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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.
Pesto Mastercard
FinTech News

Pawn Lending Alternative Pesto Announces New Funding Round

by Kyle Burbank
A startup that's looking to disrupt the pawn shop loan market is ready to hit the scene. This week, Pesto announced a new round of funding, while also launching the Pesto Mastercard. About the funding round: The FinTech firm Pesto has revealed a fresh round of funding. While the amount of the round was not disclosed in a press release, Crunchbase reports that the Series A amounted to $11 million....
Citizens Private Client Mastercard
Credit Card News

Citizens Introduces Private Client Mastercard with Touch Card

by Kyle Burbank
This week, Citizens Bank introduced a new credit card that not only appeals to its top-tier customers but will also utilize a brand new feature. As the bank announced, the new Citizens Private Client World Elite Mastercard will be the first in the United States to utilize Mastercard's Touch Card. About the card: With the Citizens Private Client credit card, customers can earn unlimited 2% back on all purchases. Additionally,...
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Small Business Product Reviews

Arc Browser Review: Can it Help Boost Your Productivity?

by Kyle Burbank
For years, I've been using Google Chrome — not because I really love it but because that's what seems to work well enough for me. To be fair, Chrome does have a number of features I've come to appreciate and even downright rely on. Despite this, when I heard about a new browser called Arc from the appropriately named company The Browser Company, I was intrigued. Now, having tried the...
Faye app screenshots
FinTech News

Travel Insurtech Brand Faye Raises $10 Million

by Kyle Burbank
An insurtech company with a focus on travel has scored a sizable funding round just ahead of the busy summer season. The funding round details: This week, Faye announced that it had raised $10 million. The Series A was led by Munich Re Ventures alongside existing investors Viola Ventures and F2 Venture Capital. Menora Tech and former Allianz Global Travel Insurance CEO Mike Nelson also participated. To date, the company...
large home for sale
Economic News

Gallup Poll: Americans Say Now is a Bad Time to Buy a House

by Kyle Burbank
Following a tumultuous few years that's included a global pandemic, a competitive housing market, rock-bottom interest rates, rapidly rising interest rates, inflation, and continued threat of a recession, a new poll from Gallup shows that a record number of Americans believe that now is a bad time to buy a home. According to the latest poll, only 21% of adults believe now is a good time to purchase a house....
American Express Green Card
Credit Card News

American Express Green Card Unveils Best-Ever Welcome Offer

by Kyle Burbank
Those looking to do some traveling this summer and who want to earn rewards in the process may have a new top card pick to consider. Today, American Express announced a new welcome bonus for its iconic Green Card that just happens to be the best-ever offer for the card. Now, new cardholders can earn 60,000 Membership Rewards points after spending $3,000 in purchases on the card during their first...
Step banking app
Personal Finance News

Youth-Focused Neobank App Step Introduces 5% APY Offer

by Kyle Burbank
An all-in-one financial platform aimed at young adults is hiking the interest rate that customers can earn on their money. In fact, Step will now enable users to earn a rate that's more than 12 times the national average. Effective now, Step is offering up to 5% APY on savings (up to $250,000 in funds). However, to earn this, cusomers will need to make a qualifying monthly direct deposit of...
Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa Card
Credit Card News

80k Chase Sapphire Preferred Welcome Bonus Offer Ending Soon

by Kyle Burbank
Those who have been considering adding the Chase Sapphire Preferred to their rewards credit card portfolio may want to act soon as an enhanced welcome bonus offer is coming to an end. While Chase has not revealed exactly when the current offer will expire, the bank has announced that it will be "soon" — leaving prospective cardholders little time to claim the offer valued at up to $1,000 in travel....
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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...
Marriott Bonvoy card and a woman on vacation
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...
PayPal Debit Card app
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,...