Credit Cards: Everything You Need to Know

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The world of credit cards can be confusing. The industry is constantly evolving. Keeping track of credit card features and benefits can be time consuming. Fioney is here to help maximize your credit card utility. From comprehensive guides, individual card reviews, the latest news, and tips to optimize your usage we have you covered.

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Credit Cards

Walmart Suing Capital One Over Co-Branded Credit Card Deal

by Fioney Staff
In 2019, Walmart announced that it had signed a new exclusive agreement with Capital One to issue its cobranded credit cards. This ended a nearly 20-year partnership that the megaretailer had with Synchrony and resulted in the Capital One Walmart Rewards Mastercard and Walmart Rewards Card. However, less than four years later, Walmart is now suing Capital One. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Walmart is looking...
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Credit Cards

Money at 30: The Top Credit Cards I'd Recommend to Beginners

by Kyle Burbank
Over the past five years or so, I've written a lot about credit cards. This includes covering new and interesting credit card products, showcasing the best options in a given category, and of course highlighting what's in my wallet. But, today, I wanted to go back to basics and talk about what credit cards I'd recommend to newbies. Below are a few credit cards that I find myself repeatedly recommending...
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Credit Cards

Rocket Companies Introduces Rocket Visa Card for Homebuyers

by Fioney Staff
Rocket Companies — the parent company of Rocket Mortgage, Rocket Homes, Rocket Loans and Rocket Money — is now adding a branded credit card to the mix. This week, Rocket introduced the Rocket Visa Signature Card. Not only will the new offering integrate with Rocket Money but will allow cardholders to earn up to 5% back. With the Rocket Card, customers can earn 5 Rocket Rewards on every purchase they make....
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Credit Cards

Ness Launches for Health and Wellness-Focused Credit Card

by Fioney Staff
A new premium credit card that puts a heavy emphasis on health and wellness is now launching a public beta. This week, Ness announced the debut of the Ness Card, partnering with a number of top wellness brands in the process. The card is issued by The Bank of Missouri and will operate on the Mastercard network. Starting with rewards, the Ness Card will earn 5 points per dollar spent...
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Credit Cards

Chase Reveals Q2 2023 5% Bonus Categories for Freedom Cards

by Fioney Staff
One of the biggest perks of the popular Chase Freedom Flex card (and its predecessor the Chase Freedom card) is the ability to earn 5% cashback on categories that rotate each quarter. Currently, these categories include grocery stores, fitness clubs and gym memberships, and purchases at Target. Now, with the first quarter of the year drawing to an end, Chase has revealed its Q2 2023 bonus categories. From April 1st...
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Credit Cards

Bilt Rewards Announces Partnership with Lyft, New Rewards

by Fioney Staff
A new perk has popped up for Bilt customers who regularly take rideshares. This week, Bilt Rewards announced a partnership with Lyft that will allow Bilt members to earn rewards on rides. First, Bilt loyalty members can now link their account to Lyft and earn 2x Bilt points on Lyft rideshare purchases. Additionally, Bilt Mastercard customers can earn up to a total of 5x points on rides when they link...
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Credit Cards

Discover Announces 5% Bonus Categories for April to June 2023

by Fioney Staff
Late last year, rather than releasing its entire 2023 calendar of quarterly 5% bonus categories for its It card, Discover only revealed the categories for January through March (grocery store, drug store, and select streaming service purchases). Now, with the second quarter coming up, the card issuer has announced what spending categories cardholders will be able to earn 5% back on from April through June. First up, during the second...
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Credit Cards

Chase and DoorDash Launch DoorDash Rewards Mastercard

by Fioney Staff
After initially teasing a co-branded credit card last fall, today, Chase and DoorDash officially launched the new product. Customers can now apply for the DoorDash Rewards Mastercard to earn cashback on their delivery orders and beyond. Starting with the rewards, the new DoorDash credit card earns 4% cashback on DoorDash and Caviar orders. Additionally, other dining purchases will earn 3% back. Grocery store purchases (online or in-store) will earn 2%...
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...