financial education

Wagestream Raises $21.8 Million to Expand Financial Well-Being App
Wagestream Raises $21.8 Million to Expand Financial Well-Being App
April 18, 2024  |  Investments

Wagestream, a financial well-being app focused on frontline workers, has raised 17.5 million pounds (about $21.8 million) in a funding round. That total includes an...

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Intuit Introduces Financial Literacy Courses and Tools for High Schools
Intuit Introduces Financial Literacy Courses and Tools for High Schools
April 02, 2024  |  Financial Inclusion

Intuit launched a financial literacy program that provides U.S. high school educators with resources to teach their students about personal and entrepreneurial finance. The new Intuit for...

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Goalsetter Raises $9.6 Million to Promote Financial Health
Goalsetter Raises $9.6 Million to Promote Financial Health
March 25, 2024  |  Personal Finance

Savings/financial education platform Goalsetter has raised $9.6 million in new funding. The company’s Series A extension round, announced Monday (March 25) was led by an affiliate of...

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Regions Bank Launches Programs to Promote Financial Literacy
Regions Bank Launches Programs to Promote Financial Literacy
March 25, 2024  |  Banking

Regions Bank is launching education programs to coincide with Financial Literacy Month in April. The effort, announced in a Monday (March 25) press release, will include online seminars,...

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PSECU and Greenlight Team to Promote Financial Literacy
PSECU and Greenlight Team to Promote Financial Literacy
November 15, 2023  |  Credit Unions

Pennsylvania-based credit union PSECU is working with Greenlight to promote financial literacy among young consumers. A partnership between the credit union (CU) and FinTech will give PSECU members to...

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BNPL and Financial Education Unlock Opportunities for Credit-Insecure Consumers 
BNPL and Financial Education Unlock Opportunities for Credit-Insecure Consumers 
November 13, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

While credit rules may vary in other countries, in the United States, having a good credit score is the passport to securing a mortgage, a...

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St. John’s Coach Rick Pitino Courts Wall Street for Financial Lessons
St. John’s Coach Rick Pitino Courts Wall Street for Financial Lessons
November 01, 2023  |  Personal Finance

St. John’s coach has reportedly turned to a unique source to revive his basketball program. Goldman Sachs. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Nov. 1), Rick Pitino has hired a...

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Speed and Better Branding Needed to Boost Pay-by-Bank Adoption
Speed and Better Branding Needed to Boost Pay-by-Bank Adoption
October 27, 2023  |  Payment Methods

The popularity of account-to-account (A2A) transfers, which involve direct electronic fund transfers between two bank accounts, has surged over the past decade, largely driven by...

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International Credit Union Day Spotlights Member-First Innovation
International Credit Union Day Spotlights Member-First Innovation
October 19, 2023  |  Credit Unions

In 1948, International Credit Union Day was created to celebrate credit unions around the world.  Since then, the third Thursday of every October has been dedicated to...

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