Category: Personal Finance
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Personal Finance
Crypto Tax Platform ZenLedger Raises $15 Million
by Fioney Staff
For years, the tax situation regarding cryptocurrencies has been a bit of a hot topic. In particular, despite not always providing the best guidance, the IRS has repeatedly upped its enforcement of crypto tax rules — even moving a question about crypto to a very prominent spot on the agency's Form 1040. Now, a startup that specializes in crypto taxes has revealed a new round of funding that will help...
Personal Finance
Gas Prices Reach New Record Highs Ahead of Memorial Day Holiday
by Fioney Staff
With the Memorial Day holiday weekend ahead, motorists are likely to be paying more to fill their tanks. According to the latest figures from GasBuddy, average gas prices hit new record highs this past week — marking the fifth week in a row that prices have climbed. The app's data (collected from more than 150,000 stations across the country) show an average price of $4.57 per gallon, which is up 11¢ from...
Personal Finance
Banking-as-a-Service Platform Unit Raises $100 Million
by Fioney Staff
Put another tally mark on FinTech "megadeal" board for 2022. This week, Unit announced that it had closed a $100 million round. The Series C was led by Insight Partners. Existing investors such as Accel, Better Tomorrow Ventures, and Flourish Ventures also participated along with newcomers Moving Capital and Stepstone. Notably, the round valued the company at $1.2 billion, earning it "unicorn" status. To date, Unit has now raised a...
Personal Finance
Robinhood Announces Non-Custodial Web3 Crypto Wallet
by Fioney Staff
After finally rolling out a crypto wallets feature in their trading app and recently listing four additional assets, Robinhood plans to double down on cryptocurrency once again. In a blog post, the company announced that it was developing a non-custodial, web3 wallet. Once launched, this wallet will give users greater total control of their crypto as well as provide access to other decentralized web features. Most notably, while this offering...
Personal Finance
Zilch Launches Its "BNPL 2.0" Platform in the United States Market
by Fioney Staff
The "buy now, pay later" scene has a new entrant. This week, Zilch announced its arrival in the United States. According to the company, the app launched with 150,000 pre-registered customers and comes after the service gained two million U.K customers since its debut there 18 months ago. Elsewhere, Zilch has raised $400 million in debt and equity from Goldman Sachs among others and the company is valued at more...
Personal Finance
Survey: 38% of Investors Pulled Money From the Market Over Past Year
by Fioney Staff
When it comes to the economy, the stock market, and other financial matters, there's certainly been no shortage of news lately. And while some of these stories may not directly impact everyday Americans, they can still lead to a reaction from investors and others keeping a closer eye on such matters. Recently, MagnifyMoney commissioned a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers to ask how current affairs had influenced their...
Personal Finance
A Round-Up of FinTech Banking Options for Teens and Kids
by Kyle Burbank
One of the important lessons we learn in our lives is how to manage our money. Yet, financial education is often lacking from the curriculum taught to students in school. Furthermore, while learning the basics from books and lessons can be helpful, it's the "real world" experience that can really drive these principles home. That's why, in recent years, a number of financial technology companies (or "FinTechs") have created platforms...