Personal Finance: What You Need To Know Today

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Bumped Review — Yes You Really Can Earn Stocks When You Shop Online

With a stellar line-up of brands on board and an easy-to-use platform, Bumped has quickly become one of my favorite financial apps to use. With Bumped still in its public beta phase, I'm very much looking forward to seeing what happens with the app from here. If all goes according to plan, I believe the app could very well change the way we think about brand loyalty schemes, while also...
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Payments Platform Highline Closes $13 Million Funding Round

A payment platform that could benefit both consumers and lenders has closed a significant early-stage funding round. This week, Highline Technologies announced that it had raised $13 million. The Series A was led by Jump Capital, Costanoa Ventures, and Foundation Capital with participation from other investors. It also follows a $4.5 million seed round that Highline raised in February. With the added funds, the company plans to continuing fueling its growth, including hiring more...

Bank of America and Grubhub Partner for New Cardholder Benefit

Hungry Bank of America customers looking for a discount on their food delivery may be in luck. Now, select BofA cardholders will be able to claim one year of Grubhub's Grubhub+ service for free. With Grubhub+, they'll receive free delivery on orders over $12, donation matching when they round up their change for charity, and more. The one-year extended free trial is available to eligible BofA credit, debit, and small...
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Pomelo Announces $20 Million Venture Capital Funding Round

A FinTech with a unique way to help families send money across borders is exiting "stealth mode" and announcing a seed round. This week, Pomelo announced that it had raised $20 million. In addition to the venture capital, the company also secured $50 million in warehouse facility.  Keith Rabois of Founders Fund and Xoom co-founder Kevin Hartz led the round while Afore Capital, Xfund, Josh Buckley, The Chainsmokers, and Abel Tesfaye...
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Zogo, MoneyLion Partner to Provide Users with Financial Education

In recent years, FinTech brands have often discussed how their platforms help make financial services more accessible. Furthermore, many have touted the educational resources they offer alongside these tools, increasing financial literacy as a result. Now, a popular neobank and a growing educational app are teaming up to help meet a similar goal. This week, Zogo and MoneyLion announced a new partnership. With this integration, MoneyLion users will be able...
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Survey: 90% Want to Invest But 45% Aren't Sure Where to Start

These days, there is certainly no shortage of investment options that consumers have. Furthermore, thanks to retail brokerages as well as mobile apps, the stock market is more acessible than ever. Nevertheless, a recent survey shows that many consumers still aren't sure how to take advantage of these options. According to a report by the FinTech app Stash, 90% of Americans say they want to invest in order to build...
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Robinhood Cash Card Adds New Cashback Offers

Looking to earn cashback on some common purchases from major brands? A popular investment app has now added reward offers to its debit card product. This week, Robinhood announced a new feature called Cash Card Offers. With these specialized, brand-specific deals, cardholders can earn cashback on select purchases. In a blog post, the company wrote, "Building on our mission to democratize finance for all by putting money back into customers'...
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Month-Over-Month U.S. Inflation Flat in July 2022

For months, the top economic story has been inflation. In turn, the debuts of new inflation reports have become appointment viewing for economists and other observers. On that note, today's release came with a bit of surprise and, overall, good news. According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index report, overall index item prices were flat between June and July. By comparison, prices grew 1.3% in June...
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2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

 Ever since I started taking an interest in the FinTech sector, one company whose name I’ve seen pop up over and over again is SoFi. That was later sent into overdrive as the company has not only become a household name thanks to its stadium naming rights deal but also because of the company’s continued product expansions. The most interesting development in my mind is SoFi’s acquisition of Golden Pacific...
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A Look at How Rakuten (Ebates) Works in 2026

Since taking an interest in personal finance, one site I’ve come across again and again is Rakuten, formerly Ebates. If you’re still unfamiliar, Rakuten is a cashback site — and is the largest of its kind by far, boasting deals from over 3,500 retailers. Its popularity has endured even with the odd Rakuten re-branding and the platform remains one of my most-used money-saving tools. Since joining Rakuten / Ebates some...
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Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

After pausing applications for their previous rewards card, the hotel chain Best Western has unveiled a new pair of rewards credit cards with a new issuer. About the Best Western cards: Best Western is partnering with First Bank & Trust and Mercury Financial to introduce two new co-branded credit cards. First up is the no-annual-fee Best Western Rewards Visa Signature Card. With this card, customers can 4x points on Best...
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Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

Chase and Marriott Bonoy have unveiled a special contest while continuing to offer its best-ever welcome bonus. About the welcome bonus and Bold Chat Court Contest: Marriott Bonvoy and Chase have launched a special opportunity called the Bold Chat Court contest. As part of this contest, 10 lucky travelers will be awarded 500,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (for a total of 5 million) as well as $5,000. For this contest, the...
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Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

Bilt is once again expanding its travel transfer rewards program — and is even breaking the mold with one new partner. About the new additions to Bilt: This week, Bilt launched partnerships with two more travel brands: TAP Air Portugal and Accor. As a result, Bilt members will now be able to transfer their points to Miles&Go and ALL Reward, respectively. In total, Bilt now has 18 transfer partners including 13...