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Personal Finance
Wells Fargo Announces Expanded Availability of LifeSync Feature
by Kyle Burbank
Wells Fargo has announced that its bringing a new feature to more of its digital banking customers. About LifeSync: Originally launched to Wells Fargo Wealth & Investment Management earlier this year, LifeSync has now rolled out to all consumer customers. With this feature, users can create financial goals as well as track their progress. Among the personalized information that the LifeSync feature provides are account summaries, FICO credit scores, and... Personal Finance
Financial Safety Platform Carefull Raises $16.5 Million
by Kyle Burbank
A service that helps protect consumers from scams and other financial mistakes has raised a new round of funds. About the round: This week, Carefull announced that it had closed a $16.5 million round. The Series A was led by Fin Capital with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, TTV Capital, Commerce Ventures, Montage Ventures, and Alloy Labs. To date, the company has now raised a total of $19.7 million. About... Personal Finance
Why I'm Changing Wireless Providers (Again)
by Kyle Burbank
Four years ago, I wrote a post sharing how I was saving money thanks to moving to T-Mobile (from AT&T) at the time. Well, now my wife and I have once again changed wireless providers. This time, we've landed at Verizon. But why? Well, let me explain how this came to be, how we'll be saving, and what I'll miss about being a T-Mobile customer. Why We've Switched from T-Mobile... Personal Finance
Orum Announces Launch Bank Account Verification Tool
by Kyle Burbank
Orum has launched its new bank account verification tool aptly named Verify. About the tool: The payments API FinTech Orum has announced its new tool Verify. Built on top of the Federal Reserve's new FedNow platform, Orum says that Verify is able to confirm whether a bank account is open and valid within 15 seconds. The tool supports all United States-based consumer and business bank accounts. About FedNow: The Federal... Personal Finance
Top 10 Personal Finance Articles of the Month — September 2023
by Fioney Staff
Welcome to Fioney's look at the top 10 personal finance articles of the month. On the first Friday of each new month, we look back at some of our favorite posts published in the weeks prior and highlight them right here. This includes a mix of sites that have become staples of our lists as well as many first-timers. To start things off this month, we'll share a pair of... Personal Finance
Personal Finance News Round-Up: October 2023
by Kyle Burbank
Each month, the Money@30 YouTube channel rounds up the top personal finance, credit card, and travel news. Now, we here at Fioney are pleased to present these quick and to-the-point video digests with our readers. Dive into the October 2023 round-up video and go even deeper into the stories below. Chase Announces Q4 5% Bonus Categories On the heels of Discover revealing their fourth quarter bonus category picks, Chase has... Personal Finance
PayPal, Venmo Credit and Debit Cards Add Apple Pay Support
by Kyle Burbank
PayPal and Venmo cards are coming to iOS devices thanks to an update. About the update: Earlier this week, PayPal announced that PayPal and Venmo credit and debit cards could now be added to Apple Wallet. As a result, cardholders can use their eligible cards via Apple Pay in order to make purchases and earn rewards. This includes purchases made in-store, online, and in apps. Cards can not only be...