Author: Kyle Burbank
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Youth-Centric Neobank Step Launches Step Black Card
Step, a neobank that looks to appeal to younger adults, has announced the debut of a new card option. About Step Black: This week, Step officially launched the Step Black card. Previously, the card gained a waitlist of more than 100,000 people. Now, customers can sign up for the secured card that can help young…
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Bilt Adds Marriott Bonvoy as Point Transfer Partner
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…
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PNC Cash Rewards Visa Credit Card Review
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…
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Regions Bank Announces Partnership with Self Financial
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…
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eTip Introduces Instant Restaurant Tip Payouts to Platform
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…
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U.S. Economy Adds 150k Jobs in October, Unemployment Ticks Up
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…
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Intuit Closing Down Mint, Shifting Users to Credit Karma
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…
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Giant Eagle and FNBO Launch myPerks Pay Rewards Credit Card
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…
