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Kyle Burbank

Head Writer ~ Fioney
Kyle is the head writer for Fioney. He is a personal finance nerd, constantly looking for new apps and services to test and incorporate into his own financial game plan. In addition to his role at Fioney, he's written for other publications including Born2Invest, Lifehack, and Laughing Place, as well as his own site Money@30. He also creates personal finance and travel-related videos for Fioney's YouTube channel, which has garnered more than 2 million views. Currently, Kyle resides in Springfield, Missouri with his wife of 10 years. Together, they enjoy traveling (including visiting Disney Parks around the world), dining, and playing with their dog Rigby.
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Credit Card News

Bilt Adds Marriott Bonvoy as Point Transfer Partner

by Kyle Burbank
Bilt has added yet another new partner to its stable of point transfer options. What's happening: Today, Bilt announced Marriott Bonvoy as its newest travel transfer partner. As a result, Bilt members will be able to convert their Bilt Points to Marriott Bonvoy points at a ratio of 1:1. The brand is now the 15th Bilt transfer partner and is the third hotel chain partner (joining Hyatt and IHG). As...
Credit Card Reviews

PNC Cash Rewards Visa Credit Card Review

by Kyle Burbank
For more than a decade, my wife has been a loyal PNC customer. This includes holding one of their rewards credit cards — which, at one time, was our only credit card. Well, over the years, that's changed a lot as our card mix has evolved. And, now, another change has come as the bank recently moved us over to the PNC Cash Rewards Visa card. So, what does the...
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FinTech News

Regions Bank Announces Partnership with Self Financial

by Kyle Burbank
Regions Bank is promoting a new way for its customers to build and establish credit thanks to a collaboration with Self. About the partnership: This week, Regions Bank announced a new partnership with Self (formerly known as Self Lender). While the FinTech may be best known for its credit builder loan product, this partnership with Self instead focuses on the company's rent and bill reporting service. Through this partnership, Regions...
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FinTech News

eTip Introduces Instant Restaurant Tip Payouts to Platform

by Kyle Burbank
A FinTech service that specializes in cashless tipping is now looking to help waitstaff retrieve their gratuity more quickly. About the new tool: This week, eTip announced that it was introducing a new restaurant tip payout platform. With this option, locations will be able to offer instant payouts to their workers, with funds going directly into their bank accounts. As eTip notes, 71% of American diners use a credit card...
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Economic News

U.S. Economy Adds 150k Jobs in October, Unemployment Ticks Up

by Kyle Burbank
This morning, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics released its initial jobs report for October 2023. About the report: Headlining today's report, the U.S. economy added an estimated 150,000 jobs last month. That's below the 170,000 jobs that economists surveyed by Wall Street Journal forecasted. But, it's expected that the figures would have been closer to 180,000 jobs if not for the auto workers strike in October. Despite that added...
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FinTech News

Intuit Closing Down Mint, Shifting Users to Credit Karma

by Kyle Burbank
Intuit has announced plans to close down its popular budgeting app Mint. What's happening: In a blog post, Intuit revealed that it would be closing down the Mint platform on January 1st, 2024. With the app's demise, the company is inviting Mint users to join Credit Karma. Intuit states that it intends to "build on the Mint legacy at Credit Karma and provide even greater value to Minters" and, in...
Giant Eagle My Perks Credit Card
Credit Card News

Giant Eagle and FNBO Launch myPerks Pay Rewards Credit Card

by Kyle Burbank
Giant Eagle and First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) have announced the launch of a new co-branded card: the myPerks Pay Rewards Visa Card. About the card: First, cardholders will automatically be upgraded to myPerks Pro Status for their first six months. As a result, they'll be able to earn a total of 5% back in perks value on purchases made at Giant Eagle and Market District locations or inside...
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FinTech News

Older Adult Banking Service Charlie Raises $23 Million

by Kyle Burbank
A neobank built to serve older adults has raised a new round of funding. About the round: This week, Charlie announced that it had raised $23 million. Specifically, the round included $16 million in equity as well as $7 million in debt. The Series A was led by TTV Capital and included participation from FPV and Better Tomorrow Ventures. Previously, the company raised a $7.5 million seed round in May...
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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,...