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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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New York State Permits SoFi to Sell Cryptocurrencies

by Jonathan Dyer
Empire State residents will now have another option for trading cryptocurrencies. This week the New York State Department of Financial Services approved FinTech lender turned jack-of-all-trades SoFi for a BitLicense. The move means that users in the state will now be able to buy and sell crypto on the SoFi...
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Growing FinTech Trend Finds Startups Going Bi-Coastal

by Jonathan Dyer
Since the 1970s, there's been no question about where the capital of technology has been in the United States: Silicon Valley. Today, Northern California and specifically the Bay Area is home to a plethora of startups, including some well-known FinTechs. However a growing trend suggests that some of these disruptors...
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Robinhood Withdraws Bank Charter Application

by Jonathan Dyer
Back in April of this year, Robinhood joined the growing list of FinTechs and challenger banks applying to become full-fledged banks and receive a national charter. At the time the company said, "Robinhood’s goal is to be able to offer its customers a full suite of financial products to service...
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PayPal Acquires Deal-Finding App Honey

by Jonathan Dyer
Every day millions of users turn to PayPal to send money and make purchases. Now the FinTech is making a rather sizeable buy of its own. Last week the company announced that it would be acquiring Honey. For their purchase of Honey (or Honey Science Corporation as their formally known),...
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Robinhood Announces Launch in the United Kingdom

by Jonathan Dyer
With the brokerage landscape here at home rapidly evolving, it makes a lot of sense that Robinhood would want to start looking overseas for future growth.
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Benzinga Announces Listmakers Ahead of Global FinTech Awards

by Jonathan Dyer
This week Benzinga will host their fifth annual Benzinga Global FinTech Awards in New York City. Ahead of that event, the financial media platform has announced a list of 150 "carefully vetted and renowned" companies and executives in various categories.  From the list, 10 overall winners will be unveiled at...
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Google Reportedly Looking to Launch Checking Account

by Jonathan Dyer
The way Americans bank has certainly changed over the past decade. Not only has the number of bank branches contracted considerably but the companies behind some popular financial accounts weren't even around in 2009. With the rise of banking options, it now seems that one of the largest tech companies...
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Wirex Announces Multi-Currency Visa Travelcard with "Cryptoback" Perk

by Jonathan Dyer
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