Personal Finance: What You Need To Know Today

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Revolut Launches High-Yield Savings Accounts in the U.S.

The Britain-based neobanking app Revolut is introducing new high-yield savings accounts to stateside users. About Revolt's High-Yield Savings Accounts: Revolut is rolling out new savings accounts with tiered rates that increase depending on the subscription level members have. Now, customers can earn a base of 4.00% APY on up to $10,000 in savings. Meanwhile, this rate increases to 4.50% APY for Premium members and up to 5.50% for Revolut Metal...
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Bilt Bringing Back Amazon Bonus for October 2025 Rent Day

Bilt has announced its October 2025 Rent Day offer, featuring a popular redemption bonus. About the Amazon Redemption Bonus from Bilt Rewards: On October 1st, Bilt Rewards members can earn a bonus of up to 50% when redeeming their Bilt Points via Amazon. Per usual, the size of the actual bonus offered will depend on the member's Bilt Elite status. Blue (entry level): 20% bonus Silver: 30% bonus Gold: 40%...
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Cardless Reveals $60 Million Funding Raise Ahead of Bilt's Move

The FinTech credit card platform Cardless has announced another round of investment. About the Cardless Funding Round: Cardless has raised fresh funding. This round is being called a Series C and was led by Spark Capital. Last November, the company raised a $30 million Series C, which was led by Activant Capital. In total, the company has now raised more than $170 million from investors, including Industry Venture, Pear VC,...
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Expense Management Platform Extend Raises $20 Million

The FinTech Extend has announced a new round of funding as well as a new Chief Financial Officer. About Extend's Latest Round: This week, Extend revealed that it had secured $20 million in fresh capital. While this round includes both equity and venture debt components, it's unclear how much of the capital falls into either bucket. The new round was led by B Capital while March Capital, Point72 Ventures, FinTech...
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Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: Do You Know Your Neighbors?

A funny thing happened to me as I set off on my way to FinCon last week. As I got into my Uber, the driver said, "We don't know each other, but I actually live right over here." By "right over here," he literally meant two doors down. After making this realization, we chatted a bit about the neighborhood as he drove me to the airport (and, once I arrived,...
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Amazon Announces Return Date for Prime Big Deal Days

Amazon's latest sales event is set for next month. About Amazon Prime Big Deal Days: Ahead of the holiday season, Amazon is readying another Prime shopping event. This year's Prime Big Deal Days will take place on October 7th and 8th. Among the brands featured in this year's sale are Samsonite, LEGO, Beats, Fisher-Price, Samsung, Dyson, and many more. Additionally, the retailer promises deals on its Amazon Essentials line, including...
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Robinhood to Bring Private Company Exposure to Retail Investors

Robinhood is continuing its mission to democratize finance with the impending launch of Robinhood Ventures. About Robinhood Ventures Fund: This week, Robinhood announced its intent to launch Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI). The brokerage has taken the first step toward launch by filing an initial registration statement on Form N-2 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Once approved, RVI will be a closed-end fund intended to give retail customers a...
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FinCon Reveals 2026 Expo Location and Details

As FinCon 2025 comes to a close, the financial content creator conference has shared details about next year's gathering of money nerds. About FinCon 2026: Next year, FinCon will be headed to Palm Springs, California. The annual event will be held from September 16th to 18th, 2026 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. This news comes as FinCon 2025 wrapped up in Portland, Oregon. In celebration of the big announcement,...
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2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

 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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Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

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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Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

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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Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

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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PayPal Debit Card Review: Earn Stackable 5% Cash Back

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,...