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FinTech News

SoFi to Bring Future Wealth Summit Events to College Campuses

by Kyle Burbank
FinTech turned bank SoFi is celebrating Financial Literacy Month with a college campus tour. About SoFi's Future Wealth Summit: SoFi has announced the launch of the Future Wealth Summit. This campus tour will visit more than 30 colleges/universities across the nation during the month of April — which is National Financial Literacy Month. Additionally, a flagship event will take place at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey on April...
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FinTech News

Charles Schwab Launches Teen Investor Account Option

by Kyle Burbank
Brokerage firm Charles Schwab is introducing a new account aimed at the next generation of investors. About the Schwab Teen Investor Account: Recently, Charles Schwab announced the debut of a Teen Investor account. This new option is a joint account between a parent/legal guardian and teens aged 13 to 17. With a Teen Investor account, users will not only have access to a variety of investment products but will also...
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FinTech News

Venmo Expands to Allow Sending Payments to PayPal Users

by Kyle Burbank
Venmo's payment network is growing by more than 200 million, thanks to a new update. About Venmo's PayPal Payment Feature This week, Venmo announced that it was expanding its peer-to-peer payment platform. Now, Venmo users are able to send funds to PayPal accounts. This includes users in 90 markets where PayPal operates. To send payments to PayPal users, Venmo customers can enter a phone number associated with the receiving account....
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FinTech News

FinTech Greenlight Launches First Physical Product: GPS Tracker

by Kyle Burbank
The family banking app Greenlight is expanding, debuting its first-ever physical product. About Greenlight Safe Family: Recently, Greenlight announced the launch of Greenlight Safe Family. This new line of GPS-enabled, screen-free devices helps families protect their loved ones. Currently, the company offers models for children, seniors, and dogs. In addition to GPS tracking capabilities, Greenlight Safe Family devices include an SOS button that alerts an emergency contact, customizable place alerts,...
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FinTech News

2026 FinTech Breakthrough Award Winning Companies Announced

by Kyle Burbank
It's that time of year, again: the annual FinTech Breakout Award recipients have been revealed. About the 2026 Winners: Today, FinTech Breakthrough announced this year's top companies across multiple categories. First up, MX was named Personal Finance Platform of the Year. Last year, Monarch won a similar but differently titled "Best Personal Finance Platform" award. Meanwhile, 2026's Personal Finance App of the Year was Quicken, whereas 2025's Best Personal Finance...
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FinTech News

CakeClub Officially Launches Cash-Flow Focused Finance App

by Kyle Burbank
A new app built to help consumers manage their money in a realistic way has officially launched. About the CakeClub App: This week, the FinTech CakeClub announced the launch of its personal finance app. According to the company, this tool is meant to help individuals manage their cash flow and change the way they think about budgeting. In particular, the platform is designed for Gen Z, Millennials, and even Gen...
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FinTech News

SuperMoney Launches Personal Finance App with AI Tools

by Kyle Burbank
The financial products comparison tool SuperMoney is expanding, launching a new personal finance app. About the SuperMoney App: This week, SuperMoney announced the debut of the SuperMoney App. Now available for iOS and Android (as well as on the web), the new app promises "Financial Calm" and is powered by Sense AI. With the SuperMoney App, users can generate automatic budgets, discover new financial products (such as those that could...
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FinTech News

Revolut Officially Files for United States Bank Charter

by Kyle Burbank
Following rumors and reports in recent months, Revolut has made it official, applying to become a national bank. About Revolut's Bank Charter Application: This week, London-based neobank Revolut announced that it had filed applications with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in hopes of gaining a national bank charter. If successful, the new entity would be called Revolut Bank US, N.A. Along...
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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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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...
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Checking Account Review

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,...