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Personal Finance
Personal Finance
American Express Partners with PayPal, Venmo for New "Split It" Feature
There's no doubt that the advent of peer to peer (P2P) payment apps has made it easier for friends and family to split dinner bills, reimburse each other for gas money, and much more. Nevertheless, as simple as services such as PayPal, Venmo, Square Cash, and others make the process, increasingly integrations have made them even more convenient. The latest example of this comes from American Express who recently rolled...
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Zuckerberg Heading Back to Capitol Hill to Talk Libra
Ever since Facebook initially announced plans for the cryptocurrency Libra, it's faced a seemingly endless wave of critiques and inquiries from regulators. Neverthless the company has remained resolute, saying it would continue to pursue its plans while working to assuage concerns. Now, as part of those efforts, it's been revealed that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be testifying before congress about Libra. According to CNBC, Zuckerberg is slated to appear...
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Robinhood Takes Second Stab at Cash Management Account
Late last year, the commission-free stock trading platform Robinhood announced it would soon be offering a "Checking & Savings" account. These would complete with a debit card and a headline-worthy a 3% APY on savings. Unfortunately those plans were quickly rebuffed by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, sending Robinhood back to the drawing board. Now the FinTech has revealed details about their renamed and revamped Cash Management account. Not surprisingly...
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Charles Schwab Eliminates Trading Commission Fees, Others Follow
Change is in the wind — can you feel it? Just as the leaves are starting to display their autumn coloring and falling to the ground, commission fees at three major brokerage firms are dropping to new lows as well. Now customers of Charles Schwab, Ameritrade, and E*Trade can buy and sell stocks and ETFs for a commission of $0. Last week Schwab announced that it was cutting its $4.95...
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Samsung Pay Adds International Payments Thanks to Finablr Partnership
When Apple first unveiled Apple Pay in 2014, the expectation was that mobile payments would make major in-roads within a short period of time. Unfortunately that wasn't exactly the case, despite efforts by Apple, Google, Samsung, and others. Since then those companies have expanded on their mobile wallet product offerings, with Apple adding features such as Apple Cash and, most recently, Apple Card. Now Samsung is also looking to broaden...
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SoFi Officially Rolls Out Crypto Trading with $25 Bitcoin Bonus Offer
Nearly a month after debuting cryptocurrency trading to select users, last week SoFi formally announced the new feature for their SoFi Invest platform. According to the company the addition makes SoFi Invest the only tool to offer "automated and active investing with stocks, ETFs, and crypto through a single app." What's more, to entice users to try out SoFi Crypto, the company is currently offering free Bitcoin to new buyers....
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