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Upgrade avoided the neobank meltdown—and just raised $165 million en route to an IPOOctober 16, 2025
Fintech Upgrade raises $165 million, targets IPO in 12 to 18 monthsOctober 16, 2025
Upgrade raises $165M at $7.3B valuationOctober 16, 2025
Fintech startup Upgrade valued at $7.3 billion in new funding roundOctober 16, 2025
Fintech Upgrade Valued at $7.3 Billion in Funding RoundOctober 16, 2025
Travel Now, Pay Later? What to Know Before You Splurge.September 29, 2025
Inside the Upgrade Card: Interview with Sumit Agarwal, Head of Cards at UpgradeAugust 28, 2025
How Upgrade built 6 billion-dollar products by designing for multi-product from day oneAugust 20, 2025
Fintech Upgrade Tops $40 Billion in Credit, Over 7 Million Customers, Targeting IPOAugust 5, 2025
Rithm Capital to Fund $1B in Home-Improvement LoansAugust 5, 2025
How fintech Upgrade grew auto originations to $1B June 30, 2025
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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