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[Consumer Reports] The Hidden Costs of Credit Karma, Credit Sesame, and Other Credit Score Apps

Originally posted on Consumer Reports By Lisa L. Gill Most don't produce reliable scores, and all have unnecessary charges and pose privacy risks, Consumer Reports finds Photo Illustration: Lacey Browne/Consumer Reports, Getty Images Janet Ha Andrews, 33, of Redmond, Wash., started using Credit Karma several years ago as a new...

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[USA Today] Jetty aims to ease first-of-the-month anxiety with guaranteed, on-time rent payments

Originally posted on USA Today A New York City fintech start-up aims to fix a common anxiety both landlords and renters often experience on the first of each month: the rent payment. Landlords wonder whether they'll receive it, and renters wonder whether they can pay it. Jetty offers a solution. What's...

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[American Banker] BankThink Banks' consumer-friendly moves validate challenger model

Originally posted on American Banker Just as fintech is taking on record-setting equity capital, nearly a dozen incumbent banks have signaled that they are “rethinking” their business practices as they relate to traditional checking accounts. A few of them are eliminating their often-punitive overdraft charges; others are copying a page from the fintech...

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[PitchIt FinTech News Podcast] #19: Emmalyn Shaw of Flourish

Originally posted on LendIt Fintech News By Todd Anderson In episode 19 of PitchIt: the fintech startups podcast we talk with Emmalyn Shaw of Flourish. With 18 founders under my belt I thought it was time to start bringing investors on the podcast. Flourish are a venture firm investing in entrepreneurs whose innovations...

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[The Real Deal] Rental insurance startup looks to solve late-rent problem

Originally posted on The Real Deal By T.P. Yeatts Jetty offers product as rental market contends with return of evictions; aims to become go-to financial services platform for rental industry Image credit: Jetty co-founder and CEO Mike Rudoy (iStock, Jetty) Late rent payments are a problem not only for renters,...

[TechCrunch] Jetty raises $23M to help give renters more payment flexibility

Originally published in TechCrunch By: Mary Ann Azevedo Jetty, a fintech company which aims to give renters flexibility when paying rent, has raised $23 million in a funding round co-led by Citi and Flourish Ventures. The financing brings Jetty’s total raised since its 2016 inception to $78 million. Other investors...

September 07, 2021

Why We Invested In Jetty: Introducing a Real Estate Embedded Finance Platform to Our Portfolio

After several months of keeping our excitement under wraps, we can finally share about our investment in Jetty, which was announced this morning in combination…

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Why We Invested In Kin: 5 Years of Partnership: Why We Continue to Bet On Kin

It was the summer of 2016 when co-founders Sean Harper and Lucas Ward took the stage for the first time at the 500 Startups mini…

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[PYMNTS] Unit Raises $51 Million To Expand FinServ Products, Integrations

Originally posted on Pymnts Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform Unit has raised $51 million in a Series B funding round, the company said in a Thursday (June 17) announcement. The financial services platform builder said the new funding will help it expand financial products and integrations — Unit has recently begun working...

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[Benefits Pro] Tap student loans to boost your financial well-being strategy

Originally posted on Benefits Pro By Paul Joo The idea that happy employees are productive employees is not a new one, but the benefits that employers offer to promote employee well-being have evolved over time. Employer-sponsored healthcare first emerged in the 1940s. In the 1960s, IBM was known for hosting employee...

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[Insurance Journal] Kin Insurance Funding Tops $69 Million as Pro Golfer McIlroy Joins Investors

Originally posted on Insurance Journal A few weeks after a report that it is in talks to go public, home insurance startup Kin announced its newest funding from Symphony Ventures, an investment partnership established by professional golfer Rory McIlroy and his team. Joining Symphony Ventures was Flourish Ventures, the global...