Category: Personal Finance
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Personal Finance
Money at 30: “Utopia for Realists” Book Review
by Kyle Burbank
Sometimes it seems that a personality goes from being nowhere on my radar to appearing everywhere I turn. One might assume this to be a case of the subconscious becoming conscious... but it’s more likely to be a symptom of a book promotion cycle. That’s the case with Dutch author Rutger Bregman, who I’ve seen mentioned across social media and podcasts as of late. While Bregman recently released a new...
Personal Finance
FinTech Digital Banking Options: A Round-Up
by Kyle Burbank
Ever since the 2008 banking crisis, Americans have grown warier and warier of major banks. In turn, financial technology startups — known as "FinTechs" — have continually offered alternatives to these institutions. This began with options like peer to peer lending and, more recently, has found several startups launching their own checking and savings accounts. As a result, today, there are several FinTech banking services to choose from. Not too...
Personal Finance
Button Partnering with Bits of Stock for Stock Back Offering
by Fioney Staff
So far, despite being a less-than-stellar year overall, 2020 has been remarkably bright for FinTech. In addition to big acquisitions and major funding rounds, there have also been several exciting partnerships that have formed in recent months. Joining that list are Button and Bits of Stock, who are now teaming up to boost brand loyalty and reward customers. Using Button's technology, Bits of Stock allows users to earn fractional shares...
Personal Finance
HMBradley Introduces Rewards Credit Card for Deposit Account Customers
by Fioney Staff
At a time when many FinTechs are issuing their own debit cards, it seems that one such platform is trying something a bit different by offering a specialty credit card instead. This week the digital banking platform HMBradley introduced a new rewards credit card for customers. The card, which is issued in partnership with Hatch Bank, is now being offered to deposit account holders who maintain an average daily balance...
Personal Finance
The Top 30 Best Money Hacks That Will Save You Thousands
by Fioney Staff
You work hard for your money, so it only makes sense that you want to keep as much of it in your hands as possible. It’s important to learn how to save money while learning how to make the best money moves.Generally speaking, the more you can save, the faster you’ll be able to reach those goals, whether you’re looking to buy your first home, pay off debt, or fund...
Personal Finance
DeFi Protocol Startup Teller Raises $1 Million
by Fioney Staff
You may not have heard of the startup Teller just yet but it seems they won't be silent much longer. Having recently participated in A16z's Crypto Startup School, the company is looking to disrupt both the decentralized finance (DeFi) and lending markets — and will now have some venture capital with which to do so. Last week Teller announced it had raised $1 million in funding. The seed round was...
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Private P2P Payment App Mezu Announces Impending Shut Down
by Fioney Staff
Recently it seems as though the FinTech industry has been on a bit of a hot streak. Between major acquisitions and impressive funding rounds, there's been plenty of good news to go around for startups in the space. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case across the board as there have been some casualties. The latest example of this is the Cleveland-based peer to peer payment app Mezu. Over the weekend,...