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LendingClub is becoming Happen Bank
FinTech News

LendingClub Announces Upcoming Rebrand to Happen Bank

by Kyle Burbank
As former peer-to-peer loan platform LendingClub continues to expand and evolve, it's now preparing for a total rebrand. About LendingClub's Transition to Happen Bank: This week, LendingClub announced its plans to take on a new name: Happen Bank. The rebrand comes six years after the FinTech became a licensed bank and discontinued its peer-to-peer lending platform. LendingClub was founded in 2006 as a tool where investors could fulfill loans for...
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FinTech News

Budgeting App Monarch Introduces Monarch Plus Product Tier

by Kyle Burbank
A popular budgeting and personal finance app is introducing a new service tier with additional features. About Monarch Plus: Today, Monarch announced the launch of its new premium product called Monarch Plus. This new tier is meant to provide greater financial planning tools, including forecasting and other future-centric features. With Monarch Plus, customers will be able to explore different money scenarios and paths, seeing how today's spending may affect future...
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FinTech News

Robinhood Sets 1 Million Student Financial Education Goal

by Kyle Burbank
The investment app has announced a new initiative to encourage financial education in the classroom. About Robinhood's Financial Education Goal: This week (on Tax Day, incidentally), Robinhood revealed its pledge to reach one million people with classroom-based financial education programs by 2023. The announcement was made at the second annual Financial Education Summit in Washington D.C. According to the company, it plans to reach a range of people from grade...
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FinTech News

Embedded Finance Platform Pipe Raises $16 Million

by Kyle Burbank
A FinTech offering embedded financial solutions built for small businesses has raised a new round of funding. About Pipe's Funding Round: Recently, Pipe revealed that it raised another $16 million. The unspecified venture round was led by Fin Capital and MaC Venture Capital. Notably, Fin Capital also led the FinTech's seed round back in 2020. According to Pipe, this is the company's first equity raise since 2024, when it relaunched...
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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...
a dad talking to his teenager in a car with the Charles Schwab app screenshots
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....
Greenlight GPS tracker and app
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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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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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,...