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Mesa app and homeowners card
FinTech News

Homeowner Membership Platform Mesa Raises $9.2 Million

by Kyle Burbank
A FinTech looking to build a rewards platform for homeowners has raised new capital. About the round: This week, Mesa announced that it had raised a total of $9.2 million — including $7.2 million in equity. The seed round was led by Streamlined Ventures with participation from Starting Line, Assurant Ventures, Vera Equity, Redwood Trust Horizons, and Clocktower Ventures. Also participating were "several other firms and strategic investors." The $2 million...
Benamin app
FinTech News

Benjamin Acquires New Things for "Money Moments" Expansion

by Kyle Burbank
A growing cashback app has revealed a new acquisition and funding round. About the acquisition: Benjamin Capital Partners has announced its acquisition of Austin-based startup New Things Co. As a result, Benjamin intends to integrate New Things' proprietary augmented reality rewards into its app. Specifically, the company says the feature will be added to its cash rewards platform Benjamin Money Moments, which currently allows customers to earn rewards for making...
$30M Series A and Wealth.com logo
FinTech News

Estate Planning Platform Wealth.com Raises $30 Million

by Kyle Burbank
A FinTech that helps modernize estate planning processes has raised a new round of funds. About the round: This week, Wealth.com announced that it raised $30 million in its latest funding round. The Series A was led by GV (formerly known as Google Ventures) and included participation from Citi Ventures, Outpost Ventures, 53 Stations, and Firebolt Ventures. Previously, the company raised a $16 million seed round in 2022. In a...
PayPal Everywhere app and debit card
FinTech News

PayPal Rolls Out PayPal Everywhere Initiative, Updated Debit Card

by Fioney Staff
PayPal is looking to expand its reach with a new initiative and a more rewarding debit card product. About PayPal Everwhere and debit card: While PayPal is best known as an online payment option, the platform is giving consumers more reason to use it in-store as well. This includes debuting an updated debit card with enhanced cashback rewards. Now, PayPal customers can use their PayPal debit card to earn 5%...
DailyPay Visa Debit Card
FinTech News

DailyPay Rebrands Debit Card, Plans New Cashback Offer Feature

by Kyle Burbank
The earned wage access platform DailyPay has announced a rebrand for its employee debit card offering. About the updated card and DailyPay: DailyPay has announced that it will be rebranding its Friday by DailyPay Visa Prepaid Card. Now, the service will simply be known as the DailyPay Visa Prepaid Card. With the card, users will still have the ability to transfer a portion of their earned payroll wages to the...
Sedric team photo
FinTech News

AI-Powered Compliance Platform Sedric Raises $18.5 Million

by Kyle Burbank
A company that leverages AI to help financial institutions manage compliance issues has closed a new round of funding. About the round: Sedric has announced that it raised $18.5 million in its latest round. The Series A was led by Foundation Capital with Amex Ventures also participating. To date, the company has now raised a total of $22 million including a 2021 seed round. With the new funds, Sedric says...
ASA Vault logo
FinTech News

ASA Vault Adds Five More FinTech Tools to Its "App Store"

by Kyle Burbank
The "App Store as a Service" platform ASA has added five more FinTech tools to its roster. About the additions and ASA Vault: ASA has announced that it has added five FinTech applications to its ASA Vault app. These include PortfolioPilot, Guac, One Goal Finance, Credit Rent Boost, and Column Tax. With ASA Vault, users can sign up for and access these services without providing their name, email address, or...
MoneyThumb logo
FinTech News

SaaS FinTech MoneyThumb Acquired by Iron Creek Partners

by Kyle Burbank
A company that offers a variety of underwriting tools has revealed that it's been acquired. About the acquisition: This week, MoneyThumb announced that the private investment firm Iron Creek Partners LLC has acquired the company. According to a press release, this transaction will provide MoneyThumb with growth capital as the company continues to expand. While the news was announced on August 29th, the transaction officially closed on August 19th, 2024....
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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...
Checking Account Review

2024 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. Lately it seems as though that theme has been 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...
Amazon and Target logos
Credit Card News

Discover Reveals 5% Bonus Categories for Final Quarter of 2024

by Kyle Burbank
As we head into the holiday season, Discover has unveiled its fourth-quarter bonus category picks. About the Q4 2024 Discover It 5% categories: Starting on October 1st, Discover It customers will be able to earn up to 5% back on purchases from two major retailers. First up is Amazon — which has been a fixture of Discover's fourth-quarter bonus categories since at least 2015. While this category will of course cover...
Credit Score Guide

A Guide to Building Credit and Increasing Your Credit Scores

by Kyle Burbank
When it comes to credit, there’s some good news. The average credit score in the United States has been steadily rising in recent years, coming in at 715 in 2023. That may be because, today, consumers not only have more ways to access their credit reports and scores than ever before but also because there are an increasing number of options that Americans have for building credit in the first...