Author: Kyle Burbank
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Report: 60% of Amazon Sales Come From Independent Sellers
The Internet’s everything store Amazon has released a new report highlighting the impact that small businesses and independent sellers on the site had in 2022. From the report: According to Amazon’s latest Small Business Empowerment Report, 60% of the site’s sales come from independent businesses. Amazon notes that “most” of these independent sellers are small…
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Pawn Lending Alternative Pesto Announces New Funding Round
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…
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Citizens Introduces Private Client Mastercard with Touch Card
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…
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Arc Browser Review: Can it Help Boost Your Productivity?
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…
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Travel Insurtech Brand Faye Raises $10 Million
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…
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Gallup Poll: Americans Say Now is a Bad Time to Buy a House
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…
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American Express Green Card Unveils Best-Ever Welcome Offer
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…
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Youth-Focused Neobank App Step Introduces 5% APY Offer
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).…
