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Neon Money Club Launches Dating App for Those with Good Credit
The FinTech Neon Money Club has announced a unique offering: a dating app that puts an emphasis on credit scores. About SCORE: Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Neon Money Club has announced the launch of SCORE — a dating app for those with good credit. According to the platform’s FAQ page, “good credit” is…
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Fraud Prevention FinTech Closinglock Raises $12 Million
A FinTech that looks to reduce fraud in real estate transactions has raised a new funding round. About the round: This week, Closinglock announced that it had raised $12 million round of funding. The Series A was led by Headline with participation from LiveOak Ventures, RWT Horizons, and GTMfund. With a seed round in 2022,…
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Mana App Review: The Neobanking App for Gamers
One of the most intriguing trends I’ve seen emerge since I’ve been following FinTech is the advent of niche neobanks. These days, you can find apps geared towards certain communities, interests, and more. Among the latest examples I’ve seen of this is an app called Mana, which bills itself as the best debit card for…
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Climate Metrics FinTech Watershed Announces $100 Million Round
A climate-focused FinTech has just closed the latest “megaround.” About the round: Watershed has announced a $100 million round that values the company at $1.8 billion. The Series C was led by Greenoak while Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Elad Gil, Emerson Collective, Galvanize Climate Solutions, and Neo also participated. To date, the company has now…
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Ibotta App Review
I remember the first time I was introduced to the concept of digital coupons. For some reason, I was looking at the website for my local grocery store when I found a section dedicated to coupons. At the time I was confused about how you redeemed these coupons since they weren’t in the typical print-and-clip…
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FairPlay Announces Partnership with Upgrade
The FinTech Upgrade will be working with another startup in a bid to make its lending practices more fair. About the partnership and about FairPlay: This week, FairPlay and Upgrade announced a new partnership. As a result, Upgrade will implement FairPlay solutions. In doing so, the company is looking to monitor and improve the fairness…
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Book Review: “The Deficit Myth” by Stephanie Kelton
A couple of months ago, I reviewed Scott Santens’ Let There Be Money. In that book, he mentioned The Deficit Myth from author Stephanie Kelton. Having enjoyed Santens’ work overall, I decided to continue my education on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) by downloading Kelton’s audiobook. Subtitled Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s…




