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Upgrade Adds Short-Term Installment Loans Through BNPL Rollout
Upgrade Adds Short-Term Installment Loans Through BNPL Rollout
October 01, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

FinTech digital banking startup Upgrade is jumping into the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space with a product that allows users to pay off their...

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Upgrade Valued At $3.325B After Series E Fundraising Round
Upgrade Valued At $3.325B After Series E Fundraising Round
August 11, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

Financial services platform Upgrade closed a $105 million Series E funding round Wednesday (Aug. 11) that puts the company at a valuation of $3.325 billion,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Gets Back Above $30,000; Tesla May Reverse Ban On Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Gets Back Above $30,000; Tesla May Reverse Ban On Bitcoin
July 21, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin could be on the way back up after a period of decline, CNBC writes. The biggest cryptocurrency was able to boost above $30,000 on...

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Upgrade’s New Debit Rewards Product Takes New Approach To Mobile Banking
Upgrade’s New Debit Rewards Product Takes New Approach To Mobile Banking
January 14, 2021  |  Banking

There is no shortage of digital-only banks offering a smoother onboarding process, a slick mobile interface and fee waivers in an effort to tempt consumers...

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On The Agenda: Expert Panel Debates How Consumers Will Get Their Holiday Shopping Groove
On The Agenda: Expert Panel Debates How Consumers Will Get Their Holiday Shopping Groove
November 27, 2020  |  Retail

The holiday shopping season — which normally would be  “officially” kicking off as soon as the Thanksgiving dishes are cleared — is going to be...

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Personal Loan Apps Show Resilience In Latest Provider Ranking
Personal Loan Apps Show Resilience In Latest Provider Ranking
October 30, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Maybe it’s a byproduct of that which shall not be named — by which we mean the pandemic — but PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings have been...

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Upgrade Rewards Cardholders For Paying Down Debt
Upgrade Rewards Cardholders For Paying Down Debt
October 29, 2020  |  Loyalty & Rewards

The pandemic has changed all kinds of things about consumers. They’re more concerned for protecting their health, they’re working remotely, they’ve relocated most of their...

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Upgrade Card Combines Credit Card Acceptance With Installment Payments Flexibility
Upgrade Card Combines Credit Card Acceptance With Installment Payments Flexibility
October 10, 2019  |  Loans

Twelve years ago, LendingClub Founder Renaud Laplanche built a business to help consumers manage the $800 million in outstanding credit card debt. That product was...

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Instagram Beefs Up Shopping Tools
Instagram Beefs Up Shopping Tools
April 30, 2019  |  Facebook

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri rounded up some new features coming to Instagram at the Facebook F8 developer conference on Tuesday (April 30), according to reports....

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