Personal Finance: What You Need To Know Today

Category: Personal Finance

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FinTech DailyPay Waiving Fees for Employees to Access Earned Income

With life in the United States currently going through numerous changes and challenges, many workers are having to adjust to new realities as well. While those in some industries may be able to operate from home at this time, others are finding themselves laid off or waiting to hear what will become of their jobs. As for those who are still working, having access to their funds right away has...
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IRS Extends 2019 Tax Payment Deadline to July

As the COVID-19 outbreak worsens, the virus is also wreaking economic havoc as many businesses are forced to close. In response the White House has been floating a number of emergency measures, including bailouts for certain industries and cash payments for the majority of Americans. Additionally this week the Internal Revenue Service announced that it would be extending the payment deadline for 2019 tax returns. While taxes are famously due...
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Experian Boost Bestowed with Consumer Lending Innovation Award from FinTech Breakthrough

Recently the market intelligence organization FinTech Breakthrough celebrated a long list of companies and their accomplishments, announcing the recipients of their 2020 FinTech Breakthrough Awards. While these awards honored firms in a variety of categories, one of the most interesting awards was in the field of Consumer Lending Innovation, with the award going to Experian for their Experian Boost credit score product. Introduced in nearly one year ago, Experian Boost...
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Money at 30: When a "Rainy Day" Arrives — Rebounding from a Financial Setback

You've surely heard the term "saving for a rainy day" and how it's been applied to the concept of having an emergency fund. So, what happens that that rainy day comes? That's what I'm experiencing this week. Long story short, my wife had to undergo surgery on her wrist last week — something we definitely weren't anticipating. While everything went well medically, the procedure was, shall we say, a bit...
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Apple Card to Allow Some Users to Skip March Payments Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

It has been a historic week in the United States as the country attempts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. Beyond the health risks that this virus presents, the pandemic has also had an impact on the U.S. economy as several businesses are being forced to closed or have events canceled. In a bid to help those financially struggling due to the outbreak, Apple has...
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Longest Bull Market in History Ends Amid Pandemic

Just days after celebrating its 11th anniversary, the bull market in the U.S. — the longest in history — has come to a dramatic end. Despite some rallying efforts that followed major sell-offs last week, the continued spread of COVID-19 coupled with an oil price war has sunk the markets lower. Between the World Health Organization officially calling the novel coronavirus a global pandemic, President's Oval Office address that put...
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Mobile Banking App Empower Raises $20 Million

Following a near-record 2019, FinTech has been off to a strong start in 2020. The latest example of this is Empower. The San Fransico-based firm recently announced that it had raised $20 million. The Series A included participation from Defy Ventures, Icon Ventures, and Nubank founder David Velez. Additionally previous investors Sequoia Capital and Initialized Capital joined the latest round. Although there are several budgeting and banking apps on the market...
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ZenGo Introduces Interest-Earning Crypto Account Product

Even if the general public still associates all cryptocurrencies solely with Bitcoin, the space has been expanding and evolving in recent months. This includes the entry of offerings that give consumers new ways to invest in and benefit from crypto. Take, for example, efforts from ZenGo. As TechCrunch reports, the crypto wallet ZenGo has introduced a new feature that allows users to earn interest on their cryptocurrency assets. Playing on...
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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,...