Category: Personal Finance
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Personal Finance
Apple Card Reportedly Approving Some Subprime Applicants
With the highly-anticipated Apple Card rolling out to some iPhone users (with many more to come), we're learning a bit more about the card and some of its unique features. However one of the more interesting stories to emerge so far involves who is getting approved for the new card. As CNBC reports, it seems Apple and its partner bank Goldman Sachs are reaching the subprime market, with applications maintaining...
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Crypto Lender BlockFi Raises $18.3 Million
While it may have been a rocky week for the stock market, it's been a good few days for crypto. Potentially due in part to the volatility on Wall Street, Bitcoin has managed to stay on the right side of $10,000, currently trading for more than $11,500. On top of that, cryptocurrency lender BlockFi announced this week that it had raised $18.3 million to expand its crypto wealth management solution....
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Mezu Launches Digital Mastercard Debit Card
As we've documented before, one of the biggest trends in FinTech has been offering debit card products. From Square and PayPal to Stash and Acorns, each firm has taken a stab at a physical debit card their users can obtain. Now the digital payment app Mezu is throwing their hat into the ring but with a twist, rolling out a digital-only debit card in partnership with Mastercard. MezuCard is issued by...
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Fox Corporation Buys Majority Stake in FinTech Credible
In recent years several sectors have taken an interest in FinTech for both partnerships and investments. Still, the latest Silicon Valley deal comes from a seemingly unexpected suitor. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Fox Corporation has agreed to purchase a 67% stake in Credible Labs for $265 million. Additionally the company has committed to spending as much as $75 million in operating costs for Credible over the next two...
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Average Back-to-School Spending Expected to Rise for 2019
Even if the calendar and weather insist that summer is still here, make no mistake that back-to-school season has arrived. In addition to students preparing to employ their alarm clocks once again, many parents are prepping their wallets for the expenses that come with the new school year. In fact, according to a new study by the personal finance site WalletHub, parents are expected to spend more on school supplies...
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Bitcoin Bulls Fight Back as Crypto Tops $10,000 Again
Back in June, it was big news when Bitcoin finally made it back over $10,000 after months at less than half that. While bulls continued to push the price up as high as $14,000 in the weeks that followed, it managed to fall back down below the milestone as regulators have been continually slamming cryptos in general. However, as Forbes reports, the latest rally is giving Bitcoin believers some hope...
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