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This week, Current announced a strategic partnership with Column Tax that aims to provide a better tax filing experience. The development comes as about half of Current’s membership base worked multiple jobs last year, compounding the challenges usually experienced with filing. With Column...

If you’re not withdrawing only from your own bank’s ATM, you are probably familiar with the high fees that are charged for withdrawals. On average, banks charge non-customers $1.50 - $3.50 to use their ATMs. Non-bank ATM operators can charge up to $10 per transaction. Even as these fees...

In the early 2000s, lots of banks offered a variety of rewards for debit cards - it was the status quo. However, the federal government enacted the Durbin amendment of the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010 which effectively reduced the rewards for debit card use. While the amendment added more protection for...

Amid high inflation and rising prices, more and more Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. A study in November 2022 showed that 63% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. While expectedly this figure largely includes lower-income households, even higher-income individuals are struggling...

In the late 1990s, direct electronic deposit was introduced to employees, and since then it has become the primary method of payment when it comes to employment. Today, more than 93% of U.S. workers receive their pay by direct deposit — 99% of social security payments and the majority of...

Tax season is quickly approaching, and people are especially eager to get their refunds. Between a down market and rising prices, making sure to minimize tax refund stress and optimize returns is more important than ever. Tax season can be looked at as both an opportunity and a cause for stress....

While analysts predict we may be past the inflation peak, Americans struggle to make ends meet and are relying more and more on credit. A recent survey showed that less than 50% of Americans could afford to pay for a last-minute $1000 emergency. Inflation is hitting Americans hard, and many don...

Almost every crypto article since Nov 11 has been about collapse - the collapse of FTX and the accompanying plummeting of trust in the crypto space. There is a chronic lack of trust in the crypto industry right now, as “gen crypto” (as it has been described) reels from the collapse of...

Current is an Andreessen Horowitz-backed disruptor looking to fix the way people bank. “On one hand, there’s currency debasement and its inflationary impacts," the firm's CTO, Trevor Marshall, says. "On the other hand, you have technology which is a deflationary force...

In 2020, the US saw total e-commerce sales reach $537 billion, as an increasing amount of financial activity moves online. It is arguably more important than ever for people to have integrated financial solutions to suit the modern market. Over 160 million Americans currently use online banking,...

Money20/20’s latest in-person conference was held Oct. 24-27, 2021 at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, and amidst all the recognition and networking, Benzinga had the opportunity to speak with Trevor Marshall, the chief technical officer at Current. The financial technology...