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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

Credit Karma Reportedly in Talks to Sell Tax Prep Platform to Square

by Fioney Staff
Earlier this year, Intuit announced plans to purchase the personal finance tool Credit Karma for a whopping $7.1 billion. Of course, with Intuit perhaps being best known for its TurboTax software, one major question about the proposed purchase was what would become of Credit Karma's free Credit Karma Tax service? Now reports suggest that that the company could be seeking to offload the platform onto a fellow FinTech: Square. Initially...
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Economic News

WalletHub Highlights Most Financially Distressed Cities Amid Pandemic

by Fioney Staff
There's no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected every American and billions of other people around the world. That said, the economic impacts that have been a side effect of the outbreak have been felt more in certain American cities. That's why the personal finance site WalletHub recently compiled a list of the most financially distressed locations amid the pandemic. To arrange the list WalletHub looked at the 100...
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Personal Finance

IRS Announces 2021 Tax Brackets, Saver's Credit Eligibility Limits

by Fioney Staff
At long last, the end of 2020 is now in sight. Ahead of 2021's arrival, this week the Internal Revenue Service revealed a number of changes that will impact the 2021 tax year. This includes making inflation adjustment to key parts of the tax code including marginal tax rate brackets, the standard deduction, IRA contribution deduction eligibility limits, and more. First up, the new year will bring modest adjustments to...
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Credit Card News

American Express Expands Uber Partnership, Adds New Credit to Gold Card

by Fioney Staff
At a time when Americans are continuing to eat-in more, American Express and Uber have announced that they're expanding their partnership and bringing new perks to Amex customers. First up, the popular American Express Gold card will be introducing a new monthly Uber credit. Starting "early next year," Gold cardholders will earn $10 a month ($120 a year) in Uber Cash that can be used for eligible rides or Uber...
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FinTech News

Acorns App Launches Job Finder Powered By ZipRecruiter

by Fioney Staff
Those seeking a side hustle, additional part-time job, or new career now have another resource for finding available positions. This week, the micro-investing app Acorns unveiled a new job finder tool, with listings powered by ZipRecruiter. To find this feature, users will first want to navigate to the "Earn more money" section (formerly "Found Money") and then tap the "Earn from a new job" banner near the top of the...
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Small Business News

JPMorgan Chase Introduces New Card Readers for Small Businesses

by Fioney Staff
It seems as though one big bank is looking to appeal to small business owners, introducing a new set of banking and payment solutions. This week, JPMorgan Chase announced the debut of its Business Complete Banking offering, which includes QuickAccept — a new mobile card reader tool that will allow businesses to accept credit cards and contactless payments. While the account will carry a $15 a month service fee by...
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Personal Finance

Average FICO Score Climbed to New Record High in July

by Fioney Staff
Believe it or not, credit scores are now at the highest level they've ever been. This week, FICO revealed that the average credit score in the United States reached 711 as of July. The new average is five points higher than what was seen one year ago and three points higher than in April of this year. Looking further back, it's an impressive gain from when the average first broke...
American Express Gold Card
Credit Card News

American Express Introduces Increased Welcome Bonus for Gold Card

by Fioney Staff
For those in search of a card that will reward them for everyday expenses such as dining and grocery shopping, as well as benefit them once their travels resume, American Express may have just revealed a worthwhile deal. Currently, American Express is offering a special welcome bonus for the Gold card. Now, new cardholders can earn 60,000 Membership Rewards points when they spend at least $4,000 in their first six...
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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...
Bilt and All Reward logos
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,...