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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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Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: Prioritizing New Projects
So far in this series, I’ve gone through some of the expenses that come with buying and owning a home. However, in addition to some required costs, homeowners may also face self-imposed spending in the form of projects. Obviously, these can range in size and price based on the condition of your home when you…
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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…
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SoFi Launching Alternative Investments Feature
A FinTech brokerage is bringing more investment options to its platform. About the feature: SoFi has announced that alternative investments will soon be offered as part of SoFi Invest. These include the ability to invest in commodities, pre-IPO unicorns, private credit, and more. According to SoFi, they’ll begin by offering more than 6,000 mutual funds.…
