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Millennial-Focused Digital Bank Empower Finance Raises $20M

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San Francisco-based Empower Finance, a mobile banking app aimed at helping millennials save wealth, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Defy Ventures and Icon Ventures, according to a report. The Founder and CEO of Nubank David Velez also participated in the funding round.

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Bento for Business Sets Big Goals with $9 Million in Funding

Bank Innovation

Bento for Business wants to provide its customers with money management tools combined with banking solutions, similar to the personal financial management app for millennials, MoneyLion, according to company CEO Farhan Ahmad. For the task, San Francisco-based Bento raised $9 million in a new round of funding today.

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Millionaires, Millennials And The Great Avocado Debate

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Are millennials eating too many avocados on toast for their own good? The crux of the debate is this: are first- time home sales down because, given the choice of a two car garage and a yard in the suburbs, millennials have, en masse, decided they’d rather enjoy a more richly-delicious brunch experience, week in and week out?

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Credit Card Disruptor Affirm Is Going Public. Here’s What It Means For The Future Of Consumer Credit

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San Francisco-based Affirm , an installment financing platform for online commerce run by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin , filed its S-1 in preparation for going public in November. Affirm wants to disrupt the credit card business, a notoriously opaque realm of consumer finance. Company Name. Phone number. Want the full post?

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Top News In Payments: Apple Card Sees High Demand, SoftBank In Talks To Rescue WeWork

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Today in the payment’s news roundup, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said there has been a lot of demand for Apple Card as of its launch in August. Goldman CEO Boasts Of High Apple Card Demand. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon noted that there has been a lot of demand for Apple Card as of its launch in August.

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New Products, New Retailers: Affirm is on a Roll

Bank Innovation

The San Francisco-based company, has made numerous strides, from issuing its millionth loan to expanding its retail partnerships; from preparing to launch new products in the fall to moving into a permanent office space. This has been a good year for Affirm, the lending startup established by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin.

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Bitcoin Tracker: Easy Access Is ‘Easier’ With ATMS & Gift Cards

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Coinsource, America’s largest bitcoin ATM provider, just announced proudly that the company now has 55 ATM kiosks, after adding six new ones in California — four in Los Angeles and two in San Francisco. What about gift cards? Turns out, former Amazon executive Gene Kavner’s already on the bitcoin gift card ball.

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