Category: Personal Finance
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Personal Finance
International Payments App LemFi Raises $33 Million
by Kyle Burbank
A FinTech platform built for remittance payments and more has announced a new round of funding. About the round: This week, LemFi announced that it had raised $33 million. The Series A was led by Left Lane Capital with participation from Y-Combinator, Zrosk, Global Founders Capital, and Olive Tree. According to LemFi, these funds will support an expansion of its product that will include the United States, Europe, the Middle...
Personal Finance
"Easy Money" Audiobook Review
by Kyle Burbank
My experience with cryptocurrency has been a bit complicated. While I've been interested in the technology for a handful of years, I never bothered to dive too deep into the topic. Similarly, while I'd buy a few dollars worth of Bitcoin and some other coins when they'd become available in apps like Robinhood, I'm pretty sure I've never owned more than a couple hundred dollars worth of crypto. That's something...
Personal Finance
Robinhood Makes Changes to Cash Card Debit Card Program
by Kyle Burbank
The stock trading app Robinhood has rolled out a pair of tweaks to its debit card offering. About the updates: Robinhood has announced some key changes to its Cash Card program — which itself was a replacement and overhaul of the company's previous Cash Management account. First, the Robinhood Cash Card will be dropping its weekly round-ups match feature. Previously, cardholders could opt into a program that would round up...
Personal Finance
Finnair Announces Adoption of Avios as Its Loyalty Currency
by Kyle Burbank
Finnish airline Finnair has announced some major changes to its loyalty program, including adopting a new point currency. About the change: Finnair has announced that, starting in early 2024, its Finnair Plus program will make Avios its official loyalty currency. In doing so, the airline will retire its current Finnair Plus points. As they explain, once the move is complete, customers will automatically see their Finnair Plus points converted to...
Personal Finance
Wealthfront Adds Stock Collections For AI, Dividend Stocks, More
by Kyle Burbank
The FinTech platform Wealthfront is making it easier for customers to invest in artificial intelligence AI by rolling out new Stock Collections focused on the technology. Elsewhere, a dividend-focused collection has also been added. About the new collections: Wealthfront has announced the introduction of three new Stock Collections: AI Adopters, Generative AI, and Large-Cap High Dividend Payers. The first option is comprised of businesses that are already effectively embracing AI,...
Personal Finance
Credit Sesame Relaunches Sesame Credit Builder Mastercard
by Kyle Burbank
The credit monitoring site Credit Sesame is relaunching its credit building-debit card. About Sesame Credit Builder: With the Sesame Credit Builder Mastercard, users can allocate part of their Sesame Cash balance to serve as their security deposit. Then, customers can simply make purchases with their debit card, with Credit Sesame adding transactions to their line of credit and automatically paying off those purchases on time each month. Credit Sesame reports...
Personal Finance
5 Biggest Barriers to Living a More Minimalistic Lifestyle
by Kyle Burbank
Over the past few years, my wife and I have strived to live a more minimalistic lifestyle. By this I mean that, while you'd be hard-pressed to call us "minimalists," we have adopted some of the principles and have worked to downsize in certain areas. And while we still have plenty of stuff that could be deemed unnecessary, we have managed to keep things much tidier than we did previously....