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U.S. Fintech EarnUp Receives $150,000 Grant From Social-Impact Investor Acumen America’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund

September 15, 2020 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst |

EarnUp, a fintech startup that offers a consumer-first platform for automating loan payments, announced on Tuesday received a $150,000 grant from social-impact investor Acumen America’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund to provide emergency relief funds to selected EarnUp customers who were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. EarnUp reported… Read More

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Starling Bank Receives £100 Million Grant From RBS’ Capability and Innovation Fund

February 22, 2019 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst |

UK banking platform Starling Bank announced on Friday it has been awarded a £100 million grant from the Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF). According to Starling Bank, the grant comes from a £775 million fund created as a condition on RBS for accepting £45 billion bailout… Read More

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LendingTree Announces Small Business Grant Contest

December 9, 2016 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst |

LendingTree announced this week the launch of its new small business grant contest. The online lending platform revealed it is offering support in the form of a $50,000 grant to help one small business continue to grow. The platform stated it is looking for a small… Read More