Personal Finance
A Round-Up of FinTech Banking Options for Teens and Kids
by Kyle Burbank
One of the important lessons we learn in our lives is how to manage our money. Yet, financial education is often lacking from the curriculum taught to students in school. Furthermore, while learning the basics from books and lessons can be helpful, it's the "real world" experience that can really drive these principles home. That's why, in recent years, a number of financial technology companies (or "FinTechs") have created platforms... FinTech News
Robinhood Announces Cash Card, Replaces Cash Management Offering
by Fioney Staff
More than two years after Robinhood officially launched its Cash Management account, the popular investment app is set to replace it with a new offering. Today, the company announced the impending debut of the Robinhood Cash Card. With the new card, users will be able to earn rewards and automatically grow their investment portfolio while making everyday debit purchases. According to a blog post on the company's site, the Robinhood... Money Management Product Reviews
Robinhood Cash Management Account Review (2022)
by Kyle Burbank
It’s hard to believe that it’s now been several years since the stock trading app Robinhood announced it was launching a cash management account. That offering — then dubbed Robinhood Checking & Savings — was quickly scrapped and the entire episode was a bit of an embarrassment for the company. Nevertheless, the core of the idea was later resurrected and now exists as the Robinhood Cash Management account. Speaking of... Checking Account Review
Sesame Cash Review (Credit Sesame Debit Card)
by Kyle Burbank
As someone who likes to keep up to date with what different FinTech companies and apps are doing, it's always interesting to see when a service I've previously reviewed has a new product. Incidentally, this is something that's been happening a lot lately — especially when it comes to platforms launching their own debit cards. Well, the latest in the trend is the free credit score site Credit Sesame, which... Checking Account Review
Money at 30: Ando Bank Review
by Kyle Burbank
If you're a long-time follower of my column, you've probably seen me discuss the digital banking account Aspiration before. While I was pleased with how that account balanced an environmental message and being a solid banking product at first, things went downhill quickly as the latter elements suffered significantly. That's why I was excited to discover another green-centric banking option in Ando. So what does Ando have to offer and... Personal Finance
Walgreens Introduces 'Scarlet' Account and Debit Card
by Fioney Staff
For years, pharmacies have proven to be convenient financial service locations as various FinTech accounts have allowed customers to make deposits at CVS, Walgreen, and other locations. Now one of those brands is taking on a larger role in the experience by introducing an account of its own. Last week, Walgreens announced that it's partnering with MetaBank to roll out the new Scarlet bank account and debit card. With the... Checking Account Review
Aspiration Banking Review (2021) — Are Recent Changes for the Better?
by Kyle Burbank
There was once a time when I thought perhaps I had too many bank accounts. Yet, since then, I’ve only found more attractive accounts to open. One of the additions I made to my roster back in 2018 was Aspiration. Not long after I opened an account, several things started to change with my account — first for better and then, later… not so much. Most recently, in March and...