Chime Ups Rewards to 5% to Win Bigger Deposits, Customers
Chime is using a new rewards structure of cash back up to 5% on some of its secured credit cards to move upmarket and attract higher-quality... read more »
Eric Bank has been covering business and financial topics since 1985, specializing in taking complex subject matters and explaining them in simple terms for consumer audiences. Eric's writing appears on Credible.com, eHow, WiseBread, The Nest, Get.com, Zacks, Chron, and dozens of other outlets. A former software engineer, Eric holds an M.B.A. from New York University and an M.S. in finance from DePaul University.
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Chime is using a new rewards structure of cash back up to 5% on some of its secured credit cards to move upmarket and attract higher-quality... read more »
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