Category: FinTech News
FinTech News
Robinhood Introducing 24 Hour Market Trading for Select Stocks
by Kyle Burbank
The popular stock trading app Robinhood is readying its latest feature, announcing that it will soon offer "24/5" trading with Robinhood 24 Hour Market. This new addition will allow customers to buy and sell stocks well outside of regular market hours. Specifically, the 24 Hour Market trading hour will run from 8:00 p.m. Eastern on Sunday to 8:00 p.m. Eastern on Friday. Currently, regular Market Hours are 9:30 a.m. Eastern... FinTech News
FinTech Card Issuer Cardless Announces $75 Million Credit Facility
by Kyle Burbank
The FinTech credit card firm Cardless has secured a new means of capital as it looks to continue its expansion. This week, the company announced that it'd reached a deal with i80 Group, securing a three-year $75 million credit facility. In addition to the credit facility, Cardless has announced that Brian Kelly has invested in the company. As the founder of the popular travel and credit card site The Points Guy, Kelly... FinTech News
Credit Builder Petal Raises $35 Million, Spins Off Prism Data
by Kyle Burbank
The credit-building credit card FinTech Petal has announced a fresh round of funding and a big change to their business. First, the company disclosed that it's raised $35 million. The new funding was led by Valar Ventures with Story Ventures, Core Innovation Capital, and RiverPark Ventures participating as well. Strategic investments from Synchrony and Samsung Next were also included. To date, Petal has now raised nearly $300 million in equity... FinTech News
Vera Equity Announces $20 Million Fund to Invest in Startups
by Fioney Staff
Financial technology companies looking for investment have a new potential partner to turn to. This week, the venture capital firm Vera Equity announced that it has raised a $20 million fund. With this capital, the company will invest in early-stage FinTech startups. While the announcement of the fund has arrived now, Vera has already invested in a number of startups. This includes participating in StellarFi's $15 million Series A in... FinTech News
Apple Card Savings Nears $1 Billion in Deposits During First Days
by Fioney Staff
Last month, after previously announcing plans to introduce a savings account, Apple debuted Apple Card Savings. The new offering allows Apple Card customers to automatically deposit their earned cashback into high-yield savings. Now, the account has seemingly seen early success based on the value of initial deposits. According to a report from Forbes, Apple Card Savings managed to accrue $400 million in deposits on its launch day. Furthermore, after four... FinTech News
Student Loan Benefit FinTech Summer Raises $6 Million
by Fioney Staff
For years, student debt has been one of the most talked about financial topics. What's more, while the debt itself has become a major part of many Americans' lives, discussion of student loans has become political due to efforts to forgive certain loan repayments. However, while we wait for resolution on that front, a FinTech that brings student debt benefit solutions to employers and consumers has raised a new round... FinTech News
Rewards and Savings App Super.com Raises $85 Million
by Fioney Staff
A FinTech app that aims to save consumers money on everyday purchases has garnered a new round of investment. This week, Super.com announced that it had raised $85 million. The Series C was led by Inovia Capital and also included participation from new and returning investors. Among the latter were Inovia Capital, Telstra Ventures, Acrew, Lion Capital, Full In Partners, and Steph Curry (NBA superstar), while some newcomers included Hyphen Capital,...