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FinTech News

FinTech Startup Astra Joins Visa's Fast Track Program

by Fioney Staff
For FinTech startups, speed is the name of the game. As we've seen time and time again, it's important for these firms to acquire customers as quickly as possible, with venture capital often helping fuel their race against the clock. That's where the Visa Fast Track program comes in, making it easier for apps and tools to utilize the company's infrastructure. The latest FinTech to come aboard the Visa Fast...
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FinTech News

Bitcoin IRA Reaches $400 Million in Crypto Transactions

by Fioney Staff
A company facilitating the ability to invest in cryptocurrencies via a retirement account has just reached a monetary milestone. Launched in 2016, Bitcoin IRA announced this week that it had surpassed $400 million in cryptocurrency transactions. The accomplishment also comes a year after their 24-hour-a-day self-trading crypto platform launched. News of this milestone follows what was a successful 2019 that found Bitcoin IRA expanding its offerings. Perhaps most notably, in October...
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FinTech News

FinTech Lender LendUp Hits $2 Billion in Loans

by Fioney Staff
It seems that, every few months or so, another survey shows that the majority of Americans would be unable to cover an unexpected expense of a few hundred dollars or more. As a result, despite the best efforts of regulators, so-called "payday loans" continue to be a popular albeit expensive choice for consumers. That's where the FinTech lender LendUp comes in, offering an option for quickly-funded short-term loans meant to...
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FinTech News

Banking API Startup Teller Raises $4 Million

by Fioney Staff
While it's clear that Teller's team is feisty and hungry for a shot to complete with Plaid, the head start the latter has enjoyed will certainly be a major factor.
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FinTech News

FinTech SoFi Announces Partnership with Mastercard

by Fioney Staff
Over the past few months, the FinTech firm SoFi has been quite busy. For example last year it introduced a hybrid money management account called SoFi Money, offering high-yield interest, reimbursed ATM fees, and other perks. Now the company is looking to expand on that success, announcing a multifaceted partnership with Mastercard. In their press release, SoFi also teased additional benefits and products that will come to fruition through their...
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FinTech News

Apple Card Adds Ability to Export Transactions Spreadsheet

by Fioney Staff
When the Apple Card launched in August of last year, it was perhaps the most high-profile example of FinTech seen to date. At the same time the card itself wasn't exactly built to play nice with other FinTech products as it offered no way for users to link their accounts to personal finance and budgeting applications. Thankfully, as TechCrunch reports, Apple is now working to correct that, offering a solution...
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FinTech News

Chainalysis Suggests $2.8 Billion in Bitcoin Was Laundered Last Year

by Fioney Staff
For as much mainstream success and acceptance as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have enjoyed in recent years, there are still those who remain skeptical of digital currency. In addition to those who criticize crypto for not having any "real value," regulators have repeatedly pointed to the ability to "launder" funds as one of the reasons why Bitcoin needs greater oversight. To that point, a new report from Chainalysis found that...
FinTech News

Chime, Robinhood Top FinTech VC Investments in Q4 2019

by Fioney Staff
Looking back at 2019, it's fair to say that it was a pretty good year for FinTech. From startups launching new products to major acquisitions being announced, there was plenty of news to keep up on. Of course 2019 was also a big year for investments. In fact, the latest edition of KPMG Enterprise's Venture Pulse highlights how Chime, Robinhood, and others closed large fundraising rounds in the fourth quarter....
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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,...