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Personal Finance
Youth-Centric Neobank Step Launches Step Black Card
by Kyle Burbank
Step, a neobank that looks to appeal to younger adults, has announced the debut of a new card option. About Step Black: This week, Step officially launched the Step Black card. Previously, the card gained a waitlist of more than 100,000 people. Now, customers can sign up for the secured card that can help young adults (including those under 18) to build and establish credit. The Step Black card could... Personal Finance
Regions Bank Announces Partnership with Self Financial
by Kyle Burbank
Regions Bank is promoting a new way for its customers to build and establish credit thanks to a collaboration with Self. About the partnership: This week, Regions Bank announced a new partnership with Self (formerly known as Self Lender). While the FinTech may be best known for its credit builder loan product, this partnership with Self instead focuses on the company's rent and bill reporting service. Through this partnership, Regions... Personal Finance
eTip Introduces Instant Restaurant Tip Payouts to Platform
by Kyle Burbank
A FinTech service that specializes in cashless tipping is now looking to help waitstaff retrieve their gratuity more quickly. About the new tool: This week, eTip announced that it was introducing a new restaurant tip payout platform. With this option, locations will be able to offer instant payouts to their workers, with funds going directly into their bank accounts. As eTip notes, 71% of American diners use a credit card... Personal Finance
Top 10 Personal Finance Articles of the Month — October 2023
by Fioney Staff
Welcome to Fioney's look at the top 10 personal finance articles of the month. On the first Friday of each new month, we look back at some of our favorite posts published in the weeks prior and highlight them right here. This includes a mix of sites that have become staples of our lists as well as many first-timers. This month, we'll start with three posts pondering money. Then, we'll... Personal Finance
U.S. Economy Adds 150k Jobs in October, Unemployment Ticks Up
by Kyle Burbank
This morning, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics released its initial jobs report for October 2023. About the report: Headlining today's report, the U.S. economy added an estimated 150,000 jobs last month. That's below the 170,000 jobs that economists surveyed by Wall Street Journal forecasted. But, it's expected that the figures would have been closer to 180,000 jobs if not for the auto workers strike in October. Despite that added... Personal Finance
Intuit Closing Down Mint, Shifting Users to Credit Karma
by Kyle Burbank
Intuit has announced plans to close down its popular budgeting app Mint. What's happening: In a blog post, Intuit revealed that it would be closing down the Mint platform on January 1st, 2024. With the app's demise, the company is inviting Mint users to join Credit Karma. Intuit states that it intends to "build on the Mint legacy at Credit Karma and provide even greater value to Minters" and, in... Personal Finance
Shop Pay Review: The Pros and Cons
by Kyle Burbank
You've heard of Apple Pay and have probably heard about platforms, such as Google Pay and Samsung Pay as well. However, there's one "Pay" option that might not be as much of a household name but is supported by thousands of sites: Shop Pay. While the process of using Shop Pay may not differ too much from a regular online retail experience, there are some benefits — including the ability...