Author: Kyle Burbank
-
Financial Safety Platform Carefull Raises $16.5 Million
A service that helps protect consumers from scams and other financial mistakes has raised a new round of funds. About the round: This week, Carefull announced that it had closed a $16.5 million round. The Series A was led by Fin Capital with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, TTV Capital, Commerce Ventures, Montage Ventures, and…
-
Why I’m Changing Wireless Providers (Again)
Four years ago, I wrote a post sharing how I was saving money thanks to moving to T-Mobile (from AT&T) at the time. Well, now my wife and I have once again changed wireless providers. This time, we’ve landed at Verizon. But why? Well, let me explain how this came to be, how we’ll be…
-
Orum Announces Launch Bank Account Verification Tool
Orum has launched its new bank account verification tool aptly named Verify. About the tool: The payments API FinTech Orum has announced its new tool Verify. Built on top of the Federal Reserve’s new FedNow platform, Orum says that Verify is able to confirm whether a bank account is open and valid within 15 seconds.…
-
American Express Reveals Slate of Member Week Offers
American Express has announced more details on its offerings for Member Week — which kicks off today. About Members Week offers: From now through October 13th, American Express is celebrating the 2023 edition of Member Week. As in years past, this will include exclusive experiences for cardholders as well as special deals. Among the featured…
-
QuickBooks Report Shows 20% Increase in Credit Card Spending
A new Intuit survey comprised of data from more than 5,000 small businesses in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom along with anonymous data from 3.4 million Intuit QuickBooks customers found that business owners are increasingly relying on their credit cards for funding. About the report: According to the 2023 Intuit QuickBooks Small…
-
Personal Finance News Round-Up: October 2023
Each month, the Money@30 YouTube channel rounds up the top personal finance, credit card, and travel news. Now, we here at Fioney are pleased to present these quick and to-the-point video digests with our readers. Dive into the October 2023 round-up video and go even deeper into the stories below. Chase Announces Q4 5% Bonus…
-
Universal Studios, FNBO to Launch Co-Branded Credit Card
Universal Studios is teaming up with First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) for a new rewards card. About the partnership and card: Universal Destinations & Experiences (which includes the popular Universal Studios destinations) has announced a new partnership with FNBO. This collaboration will result in a new co-branded card program for the Universal Orlando Resort…
-
PayPal, Venmo Credit and Debit Cards Add Apple Pay Support
PayPal and Venmo cards are coming to iOS devices thanks to an update. About the update: Earlier this week, PayPal announced that PayPal and Venmo credit and debit cards could now be added to Apple Wallet. As a result, cardholders can use their eligible cards via Apple Pay in order to make purchases and earn…
