financial education

How To See The Customer ‘Beyond The Credit Score’
How To See The Customer ‘Beyond The Credit Score’
February 13, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” -William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet A quick glance...

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FinTech Acorns Hits $860M Valuation
FinTech Acorns Hits $860M Valuation
January 29, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

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,...

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Businesses Want Real-Time Payments — What Will It Take To Get There?
Businesses Want Real-Time Payments — What Will It Take To Get There?
November 20, 2018  |  Faster Payments

Real-time payments: It’s one of those changes that everyone seems to agree on, but could still use some push. That’s the idea behind the recently...

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NEW DATA: Why One-Third Of Businesses Want Real-Time Payments
NEW DATA: Why One-Third Of Businesses Want Real-Time Payments
October 30, 2018  |  Faster Payments

Paper checks are still the norm when it comes to B2B payments — and companies aren’t happy about it. After all, paper checks are neither...

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Visa, NFL Video Game Passes Financial Literacy To Kids
Visa, NFL Video Game Passes Financial Literacy To Kids
October 17, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

For many students, it was a time of either dread or excitement. The civics teacher, or the home economics instructor, would teach the class how...

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NEW REPORT: Credit Unions Help Marijuana Businesses Cut Through Financial Haze
NEW REPORT: Credit Unions Help Marijuana Businesses Cut Through Financial Haze
October 17, 2018  |  Credit Unions

When it comes to making financial decisions, businesses and consumers alike need to be well-informed — and in recent weeks, several credit unions (CUs) have...

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The Financially-Strapped Consumer Next Door
The Financially-Strapped Consumer Next Door
August 02, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

Financial fragility doesn’t always present the way most consumers’ imaginations tells them that it will. The most common perception people have of the financially-fragile customer...

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Study: Americans Overestimate Their Financial Literacy
Study: Americans Overestimate Their Financial Literacy
June 15, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

A new study reveals that while Americans are generally overconfident in their financial knowledge, only a few could score a top grade on a financial...

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Propel CEO Sees App As Aid to Low-Income Consumers, Beyond The Grocer’s Aisles
Propel CEO Sees App As Aid to Low-Income Consumers, Beyond The Grocer’s Aisles
May 04, 2018  |  Retail

An app designed to make life easier for food stamp recipients is expanding the commerce-related services it offers to low-income Americans, but a new challenge...

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