Personal Finance
Personal finance and money management can be very confusing. Most people know that optimizing their finances is important but few feel confident that they have the knowledge to do so.
At Fioney we stay on top of the latest economic trends, financial products, and money management strategies in order to provide the knowledge to help you use the money you have today to live the life you want.
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Robinhood Pays $65 Million in Settlement with SEC
With the increasingly-popular FinTech app Robinhood allowing customers to buy and sell stocks without fees, how does the company make money? That question was at the heart of a Security and Exchange Commission complaint. As the New York Times reports, Robinhood has now agreed to pay a $65 million fine to settle charges brought by…
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Family-Centric Finance App GoHenry Raises $40 Million
It seems as though even more FinTechs are managing to close deals before the year is done. Last week, GoHenry announced that it had raised $40 million in its latest funding round. The round was led by Edison Partners with participation from Gaia Capital Partners, Citi Ventures, and Muse Capital. With the funds, GoHenry plans…
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Cash Back App Slide Adds Crypto Payment Support Via BitPay
In recent months, cryptocurrencies have continued to creep into the mainstream consiousness. This includes a growing number of integrations allowing consumers to actually spend Bitcoin and other assets instead of merely holding them for investment reasons. The latest example of this is Slide, which is now partnering with BitPay to give users the chance to…
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FinTech-as-a-Service Startup Unit Makes Its Debut
Despite numerous challenges, the FinTech industry has managed to have a fairly successful year. From significant funding rounds to major acquisitions, there was plenty of big and positive news to go around. Now, as the year nears an end, the disrupters may be seeing their own disruption as the startup Unit brings their banking-features-as-a-service model…
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Rakuten Network Powers Cashback Offers in Google Pay
Recently, Google Pay unveiled an overhauled app for both Android and iOS. With the update, the app took on a new focus toward personal finance, while also providing other services such as peer to peer payments. Now, Google Pay users will be able to earn cashback rewards for select retailers thanks to a partnership with…
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U.S. Consumer Credit Card Debt Falls Again in Q3 2020
In what may come as a surprise to some but consumer credit card debt once again took a tumble from June to September. According to WalletHub’s latest data, American consumers paid down a total of $707 million during the third quarter of 2020. Although that’s extremely modest in comparison to the $60 billion and $58…
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FinTech Step Announces $50 Million Round with Celebrity Participants
As 2020 draws to a close, it seems that FinTech deals aren’t done just yet. Last week, the online banking platform Step announced it had raised $50 million. The Series B was led by Coatue with participation from Stripe, Crosslink Capital, Collaborative Fund, and Dreamers VC. Additionally, several celebrities have invested in the startup, including…
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United States Regains 245,000 Jobs in November
Continuing a trend that began as many areas of the country started reopening this summer, the United States once again added back jobs in November. Unfortunately, the pace of recovery has also slowed significantly. According to the latest Department of Labor Statistics report, the economy gained 245,000 jobs during the month of November. That is…



