Category: Banking

Banking

Aspiration Banking Review — Are Recent Changes for the Better?

by Kyle BurbankJul 29, 2021

Note: Aspiration's banking platform has since spun off from the company and has rebranded as GreenFi. Below is my review of the service as it was in 2021. There was once a time when I thought perhaps I had too many bank accounts. Yet, since then, I’ve only found more attractive accounts to open. One of the additions I made to my roster back in 2018 was Aspiration. Not long...

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Money at 30: NBKC Everything Bank Account Review

by Kyle BurbankMay 18, 2021

As I've reviewed a number of FinTech accounts over the years, I've seen a few banking partners come up again and again. Among them is NBKC — short for National Bank of Kansas City. Despite this, it wasn't until recently that I opened an account directly with the bank. Specifically, I opted for their Everything Account, which includes some key savings and checking features. With that, let's take a look...

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Aspiration Plus Review: Is the Account Option Worth It?

by Kyle BurbankApr 29, 2021

Note: Aspiration's banking platform has since spun off from the company and has rebranded as GreenFi. Below is my review of the service as it was in 2021. Over the past couple of years, even as I’ve opened plenty of other online banking accounts to review, there’s been one that’s stood out to me as doing something truly different: Aspiration. With their “Do Well. Do Good.” motto and balance between...

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Money at 30: Betterment Checking and Cash Reserve Review

by Fioney StaffApr 6, 2021

A couple of years ago, a number of FinTechs of all stripes went through a phase where they decided to launch high-yield savings accounts along with debit cards. Among those joining this trend was Betterment, which is mostly known for its roboadvisor platform. After hearing about these offerings for a while, I finally joined Betterment when they were offering a bonus through Rakuten. Sadly, those deals are currently no longer...

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Money at 30: Marcus by Goldman Sachs Savings Account (and Marcus Insights) Review

by Kyle BurbankMar 2, 2021

Over the past few years, the bank Goldman Sachs has made a few moves intended to help it not only shed the negative image it's endured since the Great Recession but also reach a new type of customer. These efforts include the bank partnering with Apple to release the Apple Card as well as them launching a consumer banking brand called Marcus by Goldman Sachs. While the name might make...

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Money at 30: Credit Sesame Cash vs. Credit Karma Money Spend

by Kyle BurbankJan 19, 2021

A few months back, I decided to compare two digital banking accounts from two free credit score sites: Credit Karma Money Save (then known simply as Credit Karma Savings) and Credit Sesame Cash. While it made sense to pit these options against each other given their origin, the truth is that comparing a savings account to a checking account made for a difficult conclusion. So, now that Credit Karma is...

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Credit Karma Money Save (Credit Karma Savings) Review

by Kyle BurbankJan 13, 2021

As someone who’s written about FinTech for a couple of years now, I’ve definitely spotted a few trends along the way. One of the biggest I’ve seen is the expansions many startups have made by adding basic banking services to their other offerings. Case in point: Credit Karma Savings — which was brought into the world in the fall of 2019. That service has now been rebranded as Credit Karma...

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Money at 30: Credit Karma Savings vs. Credit Sesame Cash

by Kyle BurbankAug 11, 2020

In a fairly short amount of time, two free credit score sites have each introduced their own digital banking offerings. For Credit Karma, that's Credit Karma Savings. As for Credit Sesame, they recently unveiled Sesame Cash. This of course begs the question: how do these two seemingly similar options compare? To answer that query, let's take a look at what each of these platforms have to offer — starting with...