Financial Literacy

FinTech Tools Help Teens Build Credit Amid Increase in Social Media Financial Influencers
FinTech Tools Help Teens Build Credit Amid Increase in Social Media Financial Influencers
October 23, 2023  |  Personal Finance

In a world where children and teenagers often grow up surrounded by screens and smartphones, a new breed of companies, particularly FinTech firms, is using...

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‘Hope Inside Cross River’ Helps Consumers Increase Savings
‘Hope Inside Cross River’ Helps Consumers Increase Savings
September 27, 2023  |  Financial Inclusion

Cross River Bank and Operation Hope say their financial literacy initiative has helped consumers boost their savings. The financial institution and the nonprofit announced Wednesday (Sept. 27) the midyear...

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Intuit Launches Financial Educational Program for High School Students
Intuit Launches Financial Educational Program for High School Students
September 22, 2023  |  Personal Finance

Intuit has launched an educational program aimed at teaching high school students skills needed to run a business. The program involves providing fully operational food trucks...

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LendingPoint Launches Personal Financial Health and Management Tool for Customers
LendingPoint Launches Personal Financial Health and Management Tool for Customers
August 14, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

LendingPoint has added a personal financial health and management tool to its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven CreditTech platform. The new tool, which is now available for free...

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Gen Z Is Only 4% of Credit Union Members, and That’s a Problem
Gen Z Is Only 4% of Credit Union Members, and That’s a Problem
June 09, 2023  |  Credit Unions

Young consumers are feeling the pinch. According to recent PYMNTS data, 73% of millennials live paycheck to paycheck — the highest rate among all generations,...

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Venmo Debuts Digital Account and Debit Card Aimed at Teens
Venmo Debuts Digital Account and Debit Card Aimed at Teens
May 22, 2023  |  Payment Methods

The quest to tap into teen spending took a step forward with the launch of the Venmo Teen Account, which also comes with a Venmo...

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Acorns Acquires GoHenry to Grow Its Money Management Tools for Kids
Acorns Acquires GoHenry to Grow Its Money Management Tools for Kids
April 03, 2023  |  Partnerships

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...

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Greenlight Extends Family Finance Offering to Banks
Greenlight Extends Family Finance Offering to Banks
March 29, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Family finance app Greenlight has unveiled an integration for banks and credit unions. Greenlight for Banks, announced in a news release Wednesday (March 29), lets...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Why Omnichannel Personalization Is CUs’ Mandate for 2023
PYMNTS Intelligence: Why Omnichannel Personalization Is CUs’ Mandate for 2023
March 28, 2023  |  Credit Unions

As consumers grow more dependent on seamless self-service and the flexibility of eCommerce, they expect their financial institutions (FIs) to deliver the same kinds of convenient banking innovations...

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