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Long Game Incentivizes Saving with Cryptocurrency Rewards

by Jonathan Dyer
One of the many trends that have taken over the personal finance world in recent years has been the idea of gamification. For example, some finance gurus have extended various money challenges to their followers to help them achieve worthwhile financial goals in a less intimidating way. Then there's the...
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FinTech nCino Plans Initial Public Offering

by Jonathan Dyer
It looks as though another FinTech initial public offering could soon be upon us. This week, nCino announced plans to go public. As TechCrunch reports, the firm is currently eying a share price between $22 to $24. With nCino planning to issue 7.625 million shares, the IPO could raise as...
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Chainalysis Announces Expansion of Series B to $49 Million

by Jonathan Dyer
The blockchain analysis company cleverly named Chainalysis has just upped its latest funding effort. Originally announced last year as a $36 million round with participation from Accel, Benchmark, MUFG, and Sozo Ventures, Chainalysis has now expanded the Series B by $13 million. The additional investments come from Ribbit Capital and Sound Ventures....
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Galileo Officially Launches Galileo Instant for Debit Card Creation

by Jonathan Dyer
One major trend seen in the FinTech industry in recent years has been the roll-out of branded debit cards. Now, Galileo is looking to make creating such offerings even easier. Recently, the company announced the official launch of Galileo Instant after originally debuting a beta of the program in November...
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Empower Retirement To Acquire Personal Capital for Up to $1 Billion

by Jonathan Dyer
The FinTech personal finance and investment tracking platform Personal Capital has just announced a big exit. This week, the company revealed that it is being acquired by retirement plan recordkeeper Empower Retirement. This acquisition will cost Empower up to $1 billion, with $825 million coming at closing and a contingency...
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Mastercard to Acquire FinTech Firm Finicity

by Jonathan Dyer
To most people, companies such as Visa and Mastercard are viewed as institutions akin to banks. In reality, each of these firms consider themselves to be technology companies — or FinTechs, even. It should come as no surprise then that each card company has been looking to expand their offerings,...
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Upgrade Raises $40 Million in Latest Funding Round

by Jonathan Dyer
Once again setting aside fears that the coronavirus crisis would cripple FinTech investment, another notable deal was announced this week. This time it was Upgrade disclosing new funding, with the San Fransisco-based company revealing a $40 million round. Upgrade's latest round — a Series D — was led by Santander...
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Credit Sesame Completes Acquisition of STACK

by Jonathan Dyer
Following several notable deals so far this year, it looks like FinTech's M&A streak is continuing, with Credit Sesame emerging as the latest buyer. This week, the company announced that it had completed its acquisition of Canadian challenger bank STACK. Previously, the two companies had collaborated to introduce Sesame Cash...
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Is Robinhood Playing a Role in the Bull Market Rally?

by Jonathan Dyer
When the situation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic worsened early this year, it became clear that the longest bull market in history would soon be coming to an end. While that did indeed happen, it was then followed by one of the shortest bear markets in history as stocks managed to...
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