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Amex Announces Special Offers Ahead of Small Business Saturday

by Kyle Burbank
With the 2023 edition of Small Business Saturday taking place tomorrow (November 25th, 2023), American Express has announced plans for the occasion. About Amex's offerings: American Express is preparing to celebrate the 14th annual Small Business Saturday. As part of that, the company plans to introduce a "Door to Shop Small" augmented reality experience. Customers can currently engage with small business products via the AR experience while physical blue doorframes...
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Zil Money Introduces Credit Card Payroll Payment Feature

by Kyle Burbank
The FinTech Zil Money is introducing a unique way for small businesses to fund their payroll. About the feature: Zil Money has announced the launch of its Payroll by Credit Card feature. As the name implies, this allows businesses to fund their payroll using a business credit card. In turn, business owners can earn rewards while streamlining their payroll. Additionally, this method could help with cash flow. According to Zil,...
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QuickBooks Report Shows 20% Increase in Credit Card Spending

by Kyle Burbank
A new Intuit survey comprised of data from more than 5,000 small businesses in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom along with anonymous data from 3.4 million Intuit QuickBooks customers found that business owners are increasingly relying on their credit cards for funding. About the report: According to the 2023 Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Index Annual report, business owners spend an average of 20% more on credit cards...
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Amex Revamps U.S. Business Gold Card, Increases Annual Fee

by Kyle Burbank
American Express has announced some updates to its Business Gold Card in the United States, including new rewards categories and credits as well as an impending hike in the annual fee. About the updates: As it previously has, the Business Gold Card will continue to earn 4x points on the business's top two eligible spending categories each billing cycle (capped at $150,000 in combined purchases per calendar year). However, the...
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Square Introduces New Features for Small Businesses

by Kyle Burbank
With the holiday shopping season quickly approaching, Square has introduced new features for online sellers and other small businesses. About the new features: The popular small business platform Square has unveiled a new suite of tools for sellers. First, Square Online has introduced Themes. Currently, this includes 19 pre-built design templates with customizable elements such as colors, fonts, and branding. This will not only allow online sellers to elevate their...
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BMO Expands Zero Barriers to Business Program to 22 States

by Kyle Burbank
BMO has expanded one of its programs for minority small business owners. About the program: This week, BMO announced that its Zero Barriers to Business program had expanded. The program seeks to provide inclusive banking products to historically underserved groups, including Black, Latino, Native, and Women-owned businesses. Moreover, Zero Barriers to Business is part of the larger MBO EMpower 2.0 initiative. Originally launched in December 2020 with pilot programs in...
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Capital One Officially Launches Venture X Business Card

by Kyle Burbank
A business version of a popular rewards card is now available to small business owners. About the card: After previously being offered exclusively to customers with a Capital One Relationship Manager, Capital One has officially launched the Venture X Business card, allowing small business customers to apply online. Like the consumer version of the card, the Venture X Business earns unlimited 2x miles on all purchases. Additionally, cardholders can earn...
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Small Business News

Intuit Announces AI-Powered Intuit Assist for Small Businesses

by Kyle Burbank
Intuit has revealed plans to roll out a new AI-powered tool called Intuit Assist that will help both small business customers and other consumers. About Intuit Assist: This week, Intuit announced the launch of its new generative AI tool Intuit Assist. According to the company, users will interact with the tool in four main ways: "Show me," "Do it for me, " "Guide me," and "Help me." Additionally, the new...
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2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

by Kyle Burbank
 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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Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

by Kyle Burbank
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

by Kyle Burbank
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

by Kyle Burbank
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...
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PayPal Debit Card Review: Earn Stackable 5% Cash Back

by Kyle Burbank
In recent weeks, PayPal debuted an updated debit card product (perhaps you've seen the incessant Will Ferrell commercials for it during football games?). With the launch of this card, the company known for online payments is encouraging customers to pay with them anywhere. To encourage such behavior, the debit card allows cardholders to earn 5% cashback — although, as you can imagine, there are some important restrictions on that. So,...