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FinTech News

Robinhood To Acquire Bitstamp for $200 Million

by Kyle Burbank
Robinhood is set to expand its crypto platform with its latest purchase. About the acquisition: Last week, Robinhood announced plans to acquire Bitstamp. The deal is valued at approximately $200 million, but is subject to customary adjustments. The all-cash transaction is expected to close in the first half of next year. According to Robinhood, the acquisition will introduce its first institutional business as Bitstamp is "trusted by its institutional clients...
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FinTech News

Fizz Announces $14.4 Million Seed Round

by Kyle Burbank
A credit-building debit card FinTech has raised a new early-stage round of funding. About the round: Fizz has revealed that it raised $14.4 million. The seed round was led by Kleiner Perkins, while V Angel, Y-Combinator, New Era Ventures, and others also participated. Previously, Fizz raised a $125,000 pre-seed round in 2021. With the new capital, Fizz plans to build its team and create new product lines. Additionally, it intends...
Greenlight debit card and app
FinTech News

U.S. Bank Partners with Greenlight for Family Banking Tool

by Kyle Burbank
The family finance FinTech Greenlight has announced a new partnership with U.S. Bank. About the partnership: U.S. Bank and Greenlight are working together to help raise financial literacy for families. Now, eligible U.S. Bank checking account customers will have complimentary access to Greenlight's debit card and app. This includes accounts for up to five children. To get started, customers can enroll in Greenlight via the U.S. Bank mobile app or...
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FinTech News

Charity Cashback Platform AllGives Announces Browser Extension

by Kyle Burbank
A cashback platform with a charity twist is rolling out a new way for customers to earn while shopping online. About the extension: This week, AllGives announced the debut of the AllGives Browser Extension. The tool is now available for Google Chrome as well as Microsoft Edge. With this extension, AllGives users will automatically be prompted to activate cashback offers when they land on one of the more than 300...
In Community We Trust
FinTech News

P2P Lending Platform SoLo Funds Responds to CFPB Lawsuit

by Kyle Burbank
After being sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the FinTech SoLo Funds has now issued a response. About the lawsuit and response: Recently, the CFPB announced that it was suing SoLo Funds, accusing the company of misleading customers about the true costs of loans obtained through the platform. This stems from SoLo's model, which allows prospective borrowers to offer a "tip" to lenders as well as provide a...
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FinTech News

Robinhood Introduces Lowered Margin Interest Rates

by Kyle Burbank
The popular investing platform Robinhood has announced new margin rates as it looks to attract advanced traders. About the changes: Robinhood is rolling out new, lowered margin rates. Now, the rates that customers pay will vary by their total margin balance, with these rates ranging from 5.7% to 6.75%. These tiers breakdown like this: Up to $50k: 6.75% $50k to $100k: 6.55% $100k to $1 million: 6.25% $1 million and...
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FinTech News

Accounting Infrastructure Startup Teal Raises $8 Million

by Kyle Burbank
A FinTech offering accounting infrastructure tools for vertical SaaS businesses to adopt has announced its seed round. About the round: Today, Teal announced that it had raised $8 million. The seed round was led by Torch Capital, while Basis Set Ventures, General Advance, and Dash Fund also participated. Additionally, execs from Plaid, Brex, Gusto, and others are among the angel investors contributing to the round. This is the startup's first publicly...
Yendo logo and credit card
FinTech News

Vehicle-Secured Credit Card Company Yendo Raises $165 Million

by Kyle Burbank
A FinTech that offers the first-ever credit card secured by a customer's vehicle has announced its latest round of funding. About the round: This week, Yendo announced that it had raised $165 million. However, this includes $150 million in debt financing and $15 million in equity. The debt portion was led by i80 group, while the strategic investors that participated in the equity round were not disclosed. Yendo previously raised...
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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...
Travelers with two Best Western Credit Cards
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...
Bilt and All Reward logos
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...