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FairPlay Announces Partnership with Upgrade

The FinTech Upgrade will be working with another startup in a bid to make its lending practices more fair. About the partnership and about FairPlay: This week, FairPlay and Upgrade announced a new partnership. As a result, Upgrade will implement FairPlay solutions. In doing so, the company is looking to monitor and improve the fairness of the site's underwriting — which is also expected to result in more "positive outcomes"...
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SoFi Launching Alternative Investments Feature

A FinTech brokerage is bringing more investment options to its platform. About the feature: SoFi has announced that alternative investments will soon be offered as part of SoFi Invest. These include the ability to invest in commodities, pre-IPO unicorns, private credit, and more. According to SoFi, they'll begin by offering more than 6,000 mutual funds. Plus, customers will be able to invest in ARK Venture Fund, Carlyle Tactical Credit Fund,...
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Bilt Rewards Announces $200 Million Equity Round

Bilt Rewards has announced its latest funding round as well as the addition of some luminaries to the company's board of directors. About the round and board appointments: Today, Bilt Rewards revealed a $200 million equity investment. The round was led by General Catalyst with participation from Eldridge and returning investors Left Lane Capital, Camber Creek, and Prosus Ventures. Notably, with this new funding, Bilt is now valued at $3.1...
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Citi Launches Deal-Finding Browser Extension for Cardholders

Citi Bank has announced the debut of a new browser extension aimed at saving cardholders money. About the platform: This week, Citi unveiled Citi Shop. The new desktop browser extension is now available to eligible Citi credit card customers in the United States. Currently, the extension can be installed on Chrome, Safari, or Microsoft Edge browsers. Cardholders will also need to enroll their card to begin using the service. With...
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Financial Wellness Platform Kashable Raises $25.6 Million

A FinTech that helps employees access lower-cost credit options has announced a significant funding raise. About the round: Kashable has revealed a new $25.6 million funding round. The Series B was co-led by Revolution Ventures and Moneta Ventures, while EJF Capital and Krillion Ventures also participated. The company indicates that the capital will help fuel the platform's expansion as well as the development of additional features and services. It also...
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Current Partners with Column Tax for Free Tax Filing Feature

This tax season, users of the app Current will have the option to file their returns for free thanks to a new partnership. About the offering: The neobank Current has announced a partnership with Column Tax. As a result, users will be able to file their taxes using the app. This feature will be available to "members with a payroll" and will allow them to file both federal and state...
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Investment Property FinTech Downpayments Raises $32.8 Million

A FinTech that allows property investors to finance their down payments has announced a new funding round. About the round: This week, Florida-based startup Downpayments announced that it had raised $32.8 million via a mix of debt and equity. According to Crunchbase, the debt financing portion of the round totaled $31.8 million, while the equity seed round accounted for the other $1 million. Partners for Growth facilitated the debt financing,...
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Intuit Announces TurboTax Integration in Credit Karma

With Tax Season ramping up, Intuit has announced a new TurboTax integration for the popular Credit Karma platform. About the integration: Intuit is bringing TurboTax into Credit Karma. As a result, customers will be able to file their 2023 taxes using the TurboTax platform via the Credit Karma interface. In some cases, this includes the ability to file for free. Additionally, those who do file with TurboTax and are due...
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2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

 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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Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

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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Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

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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Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

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

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,...