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Affirm Unveils High-Yield Savings Account With Optional Auto-Deposit

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percent APY, an optional auto-deposit, no fees or minimums, and security as “Affirm Savings is FDIC-insured and accounts are held by our bank partner, Cross River Bank, member FDIC,” per the announcement. The Affirm Savings account comes with 1.30 As a result, it claims that many hope to steer clear of them.

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Despite The Digital Age, Cash In The Pink (OK, Green) Of Health

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That statement may come as a surprise against a backdrop where digital wallets and eCommerce have grabbed their share of headlines and acclaim in the payments world. But as readers in this space know, the move to cashless is not a done deal, nor is it written in the cards (no pun intended).

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FinTech Bridges Millennial Investing Gap

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To move toward retirement, and to have the money in place to get there, millennials need to make the leap from bare bones banking — checking and savings — into investing. Statistics, he said, show that three out of five millennials don’t invest at all, opting instead to stay on the sidelines. to ensure regulatory compliance.