Cash App is rolling out a new managed accounts feature that allows parents or legal guardians to manage money for their kids aged 6 to 12. The managed accounts feature provides parents with a dedicated space on Cash App where they can send allowances, set...
Watch more: Need to Know With Synchrony Foundation’s Denise Yap Here’s a number worth sitting with: 39. That’s how many states now require personal finance coursework before students can walk across a graduation stage. That’s not a pilot program or an experiment. That’s three-quarters of...
Sezzle found in a March consumer survey that engagement with its financial literacy tool MoneyIQ correlates with improved consumer habits. MoneyIQ is powered by gamified platform Zogo and integrated into Sezzle’s core app experience. It rewards users with Sezzle Spend for completing brief financial lessons,...
MrBeast is deepening his involvement in the financial services sector. Beast Industries, a creator-based platform founded and led by the YouTube creator and entrepreneur, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, announced in a Monday (Feb. 9) press release that it acquired FinTech company Step, which is focused on financial literacy and money...
April 29, 2025
The last decade has seen a dizzying acceleration in digital banking innovation. From slick mobile-first challenger banks to the sprawling networks of national giants, competition for consumer attention (and wallet share) has never been fiercer. Yet, while headlines tend to focus on FinTech unicorns and megabank mergers, a quieter success story has been unfolding among […]
February 27, 2025
The FinTech business model has evolved the past decade and a half, well beyond its roots in the financial crisis of 2008. Back then, traditional financial institutions (FIs) were in...
February 03, 2025
In the face of escalating living costs, it’s immediate survival or bust for many Americans. The latest PYMNTS Intelligence reveals that 65% of consumers are living paycheck to paycheck, with...
October 14, 2024
Social media algorithms have emerged as influential players in the realm of advice, effectively acting as pseudo-advisers for generations eager for financial literacy. A PYMNTS Intelligence report, “The New Challenges...
July 27, 2026
Oportun has expanded its savings app, Set & Save, to include a new artificial intelligence-powered feature that identifies routine bills and automatically helps members save toward upcoming payments. The new Smart Bills feature uses AI to understand a member’s financial habits and then set aside money for car payments, rent, utilities, insurance, subscriptions and other […]
April 21, 2026
Cash App is rolling out a new managed accounts feature that allows parents or legal guardians to manage money for their kids aged 6 to 12. The managed accounts feature...
April 06, 2026
Sezzle found in a March consumer survey that engagement with its financial literacy tool MoneyIQ correlates with improved consumer habits. MoneyIQ is powered by gamified platform Zogo and integrated into...
February 09, 2026
MrBeast is deepening his involvement in the financial services sector. Beast Industries, a creator-based platform founded and led by the YouTube creator and entrepreneur, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, announced in a Monday...
