Tagged: upgrade

March 30, 2022 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade, a Fintech that provides online loans and cards to consumers, has enlisted its 100th credit union, according to a corporate statement. The milestone arrived with the addition of Northwoods Credit Union. Upgrade explains that these partnerships let credit unions purchase loans and card receivables… Read More

March 9, 2022 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Neobank Upgrade, Inc., has distributed a note that once again it is being recognized as one of the fastest-growing US credit cards by outstanding balances, according to the Nilson Report. Upgrade adds that it is the only Fintech card issuer on the list. Last year,… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

  Upgrade, Inc., a Fintech platform that combines mobile banking, credit, payments, and more in a “Super App,” has added a new feature: Shopping. In a company statement, Upgrade announced the launch of Upgrade Shopping, a service that offers cashback rewards at more than 20,000… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade has received an upgrade of its own. The neobank has just announced $240 million in funding at a pre-money valuation of $6 billion. It was just last August when Upgrade raised Upgrade has raised $105 million in a Series E funding round at a… Read More

September 28, 2021 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade has announced that it has been recognized as the fastest-growing credit card in the US by the Nilson Report. Upgrade noted that it is the first Fintech to be listed in the top 50 U.S. Visa/Mastercard Credit Card Issuers with a reported growth rate… Read More

September 14, 2021 @ 8:22 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The first day with smart contract capability was a good one for Cardano, it reports. Cardano’s recent upgrade to give it smart contract functionality allows developers the ability to create apps on it. Within the first 24 hours, the platform saw more than 100 smart… Read More

August 11, 2021 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade has raised $105 million in a Series E funding round at an upsized valuation of $3.325 billion according to a company release. Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), the investment subsidiary of Koch Industries, led the funding with both new and existing investors participating in the… Read More

July 21, 2021 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade, an online lender, has announced the launch of the Upgrade Bitcoin Rewards Card a new version of Upgrade Card featuring Bitcoin rewards. Under Upgrade’s new program, users may earn unlimited 1.5% Bitcoin rewards on every purchase as they make payments.  The custody and trading… Read More

January 14, 2021 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade, Inc., an emerging neobank that provides credit to consumers, has announced a new mobile checking account designed to deliver better value to its users. According to a note from the Fintech, Upgrade charges no fees and lets customers earn 2% cashback on certain everyday… Read More

October 29, 2020 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade, a self-described neobank that offers credit to consumers, has launched Upgrade Card’s first cash back rewards program. According to a release, the new program earns users unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase they make with the card. The rewards get credited as cardholders… Read More

October 28, 2020 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S. fintech Brex announced on Tuesday it has introduced new features tailored to solving the cash flow pain points of growing e-commerce businesses. According to Brex, the launch of instant payouts and e-commerce-specific rewards alleviate growth barriers faced by e-commerce companies and furthers the company’s… Read More

September 28, 2020 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of the Ocean Protocol, which allows software engineers to build marketplaces and other apps to privately and securely publish, exchange, and consume data, confirmed (on September 28) that on September 27, 2020, the Ocean Protocol Foundation had initiated a hard fork or backward-incompatible… Read More

September 14, 2020 @ 10:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Finovate has announced its selection of individuals and firms in the Fintech sector that have had an exemplary year. This is the group’s second go at doing the Finovate Awards and this year is obviously a bit different due to the ongoing pandemic shifting events… Read More

August 10, 2020 @ 7:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

  MoneyTap, a Fintech described as India’s first App-based credit line, has enlisted the assistance of Upgrade founder and CEO Renaud Laplanche to the company’s advisory board. Laplanche is also the founder and former CEO of LendingClub, the first marketplace lending platform to go public… Read More

July 9, 2020 @ 12:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade is a consumer online lender and emerging digital bank that recently announced a significant funding round that gave the Fintech a $1 billion valuation. Founded by Renaud Laplanche, this is the second Fintech he has founded that moved into the unicorn realm the first… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade, Inc., has closed on a $40 million Series D funding round led by VC fund Santander InnoVentures – part of the global banking firm Santander Group. The new funding gives Upgrade a valuation of over $1 billion. FT Partners, the top Fintech focused investment… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Last month, Upgrade, Inc., a Fintech providing consumers access to credit, was named a “Best Place to Work in the Bay Area” by the San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal. Upgrade was founded by well known Fintech entrepreneur CEO Renaud Laplanche…. Read More

April 24, 2020 @ 4:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

For the third year in a row, Upgrade, Inc., a Fintech providing consumers access to credit, has been named a “Best Place to Work in the Bay Area” by the San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal. Upgrade was founded by well known… Read More

April 9, 2020 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender and aspiring neobank Upgrade has launched its first contactless-enabled Upgrade Card. The new Upgrade Card is also available in digital form through both Apple Pay and Google Pay to enable mobile payments, according to a release from the company. Upgrade notes that the World… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 8:30 pm By Renaud Laplanche  |  

It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Our biggest concern this year was going to be the Presidential election, or for some of us the Tokyo Olympics or the Warriors missing the NBA playoffs. Instead, the world’s population is experiencing an unprecedented shock that is… Read More