Author: Kyle Burbank
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Southwest Airlines Adding Seating Perk for Credit Cardholders
As Southwest Airlines continues to overhaul its brand and policies, the carrier is bringing a new perk to its co-branded credit cards. About the New Seating Benefit: This week, Southwest unveiled another perk that travelers with one of its credit cards will enjoy when the airline’s updated planes roll out. Soon, select cardholders will have…
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Small Business FinTech Flex to Merge with Maza
Two FinTechs are joining forces as part of an expansion from small business to consumer finance. About Flex’s Acquisition of Maza: In a strategic move, Flex recently announced that it would be acquiring Maza. As a result, Maza will rebrand to Flex Consumer. This will continue Flex’s initiative to allow business owners to “commingle” their…
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SoFi Introduces SmartStart Student Loan Refinancing Option
The FinTech SoFi has announced a new student loan refinancing option built for those eyeing a big life change. About SoFi SmartStart: With SoFi SmartStart, those refinancing their student loans have the option to make interest-only payments for their first nine months. As the company notes, this allows borrowers to divert funds that they’d otherwise…
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Bilt Rewards Adds Southwest Airlines as Latest Travel Transfer Partner
Bilt Rewards is at it again — this time adding another notable travel brand to its point transfer program. About the Addition of Southwest Airlines: This morning, Bilt announced that it would be partnering with Southwest Airlines. As a result, Bilt members can now transfer their Bilt Points to Southwest’s Rapid Rewards Program at a rate…
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Blinkist Review: What Is It and Is It Worth the Price?
Over the years, I’ve made an effort to read/listen to more finance books and review them (in fact, this year, I’ve renewed my goal to review at least one book a month here on the site). While that may seem simple enough, it means not only finding books that interest me but also finding the…
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Bilt Rewards Adds Student Loan Payment Redemption Option
Bilt is adding a new and unique redemption option for its members. About Bilt Point Student Loan Redemptions: Today, Bilt Rewards revealed that members could now redeem their Bilt Points toward a student loan payment. Effectively, this means that customers can chip away at their student debt just by paying their rent. To get started…
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How I Turned My Tax Bill Lemons Into Lemonade (and Points)
Last week, I laid out the circumstances that made for a rough and anxiety-inducing tax season this year. In that, I highlighted a few options we were considering for taking care of our large and unexpected tax bill. As it turns out, we ended up selecting a few of those options and employing them all.…
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GreenFi Launches After Spinning Off From Aspiration
Coinciding with Earth Day today, GreenFi has officially launched. About GreenFi: In 2024, Mission Financial Partners acquired the consumer banking portion of Aspiration (with the carbon credit segment now known as Catona Climate). Today, that FinTech platform rebranded to GreenFi. Despite the name change, the platform continues to provide climate-friendly banking and investing options. Alongside…
