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FinTech News

Healthcare Affordability Startup PayZen Raises $32 Million in Equity

by Kyle Burbank
A FinTech that helps patients find affordable healthcare solutions has raised new funds in two ways. About the round: This week, PayZen revealed its Series B funding round. The oversubscribed round included $32 million in equity as well as a new $200 million credit warehouse. NEA led the equity portion of the round along with participation from existing investors, such as 7wireVentures, SignalFire, Viola Ventures, and others. Meanwhile, Viola Credit...
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FinTech News

Savvy Wealth Raises $26.5 Million for Wealth Management AI Tools

by Kyle Burbank
The digital financial advisor platform Savvy Wealth has revealed an addition to its early-stage funding round. About the round: Savvy Wealth has announced the closure of its Series A, which totals $26.5 million. This includes the addition of $15.5 million from Canvas Ventures. New and existing investors including Thrive Capital, Brewer Lane Ventures, Index Ventures, The House Fund, and Alumni Ventures also participated. To date, the company has now raised...
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FinTech News

Faye Raises $31 Million for Travel Insurance Platform

by Kyle Burbank
An app that makes travel insurance buying simpler has raised an impressive round of funding. About the round: Faye has announced a new $31 million round. The Series B was led by Portage while Lumir Ventures and existing investors F2 Venture Capital, Viola Ventures, and Munich Re Ventures also participated. To date, the company has now raised a total of $49 million, including a $10 million Series A last year...
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FinTech News

Bitcoin Rewards App Fold Announces Plan to Go Public Via SPAC

by Kyle Burbank
A Bitcoin-centric FinTech has announced plans to hit the NASDAQ market. About the public offering: Fold is ready to go public. The company revealed that it's entered into a definitive agreement with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. As a result of the proposed transaction, Fold will be listed on NASDAQ. The new ticket symbol will be announced at a later date. According to a press...
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FinTech News

Tax-Advantaged Account Platform Carry Raises $10 Million

by Kyle Burbank
An investment platform with an emphasis on tax-saving strategies has raised a new round of funding. About the round: Earlier this week, Carry revealed that it had raised $10 million. The Series A was led by Accomplice VC with "dozens" of angel investors participating as well. According to the company, the funds were raised at a pre-money valuation of $65 million. This round follows a $4.5 million seed round in...
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FinTech News

Aven Raises $142 Million for Home Equity-Backed Credit Card

by Kyle Burbank
A company that offers a home equity-backed credit card has secured a new "megaround" of funding. About the round: This week, Aven announced that it had raised $142 million. The Series D was led by Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst while returning investors, such as Caffeinated Capital, Electric Capital, Founders Fund, and The General Partnership, also participated. Notably, according to the company, it has now reached "unicorn" status, meaning that...
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FinTech News

Sequoia Reportedly Offers to Buy Stripe Shares from Investors

by Kyle Burbank
Major FinTech investor Sequoia Capital is reportedly offering to buy stakes of Stripe from previous investors. What's happening: According to a report from Axios, Sequoia has been emailing limited partners that invested in Stripe between 2009 and 2012. The venture capital firm is offering to purchase up to $861 million in shares of the FinTech giant. Notably, the share price offer of $27.51 per share values Stripe at $70 billion....
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FinTech News

CNBC Names Top 250 FinTech Companies for 2024

by Kyle Burbank
The popular financial network CNBC has released its latest list highlighting the top 250 FinTech companies in the world. About the list: To compile this list, CNBC partnered with Statista. Although the companies were nominated by themselves via an application — which included sharing 2023 revenues, year-on-year sales growth rate, and total employee count — Statista conducted analysis on each and considered their key performance indicators (KPIs). Specifically, overarching KPIs...
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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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Financial

A Look at How Rakuten (Ebates) Works in 2026

by Kyle Burbank
Since taking an interest in personal finance, one site I’ve come across again and again is Rakuten, formerly Ebates. If you’re still unfamiliar, Rakuten is a cashback site — and is the largest of its kind by far, boasting deals from over 3,500 retailers. Its popularity has endured even with the odd Rakuten re-branding and the platform remains one of my most-used money-saving tools. Since joining Rakuten / Ebates some...
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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...
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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...