Category: FinTech News
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Pawn Lending Alternative Pesto Announces New Funding Round
by Kyle Burbank
A startup that's looking to disrupt the pawn shop loan market is ready to hit the scene. This week, Pesto announced a new round of funding, while also launching the Pesto Mastercard. About the funding round: The FinTech firm Pesto has revealed a fresh round of funding. While the amount of the round was not disclosed in a press release, Crunchbase reports that the Series A amounted to $11 million....
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Travel Insurtech Brand Faye Raises $10 Million
by Kyle Burbank
An insurtech company with a focus on travel has scored a sizable funding round just ahead of the busy summer season. The funding round details: This week, Faye announced that it had raised $10 million. The Series A was led by Munich Re Ventures alongside existing investors Viola Ventures and F2 Venture Capital. Menora Tech and former Allianz Global Travel Insurance CEO Mike Nelson also participated. To date, the company...
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Robinhood Introducing 24 Hour Market Trading for Select Stocks
by Kyle Burbank
The popular stock trading app Robinhood is readying its latest feature, announcing that it will soon offer "24/5" trading with Robinhood 24 Hour Market. This new addition will allow customers to buy and sell stocks well outside of regular market hours. Specifically, the 24 Hour Market trading hour will run from 8:00 p.m. Eastern on Sunday to 8:00 p.m. Eastern on Friday. Currently, regular Market Hours are 9:30 a.m. Eastern...
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FinTech Card Issuer Cardless Announces $75 Million Credit Facility
by Kyle Burbank
The FinTech credit card firm Cardless has secured a new means of capital as it looks to continue its expansion. This week, the company announced that it'd reached a deal with i80 Group, securing a three-year $75 million credit facility. In addition to the credit facility, Cardless has announced that Brian Kelly has invested in the company. As the founder of the popular travel and credit card site The Points Guy, Kelly...
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Credit Builder Petal Raises $35 Million, Spins Off Prism Data
by Kyle Burbank
The credit-building credit card FinTech Petal has announced a fresh round of funding and a big change to their business. First, the company disclosed that it's raised $35 million. The new funding was led by Valar Ventures with Story Ventures, Core Innovation Capital, and RiverPark Ventures participating as well. Strategic investments from Synchrony and Samsung Next were also included. To date, Petal has now raised nearly $300 million in equity...
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Vera Equity Announces $20 Million Fund to Invest in Startups
by Fioney Staff
Financial technology companies looking for investment have a new potential partner to turn to. This week, the venture capital firm Vera Equity announced that it has raised a $20 million fund. With this capital, the company will invest in early-stage FinTech startups. While the announcement of the fund has arrived now, Vera has already invested in a number of startups. This includes participating in StellarFi's $15 million Series A in...
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Apple Card Savings Nears $1 Billion in Deposits During First Days
by Fioney Staff
Last month, after previously announcing plans to introduce a savings account, Apple debuted Apple Card Savings. The new offering allows Apple Card customers to automatically deposit their earned cashback into high-yield savings. Now, the account has seemingly seen early success based on the value of initial deposits. According to a report from Forbes, Apple Card Savings managed to accrue $400 million in deposits on its launch day. Furthermore, after four...