account
Recent years have brought a flurry of FinTech and so-called neobanks, presenting some attractive alternatives to consumers seeking more for their money. Unfortunately, with interest rates falling tremendously in the past year, the APYs that many of these accounts once offered have been decimated, leaving startups to find other means of luring customers. In that…
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Gemini Plans Crypto Rewards Credit Card
With Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies once again garnering a ton of public attention, there seems to be a renewed interest in making such assets as accessible as possible. This not only includes the likes of PayPal allowing users to buy Bitcoin and other tokens but also introducing ways for customers to acquire crypto assets. On that…
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Walgreens Planning Co-Branded Credit Card with Synchrony
It seems that Walgreens has a plan to keep customers’ wallets healthy. This week, the drug store chain announced that it would be expanding its line-up of financial services, including debuting a co-branded credit card product. The upcoming card will integrate with the recently-launched myWalgreens loyalty program, giving customers the chance to earn myWalgreens cash…
