personal finance

Consumer Spending Surges as Inflation Eats Away at Household Budgets
Consumer Spending Surges as Inflation Eats Away at Household Budgets
July 29, 2022  |  Economy

Consumer spending climbed 1.1% in June with higher fuel and food costs amid 40-year record high inflation that is continuing to eat away at paychecks...

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Money Management Tool Cleo Picks Up $79M in Series C
Money Management Tool Cleo Picks Up $79M in Series C
June 29, 2022  |  Investments

London-based money management solution Cleo has raised 76 million euros ($79 million) in a Series C funding round led by Belgium-based investment company Sofina. Existing...

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1 in 3 Consumers Earning $250K Live Paycheck to Paycheck
1 in 3 Consumers Earning $250K Live Paycheck to Paycheck
June 10, 2022  |  Personal Finance

As rising inflation makes it increasingly difficult to pay bills and build savings, U.S. consumers of all types are now living paycheck to paycheck —...

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Top 10 Remains the Same in Personal Finance App Ranking
Top 10 Remains the Same in Personal Finance App Ranking
June 09, 2022  |  Personal Finance

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...

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The Best Way to Keep Subscribers Loyal May Be to Set Them Free
The Best Way to Keep Subscribers Loyal May Be to Set Them Free
May 20, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

Consumers have started to rethink their finances, and subscriptions may be the first to go as they decide which to keep and which to quit....

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Greenlight, Mastercard Debut College Savings Credit Card
Greenlight, Mastercard Debut College Savings Credit Card
May 17, 2022  |  Credit Cards

Family-centric FinTech Greenlight has unveiled the Greenlight Family Cash Mastercard, a credit card designed to help parents save for their children’s education and other future...

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Bitstack Secures $1M to Advance Bitcoin Savings
Bitstack Secures $1M to Advance Bitcoin Savings
May 11, 2022  |  Investments

Bitcoin savings account app Bitstack raised 1 million euros ($1.05 million) in a funding round led by Founders Future, according to a press release on...

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15-Year-Olds Are Reshaping Banking and Credit, and Changes Are on the Way
15-Year-Olds Are Reshaping Banking and Credit, and Changes Are on the Way
May 09, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

The Bank of Mom & Dad (BOMD) isn’t just a sitcom line. One analysis found that parents lent their kids a collective $47 billion in...

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Millennial Minute: 70% of Millennials Live Paycheck to Paycheck
Millennial Minute: 70% of Millennials Live Paycheck to Paycheck
May 06, 2022  |  Economy

We’re getting used to upheavals and disruptions at this point, but revelations of the extent of paycheck-to-paycheck living in the U.S. are impossible to ignore,...

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