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Top 10: Fintech Unicorns in the USMay 28, 2025

Yieldstreet and Upgrade Partner to Expand Access to Consumer Credit InvestingApril 28, 2025

FinTech Interview with Jeffrey Meiler, COO at Upgrade, Inc.April 24, 2025

The Top 100 Fintech Leaders in the WorldMarch 28, 2025

BNPL is expanding its scope, and banks are finding their way into the narrativeMarch 28, 2025

5 Things to Know About the Upgrade OneCardMarch 6, 2025

Expedia Taps Upgrade’s FlexPay to Bring Cruise Vacations to TravelersMarch 6, 2025

Expedia Group Introduces Flex Pay for Cruise BookingsMarch 5, 2025

Expedia Group plans to launch Flex Pay for cruise bookingMarch 5, 2025

Expedia Group partners with Flex Pay for cruise bookingsMarch 5, 2025

Upgrade Appoints New COO, Former Best Egg CEO Anticipates Improving Environment for FintechsJanuary 23, 2025

Upgrade, Inc. Partners with Over 1,000 Dealers for Growing Financing ProgramJanuary 22, 2025

Upgrade Eyes $1B Auto Originations by Year End January 21, 2025

Renaud Laplanche: 20 Years of Fintech Wisdom on Leadership, Managing Debt Financings, Building Winning Platforms, and M&AJanuary 15, 2025

RIU Hotels & Resorts Partners with UpgradeJanuary 3, 2025

Uplift rebrands to Flex Pay following 2023 acquisition by UpgradeDecember 12, 2024

Uplift Rebrands to Flex PayDecember 12, 2024

LendingClub Founding CEO and Current Upgrade CEO Renaud Laplanche Comments on 10 Year Anniversary of Iconic Fintech IPODecember 11, 2024

Meet Upgrade OneCardOctober 5, 2024

Upgrade's Uplift BNPL bet doubles in revenue run rateAugust 20, 2024

How challenger bank Upgrade grew during a dismal 2023January 30, 2024

The tech Upgrade plans to use to keep AI-based lending fairJanuary 25, 2024

Upgrade says its secured card has trifecta of differentiatorsDecember 13, 2023

Upgrade Introduces Secured OneCard, CEO Renaud Laplanche Still Says No Bank Charter on the HorizonDecember 13, 2023

Upgrade Offers Secured Card With Rewards and Fraud ProtectionDecember 13, 2023

Fintech Upgrade Moves Into Auto Loans as Many Banks Abandon ThemAugust 30, 2023

Upgrade’s $100M Deal for Uplift Brings BNPL for Travelers Into the FoldAugust 11, 2023

Renaud Laplanche, Upgrade Co-founder and CEO - Lending, Credit, DataOctober 29, 2023

How Upgrade became a ‘marketing engine’ for deposit-hungry banksNovember 9, 2022

Fintech firm Upgrade offers top U.S. savings rate of 3.5% as competition for deposits heats upOctober 27, 2022

Credit card start-up Upgrade jumps 83% in valuation in just four months to $6.28 billionNovember 16, 2021

Upgrade Identified as Fastest Growing Card in US, Founder Renaud Laplanche Comments on Evolving Fintech EcosystemSeptember 28, 2021

Laplanche's Upgrade Hits $3.3 Billion Valuation With New FundingAugust 11, 2021

Upgrade Valued At $3.325B After Series E Fundraising RoundAugust 11, 2021

Upgrade: A Fintech That Offers a Cash Back Card and Fee-Free Rewards Checking to Mainstream ConsumersMarch 26, 2021

Upgrade's New Debit Rewards Product Takes New Approach To Mobile BankingJanuary 14, 2021

Upgrade Launches Checking Accounts And Debit CardsJanuary 14, 2021

Upgrade Rewards Cardholders For Paying Down DebtOctober 29, 2020

Upgrade Adds Rewards Program to Its Credit CardOctober 29, 2020

Renaud Laplanche Selected as Fintech Executive of the YearSeptember 14, 2020

How Upgrade plans to use its latest $40M investmentJune 25, 2020

Upgrade raises $40m to fuel growth of Upgrade CardJune 17, 2020

S.F. fintech reaches unicorn status with latest fundraisingJune 17, 2020

Upgrade Closes $40 Million Series D, Values Company at Over $1 Billion, Advised by FT PartnersJune 17, 2020

Upgrade accelerates launch of contactless card amid COVID-19 pandemicApril 9, 2020

Upgrade bridges the gap between credit cards, installment loansOctober 11, 2019

New Upgrade Card Could be a Game ChangerOctober 10, 2019

Upgrade Card Turns Credit Cards into Installment LendingOctober 10, 2019

Consumer Lending Platform Upgrade Launches "Upgrade Card," Offers Flexibility of a Credit Card at Lower CostOctober 10, 2019

Credit Cards Into Installment Lending ProductsOctober 10, 2019

Fintech startup Upgrade launches credit card productOctober 10, 2019

S.F. fintech seeks to upend credit cards with an innovative twistOctober 10, 2019

Consumer Credit Platform Upgrade Secures $62 Million Through Series C Funding Round Led By CreditEase Fintech Investment FundAugust 24, 2018

Upgrade is Upgrading The FinTech Lending ExperienceAugust 23, 2018

Upgrade Valued at $500 Million after $62 Million Series C RoundAugust 23, 2018

Upgrade Announces New Personal Credit Line Product at LendIt Fintech USA 2018April 10, 2018

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