- October 18, 2023
Many apps slipped in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Digital Banking this month.
Revolut secured the top spot, beating Chime down a few rankings. Let’s get into the scores.
The Top 5
Revolut won ...
- September 25, 2023
In this edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Digital Banking Apps we see some movers and shakers changing ranks, but our tie for first keeps on as Revolut and Chime once again ...
- September 5, 2023
Preferences for the best digital banking experience remain uncertain, leading to tied scores and the presence of both new and returning names in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Digital Banking Apps. As ...
- April 3, 2023
Investment/savings app Acorns has acquired GoHenry, a U.K. money management platform for younger consumers.
“All kids around the world deserve access to responsible money management tools and financial education,” Acorns CEO ...
- July 21, 2022
Sometimes people are thrifty; sometimes they splurge. We can see that when we compare this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Personal Finance apps to last month’s.
Last time, things ...
- June 9, 2022
So, how’d we do this month? Did the household income outpace the outlays? Did the investments do as we hoped? As with so many other things, there are personal finance ...
- May 12, 2022
It’s good to take a look at the books every once in a while and see where things stand. PYMNTS does this monthly with its analysis of apps, including the ...
- March 9, 2022
Irvine, California-based FinTech startup Acorns has raised $300 million from private investors, CNBC reported Wednesday (March 9).
Acorns specializes in micro-investing and robo-investing. Following the transaction, the savings and investing app ...
- March 8, 2022
When dealing with personal finances, it’s probably best to have no surprises. The latest edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Personal Finance Apps keeps things nice and steady, for the ...
- January 19, 2022
Investing and checking account platform Acorns Grow Inc. is calling off its $2.2 billion initial public offering (IPO) with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Pioneer Merger Corp.
“We really appreciate the ...
- September 15, 2021
Acorns Grow Inc. has hired former Amazon.com Inc. executive David Hijirida as its new president ahead of the savings and investing startup’s initial public offering, which will be part of ...
- August 11, 2021
Saving and investing app Acorns Grow Incorporated has appointed former Twitter exec Rich Sullivan as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in anticipation of its public Nasdaq listing.
Sullivan led corporate ...
- May 28, 2021
In today’s top news, a new funding round could value Klarna at $40 billion, and Paytm is reportedly planning a $3 billion initial public offering (IPO). Plus, savings and investing ...
- May 27, 2021
Acorns Grow Inc., which offers a savings and investing app, is poised to go public by combining with Pioneer Merger Corp, a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that is traded on ...
- January 29, 2019
Investing and savings startup Acorns has announced a Series E funding round to bring its valuation to $860 million.
The $105 million round included Comcast Ventures, NBCUniversal, Bain Capital Ventures, BlackRock, TPG’s ...
- July 18, 2018
Video game startup Blast has raised another $7 million in funding.
The company, founded by Walter Cruttenden, the founder of Roth Capital Partners and co-founder of the micro-investment application Acorns, has managed ...
- June 6, 2018
Acorns, the mobile investing platform that takes spare change and invests it on behalf of its customers, has generated 10,000 pre-orders for its new rewards debit card.
According to TechCrunch, the ...
- May 30, 2018
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at payments and commerce news that you might have missed. Today we take a look at what Walmart wants to do about ...
- May 29, 2018
Acorns, the mobile investing platform that takes spare change and invests it on behalf of its customers, has reached more than 3.5 million customers, with most investing around $50 or ...
- April 26, 2018
Subscription services are hot, yet some industries have embraced subscriptions better than others. One of the segments facing more of a challenge is consulting and financial services, according to the ...
- April 25, 2018
Following its acquisition of Vault, Acorns has rolled out a simple way to open and fund a retirement account through Acorns Later. The launch marks the company’s first tax-advantaged product ...
- November 21, 2017
PayPal announced Monday (Nov. 20) it has inked a deal with Acorns, the investing platform, in which customers can use PayPal to fund their investment accounts.
In a corporate blog post, ...
- November 8, 2017
Acorns, a micro-investment service that automatically invests small amounts from its customers’ bank accounts into investment funds, has acquired Vault, a developer of retirement fund investment services.
According to a TechCrunch ...
- August 1, 2017
Prosper Marketplace, the online lender, is reportedly getting rid of its Prosper Daily mobile app, which enabled customers to monitor their personal finances, like credit scores, and would protect them ...
- July 21, 2017
The financial services space has many players in the field moving money throughout the stock exchange. Like a well-oiled machine, stocks are traded all day, everyday, and stakeholders are eager ...
- May 4, 2017
Acorns, the micro-investing app, announced Wednesday (May 3) a new feature for Australian customers that helps them understand their spending habits and take control of them.
According to a report, the new ...
- November 9, 2016
Blockchain may be building bridges quicker than expected. Quite possibly, the biggest blockchain news this week was that Swedish bank SEB announced that intends to build a blockchain channel between ...
- October 25, 2016
Acorns, the microinvesting app, has reportedly added Airbnb, the homesharing service, to its rewards program.
According to a report, the rewards program, dubbed “Found Money,” gives Acorns users bonus investment dollars ...
- May 11, 2016
Getting millennials to embrace “traditional” financial services isn’t easy, particularly as a new crop of FinTech innovators has met more than halfway with apps that offer traditional financial services and ...
- April 16, 2015
It’s now clear where this month’s $10.5 million in funding for investment app Acorns came from — and what it’s for. On Wednesday (April 15) Acorns said it has raised ...
