Category: Personal Finance
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Personal Finance
DeFi Platform Ondo Finance Raises $20 Million
by Fioney Staff
With decentralized finance continuing to capture interest, a DeFi startup has just announced a significant early-stage funding. This week, Ondo revealed that it had raised $20 million. The Series A was led by the Peter Thiel-founded firm Founder Fund as well as Pantera Capital. Other participants include Coinbase Ventures, GoldenTree, Wintermute, Steel Perlot, Tiger Global, and Flow Traders. Previously, Ondo closed a $4 million seed round last year, which was...
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Sutton Bank, BHB Announce Banking-as-a-Service Association
by Fioney Staff
With the FinTech sector continuing to grow at a rapid pace, numerous startups have turned to FDIC-insured banks to help power their platforms. These types of partnerships have since become known as "banking as a service," with the licensed institutions being known as BaaS Banks. Now, one such bank is helping create an association to help support like-minded institutions. Sutton Bank and Bankers Helping Bankers have announced the launch of...
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Spring Cleaning Tips: How to Decide Between Hidden Treasures and Garbage
by Kyle Burbank
Everyone knows that completing a spring cleaning project and freeing your home of clutter is a great feeling. However that doesn't make the actual work of going through your home and organizing your belongings any easier. One of the hardest parts about getting rid of items you no longer need is deciding whether they could go on to have another life elsewhere or whether their journey should end with you. ...
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Walmart Expands Gas Discount Benefit for Walmart+ Customers
by Fioney Staff
Those looking to save money at the pump may now have another option. Today, Walmart announced that it was upgrading and expanding the gas discount benefit offered as part of its Walmart+ subscription. While customers previously enjoyed discounts of between 5¢ and 10¢ per gallon at Walmart and Murphy's gasoline locations, they'll now also be able to save 10¢ per gallon at participating Exxon and Mobil stations. In total, this...
Personal Finance
Money at 30: "Stacked" Audiobook Review
by Kyle Burbank
When I come across a new personal finance book to review, it's almost like Christmas to me. Funny enough, the book Stacked: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management by authors Joe Saul-Sehy and Emily Guy Birken actually was released around Christmas of last year, yet somehow only hit my radar last week. So, in a bid to make up for lost time, I downloaded the book from Audible this...
Personal Finance
Survey: 64% of Credit Users Cite Inflation Among Top Money Concerns
by Fioney Staff
Overall inflation in the United States continues to reach multi-decade highs. In fact, in March 2022, the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index recorded an 8.5% year-over-year increase, marking the largest annual gain since December 1981. As a result, consumers are feeling the pinch as prices on the goods they buy increase. Now, a survey of more than 1,200 credit card customers found that many are not only worried about the...
Personal Finance
Neobank Ando Announces Launch of "Change that Counts" Feature
by Fioney Staff
In celebration of this year's Earth Day (which took place on April 22nd), a growing FinTech unveiled its latest plan to help consumers combat climate change. Last week, Ando formally announced the launch of its Change that Counts feature. Now, customers can elect to round-up their purchases to the nearest dollar, with the change going toward the planting of one tree. For example, a purchase of $4.27 would be rounded...