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Financial Services: Argentina’s Fintech Uala Launches No-Fee Credit Card

Buenos Aires-based fintech firm Uala has launched a no-fee credit card in Argentina, targeting the massive population of unbanked Argentines, according to a Bloomberg report. The company, which is backed by investors George Soros, Steve Cohen, and Tencent Holdings, is offering its no-fee credit card… Read More

TreviPay, Harbor Freight Tools Debut Commercial Credit Card

TreviPay, a global B2B payments and invoicing network, recently announced it has partnered with Harbor Freight Tools, a national tool retailer, to provide a Harbor Freight Commercial Credit Card. This new payment option provides instant B2B credit to its business and institutional customers with invoicing and… Read More

Indian Fintech Startup Kiwi Raises $13m in Series A Funding

Indian fintech startup Kiwi has announced raising $13 million in a Series A funding round anchored by Omidyar Network India. The round, which followed the startup’s $6 million funding, was also backed by existing investors Nexus Venture Partners and Stellaris Venture Partners. Founded in November… Read More

Financial Super App Curve Launches Update to Offer Protection on Debit Cards

Financial super app Curve, which consolidates all your debit and credit cards into one card and app, has just launched its first ever credit card in the UK. The new Curve credit card “has all the bells and whistles of Curve, supercharged with greater security… Read More

Equifax Fraud Report Shows Rises in Canadian Credit Card, Mortgage Fraud Rates

New data suggests an increase in fraudulent activities within the automotive, credit card, and mortgage sectors, according to the latest Equifax Canada Fraud Trends Report. The report also suggests the uptick in fraud is being driven by financial pressures faced by consumers and by bold… Read More

Nav Launches SMB-Focused Nav Prime Card

SMB fintech Nav this week launched Nav Prime, along with a credit-building card for small businesses. They believe it’s the latest tool to help small businesses improve their financial health. Nav helps small businesses transparently understand all of their financing options and know what they… Read More

Digital Banking: Nubank Supports Financial Inclusion of 5.7M Brazilians in Credit Market in One Year

Nubank (NYSE: NU) reveals that it has supported the financial inclusion of 5.7 million Brazilians in the credit card market in one year, according to a study released by Data Nubank – the company’s research and analysis platform on finances. The survey analyzed “the spending… Read More

Fintech Firm Bread Financial Launches Consumer Credit Card with Assistance from American Express

Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH), a technology-forward financial services firm that offers “simple, personalized” payment, lending and saving solutions, has announced the launch of a new consumer credit card – the Bread Cashback American Express® Credit Card. Bread Cashback “offers unlimited 2% cash back with no… Read More

Digital Asset Firm Gemini Is Offering Credit Cards for Waitlist Members

The team at digital asset firm Gemini reveals that they are inviting select waitlist members to apply for the Gemini Credit Card, which “offers up to 3% back in crypto rewards on every purchase.” After you’re eligible to apply, you’ll get an email invite with… Read More

Amazon’s Visa UK Snub to Hammer #2 UK Credit Card Issuer Right in the Wallet

Visa finds itself in the wrong place at the wrong time and that will hurt its business in the United Kingdom, GlobalData payments analyst Chris Dinga said in a research note today. As of Jan. 19, 2022, Amazon will no longer accept payments from Visa… Read More

Railsbank, Status Money Launch Cash Back Crypto Investment Credit Card

Embedded finance platform Railsbank and Status Money, the New York-based personal finance company, are partnering to launch a cash-back credit card that automatically invests rewards in cryptocurrency. This partnership comes at a time when 45 per cent of Americans have no stock market investments, according… Read More

Venmo to allow automated crypto purchases through credit cashbacks

Users of Venmo, a mobile payments app owned by PayPal Inc, can now automatically buy cryptocurrencies through cashback earned from their Venmo credit cards. Venmo has launched this new feature that could boost crypto purchases among young users. However, unless users make regular and frequent… Read More

BlockFi to Offer the World’s First Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card, Now Available to All Eligible US Residents

The team at BlockFi, a company that allows users to earn interest and offers services including purchasing Bitcoin (BTC), borrowing USD, while growing their wealth. notes that they’re pleased to confirm that the “world’s first” Bitcoin rewards credit card is now available to all “eligible… Read More

Philippines Card Payment Use Surges as Economic Recovery Continues

Several factors will contribute to strong growth in card payments in the Philippines, a new report from GlobalData suggests. Gains of 15.4 percent are expected due to the gradual revival of the economy, easing of lockdown restrictions, and improving consumer spending. Those gains will leave… Read More

BlockFi News: No Annual Fee & Updated Benefits for the BlockFi Rewards Visa Signature Credit Card

  Cryptoasset-to-USD lender BlockFi announced on Wednesday it has updated benefits and changes to the BlockFi Rewards Visa® Signature Credit Card, which pays cardholders 1.5% back in Bitcoin on every purchase they make anywhere Visa is accepted. BlockFi revealed it decided to eliminate the annual fee… Read More

Online Payments Platform Skrill USA Launches Virtual Visa Prepaid card in the U.S.

  Integrated payments platform Paysafe announced on Thursday that Skrill USA digital wallet has launched a virtual version of its existing Skrill Visa Prepaid Card. According to PaySafe, Skrill USA’s latest product offers Americans a fully digital payments solution that can be activated instantly to spend… Read More

Gemini’s Credit Card Waitlist Now Has 250,000 Signups

    US-based digital assets firm Gemini announced on Monday the waitlist of its highly anticipated crypto credit card has officially reached 250,000 signups. As previously reported, Gemini revealed it has teamed up with Mastercard as the exclusive card network to offer various features for the upcoming… Read More

Curve Brings Back Limited Edition 18g Red Metal Curve Cards to Existing & New Customers

  Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, announced on Wednesday the return of its limited edition 18g Red Metal Curve cards to existing and new customers. Curve reported that the Red Metal Card… Read More

Gemini’s Crypto Credit Card Set to Launch in Summer 2021

  US-based digital assets firm Gemini announced on Tuesday the details of its first-of-a-kind cryptocurrency rewards credit card, including a partnership with Mastercard and WebBank. The company reported that the credit card, which has more than 140,000 people on its waitlist, will be making its debut… Read More

U.S. Fintech Unifimoney Unveils Premium Investment Choice Credit Card With Rewards Paid as Crypto, Gold or Equity

Unifimoney Inc., a U.S.-based premium digital money management platform, announced earlier this week the launch of the Unifi Premier credit card, offering customers the choice to redeem their rewards as Bitcoin, Gold or Equity. The company revealed it partnered with Railsbank to launch the card,… Read More

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