# capital one (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover capital one. Page: Feed: --- ## [Western Union and Rain Launch USDPT-Backed Visa Card in 37 Markets](https://thefinancialtechnologyreport.com/western-union-and-rain-launch-usdpt-backed-visa-card-in-37-markets/) _2026-08-21 · Rizzabelle Tolentino · The Financial Technology Report._ Western Union is giving customers a way to spend its U.S. dollar stablecoin through a Visa card. The company has partnered with stablecoin payments provider Rain to launch Stablecard, a digital wallet and USDPT-backed Visa secured credit card now available in 37 markets. Customers can receive Western Union transfers directly into the Stablecard wallet, hold the funds in USDPT, and spend through… ## [$ELAL: El Al is a wartime monopoly at 2x EBITDA. Is that a trap? | ASB Partners](https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/elal-el-al-is-a-wartime-monopoly) _2026-08-20 · Andrew · Yet Another Value Blog_ YAVP #415 ## [Square Expands Google Partnership to Power Restaurant Orders Through Ask Maps](https://thefinancialtechnologyreport.com/square-expands-google-partnership-to-power-restaurant-orders-through-ask-maps/) _2026-08-20 · Rizzabelle Tolentino · The Financial Technology Report._ Square is bringing restaurant ordering into Google Maps through an expanded partnership with Google. U.S. customers can now use Ask Maps, Google Maps’ conversational AI feature, to find participating restaurants, browse their menus, customize an order, and check out through Order by Cash App without leaving the conversation. For restaurants using Square, menus, hours, and location details… ## [JPMorganChase Aims to Finance 1 Million Affordable Homes by 2035](https://thefinancialtechnologyreport.com/jpmorganchase-aims-to-finance-1-million-affordable-homes-by-2035/) _2026-08-20 · Rizzabelle Tolentino · The Financial Technology Report._ JPMorganChase plans to deploy more than $750 billion through 2035 to help build or preserve 1 million affordable homes and assist 500,000 people with buying a house. The commitment represents a nearly 40% increase from the housing capital the bank deployed during the previous decade. Through its American Dream Initiative, the bank will increase mortgage lending by more than 40% and hire 850 Home… ## [Why SaaS stocks might be cheaper at $20 than they were at $10](https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/why-saas-stocks-might-be-cheaper) _2026-08-19 · Andrew · Yet Another Value Blog_ Sometimes in investing, a stock is a better value at $20/share than it was at $10/share. ## [Chime Launches Chime Invest to Bring Stock Trading and Managed Portfolios In-App](https://thefinancialtechnologyreport.com/chime-launches-chime-invest-to-bring-stock-trading-and-managed-portfolios-in-app/) _2026-08-19 · Rizzabelle Tolentino · The Financial Technology Report._ Chime has launched Chime Invest, a new service that lets users buy U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds or place their money in portfolios managed by investment adviser Atomic Invest. The product moves Chime further beyond the spending and savings services on which it built its customer base. Users can begin with $1, and the accounts carry no minimum balance requirement. Self-directed trades are… ## [Popular Promotes Jorge García to CEO in Three-Part Leadership Transition](https://thefinancialtechnologyreport.com/popular-promotes-jorge-garcia-to-ceo-in-three-part-leadership-transition/) _2026-08-19 · Rizzabelle Tolentino · The Financial Technology Report._ Popular has named Chief Financial Officer Jorge J. García its next President and Chief Executive Officer as part of a three-person succession plan that elevates longtime executives across its finance and risk operations. García will succeed Javier D. Ferrer, who will retire August 31 after leading the Puerto Rico-based financial institution since 2021... ## [National Cheap Flight Day Is Here!](https://vacationpointers.substack.com/p/national-cheap-flight-day-is-here) _2026-08-18 · Kim | Vacation Pointers · The Pointers Postcard_ The Alert That Landed in My Inbox This Morning: Australia for 34,000 Miles ## [Former Capital One Executive Mark Mathewson Takes Top Technology Role at Ally Financial](https://thefinancialtechnologyreport.com/former-capital-one-executive-mark-mathewson-takes-top-technology-role-at-ally-financial/) _2026-08-18 · Rizzabelle Tolentino · The Financial Technology Report._ Ally Financial has appointed Capital One veteran Mark Mathewson as Chief Information and Data Officer, placing him in charge of technology and data across the company’s banking, auto finance, and other business lines. Mathewson joined Ally on July 20 with more than 25 years of financial services technology experience... ## [Standard Chartered Appoints Barclays Veteran Kavita Kulkarni as Regional Tech Chief](https://thefinancialtechnologyreport.com/standard-chartered-appoints-barclays-veteran-kavita-kulkarni-as-regional-tech-chief/) _2026-08-18 · Rizzabelle Tolentino · The Financial Technology Report._ Standard Chartered has appointed former Barclays executive Kavita Kulkarni as its new Chief Technology and Operations Officer for India and South Asia, FinTech Futures reported. Operating out of Mumbai, Kulkarni joins the India country management team to directly oversee operational execution and technology strategy across the entire regional footprint... ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wi2weSqFdPYk) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [Shitcos, Griftcos, and alignment versus enrichment at $IREN](https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/shitcos-griftcos-and-alignment-versus) _2026-08-18 · Andrew Walker · Yet Another Value Blog_ IREN's board handed its Co-CEOs ~$800m of stock right before some big new contracts landed ## [$NU: is Nubank Capital One in 1994 or Capital One in 2006? | Vanshap Capital](https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/nu-is-nubank-capital-one-in-1994) _2026-08-17 · Andrew · Yet Another Value Blog_ Evan Vanderveer (Vanshap) on Nubank $NU: 30% ROE at ~18x earnings, the Capital One 1994 vs 2006 debate, Mexico and US expansion, AI risk to bank margins ## [NatWest Names London Stock Exchange Executive Triona O’Keeffe Chief Data Officer](https://thefinancialtechnologyreport.com/natwest-names-london-stock-exchange-executive-triona-okeeffe-chief-data-officer/) _2026-08-17 · Rizzabelle Tolentino · The Financial Technology Report._ NatWest Group has appointed London Stock Exchange Group executive Triona O’Keeffe as Chief Data and Analytics Officer, placing its bank-wide engineering capabilities alongside data and AI under an expanded leadership function. O’Keeffe will join NatWest in January 2027 and report to Group CIO Scott Marcar... ## [How John Imbriglia Is Opening Private Markets to the Everyday Investor](https://thefinancialtechnologyreport.com/how-john-imbriglia-is-opening-private-markets-to-the-everyday-investor/) _2026-08-17 · Rizzabelle Tolentino · The Financial Technology Report._ John Imbriglia has spent his career watching the door to private markets swing open one group at a time. He started at a series of banks, then worked as a placement agent raising money for private funds from big institutional investors, and later spent nearly a decade at iCapital. Each step showed him the same pattern: an asset class once reserved for the largest institutions gradually reaching a… ## [BNY Launches Digital Transfer Agency Services for Tokenized Asset Funds](https://thefinancialtechnologyreport.com/bny-launches-digital-transfer-agency-services-for-tokenized-asset-funds/) _2026-08-17 · Rizzabelle Tolentino · The Financial Technology Report._ BNY has launched digital transfer agency capabilities designed to support tokenized funds throughout their lifecycle, extending its existing fund-servicing infrastructure across digital and traditional assets. The service will initially be available to select clients in the U.S. and UK, with plans to expand... ## [Why This Hotel Credit Card Belongs in Your Wallet, Elevated Offer or Not](https://vacationpointers.substack.com/p/why-this-hotel-credit-card-belongs) _2026-08-14 · Kim | Vacation Pointers · The Pointers Postcard_ Last Chance: The World of Hyatt Credit Card's 75,000-Point Offer Ends This Week ## [$DNOW: the boring distributor that could double on 2029 numbers | Firebird Management](https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/dnow-the-boring-distributor-that) _2026-08-14 · Andrew · Yet Another Value Blog_ YAVP #413 ## [Alex Robinson Wants Private Markets to Add Up](https://thefinancialtechnologyreport.com/alex-robinson-wants-private-markets-to-add-up/) _2026-08-14 · Rizzabelle Tolentino · The Financial Technology Report._ In 2013, Alex Robinson tried to invest in a few venture and real estate funds and expected the experience to feel like opening a Charles Schwab account. Instead, a FedEx truck pulled up to his house with a two-inch stack of paperwork that he had to carry to a notary. "This is 2013, I could do everything online," he recalled. "I could do my healthcare online, buy a pair of shoes online... ## [When AI reads every 10-K, the only edge left is the CEO's flop sweat](https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/when-ai-reads-every-10-k-the-only) _2026-08-13 · Andrew · Yet Another Value Blog_ What happens to active (human) investors as AI gets better? ## [$UWMC lost $600m hedging a deal they'd already lost](https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/uwmc-lost-600m-hedging-a-deal-theyd) _2026-08-11 · Andrew · Yet Another Value Blog_ Two Harbors, CrossCountry, and a hedge that outlived the deal it was hedging ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Gr0qnOgTJUFZ) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [How I’ve Been Getting Free Dunkin, Wendy’s, and Sephora Runs All Summer](https://vacationpointers.substack.com/p/how-ive-been-getting-free-dunkin) _2026-08-10 · Kim | Vacation Pointers · The Pointers Postcard_ The $100 Per Card Promo Hiding in Your Banking App Right Now ## [August 2026 Premium update](https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/august-2026-premium-update) _2026-08-10 · Andrew · Yet Another Value Blog_ Before we get to the updates- first, thank you so much for subscribing to the premium site! ## [This Quiet $1,000 Cash Back Bonus Might Be the Best Deal You Haven’t Heard Of](https://vacationpointers.substack.com/p/this-quiet-1000-cash-back-bonus-might) _2026-08-07 · Kim | Vacation Pointers · The Pointers Postcard_ The $1,000 Offer Everyone Skipped While Chasing the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card ## [$HIMS: Paul Cerro wouldn't trust the CEO to walk his dog. He's still long. Why? | Cedar Grove](https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/hims-paul-cerro-wouldnt-trust-the) _2026-08-07 · Andrew · Yet Another Value Blog_ YAVP #412 ## [August 2026 Random Ramblings](https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/august-2026-random-ramblings) _2026-08-04 · Andrew · Yet Another Value Blog_ YAVP #411 ## [Everyone said crossover funds like Situational Awareness had the AI edge. Now they're telling you to buy.](https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/crossover-funds-ai-edge-situational-awareness) _2026-08-03 · Andrew · Yet Another Value Blog_ By far, the best tweet I saw on the Situational Awareness blow up was this meme ## [Virgin Atlantic Wants Me to Gamble on a WestJet Strike](https://www.seat31b.com/2026/07/virgin-atlantic-wants-me-to-gamble-on-a-westjet-strike/) _2026-07-25 · TProphet · Seat 31B_ I’m flying from Vancouver to Las Vegas for DEF CON on August 3. To get there, I originally booked a WestJet flight using Virgin Atlantic Flying Club points. This was a spectacular deal: only 9,000 points each way, and I got the Flying Club points with a 40% transfer bonus.... Read more "Virgin Atlantic Wants Me to Gamble on a WestJet Strike" ## [Last Chance at 100K points!](https://vacationpointers.substack.com/p/last-chance-at-100k-points) _2026-07-23 · Kim | Vacation Pointers · The Pointers Postcard_ The math on this one is hard to ignore. ## [Time-sensitive: our favorite starter card's offer is ending soon](https://vacationpointers.substack.com/p/time-sensitive-our-favorite-starter) _2026-07-16 · Kim | Vacation Pointers · The Pointers Postcard_ You ACTUALLY don't want to miss this one! ## [The trick that got us bumped to a $1,400/night room](https://vacationpointers.substack.com/p/the-trick-that-got-us-bumped-to-a) _2026-07-11 · Kim | Vacation Pointers · The Pointers Postcard_ Plus this month's best offers ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ANVja4HHB7oG) _2026-07-11 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [The best offers of the month (from Hawaii, with love 🌺)](https://vacationpointers.substack.com/p/the-best-offers-of-the-month-from) _2026-07-03 · Kim | Vacation Pointers · The Pointers Postcard_ Hi friends! ## [Stop Guessing What Your Vacation Will Cost](https://vacationpointers.substack.com/p/stop-guessing-what-your-vacation) _2026-06-24 · Kim | Vacation Pointers · The Pointers Postcard_ I built a free interactive budget planner for families who travel on points and miles — and there's never been a better time to start earning them. ## [Last call on the best offer we've seen in years!](https://vacationpointers.substack.com/p/last-call-on-the-best-offer-weve) _2026-06-09 · Kim | Vacation Pointers · The Pointers Postcard_ And how we kicked off our summer with points. ## [Always Garden Your Reservations](https://www.seat31b.com/2026/06/always-garden-your-reservations/) _2026-06-04 · TProphet · Seat 31B_ We’re taking my niece to Scotland following her high school graduation this summer. While the rest of the family is navigating their own flights on a separate adventurous itinerary (including a stop in Dublin), I’ve been busy piecing together the routing for Rakhat and me from Vancouver. My initial booking... Read more "Always Garden Your Reservations" ## [Alaska Buying JetBlue? Not So Fast](https://www.seat31b.com/2026/03/alaska-buying-jetblue-not-so-fast/) _2026-03-28 · TProphet · Seat 31B_ A lot of people seem very excited about the idea of Alaska buying JetBlue. I get it. The combined route map looks pretty compelling. Buying jetBlue would give Alaska a strong position in Boston, JFK, Fort Lauderdale, and San Juan along with a much bigger East Coast presence. JetBlue would... Read more "Alaska Buying JetBlue? Not So Fast" ## [Hyatt’s Brutal 2023-2025 Devaluations](https://www.seat31b.com/2025/12/hyatts-brutal-2023-2025-devaluations/) _2025-12-29 · TProphet · Seat 31B_ Everywhere you look, people are telling you to transfer bank points to Hyatt because “Hyatt is the best hotel program.” The brand is practically Teflon. It’s about time that someone call it out, so we ran the numbers. Hyatt is often the best hotel program. It is also a program... Read more "Hyatt’s Brutal 2023-2025 Devaluations" ## [Our Harrowing Volaris Oversold Experience](https://www.seat31b.com/2025/06/our-harrowing-volaris-oversold-experience/) _2025-06-21 · TProphet · Seat 31B_ Greetings from San Jose del Cabo, where we’re enjoying a long weekend before returning to our home airport of Vancouver. We have spent the past week in Mexico going through various bureaucratic processes to obtain Mexican residency for my spouse (that’s a whole separate topic). That took Monday through Thursday... Read more "Our Harrowing Volaris Oversold Experience" ## [Bank Points Aren’t Safe From Devaluation](https://www.seat31b.com/2025/04/bank-points-arent-safe-from-devaluation/) _2025-04-24 · TProphet · Seat 31B_ I got a breezily worded letter in the mail yesterday from Citi. “You may not have gotten a copy of the ThankYou Terms And Conditions when you signed up for your card,” it said. “Don’t worry, there’s nothing you need to do.” The letter included a link to the ThankYou... Read more "Bank Points Aren’t Safe From Devaluation" ## [Crazy Hotel Values With I Prefer Rewards and Citi ThankYou Points](https://www.seat31b.com/2025/01/crazy-hotel-values-with-i-prefer-rewards-and-citi-thankyou-points/) _2025-01-04 · TProphet · Seat 31B_ You’re forgiven if you have never heard of “I Prefer Rewards.” I hadn’t until they were added as a Citi ThankYouPoints transfer partner. And when they were added, it mostly didn’t matter. The program was mostly useless because hotels in it seemingly weren’t required to offer any award inventory, so... Read more "Crazy Hotel Values With I Prefer Rewards and Citi ThankYou Points" ## [How I Fixed Chase Aeroplan Pay Yourself Back Failures](https://www.seat31b.com/2024/11/how-i-fixed-chase-aeroplan-pay-yourself-back-failures/) _2024-11-30 · TProphet · Seat 31B_ Chase issues a cobranded credit card with Air Canada Aeroplan. It has a very interesting feature called Pay Yourself Back. This card isn’t especially popular in the US, but I have gotten pretty good value out of it over the past year. Although I live 900 meters inside the US,... Read more "How I Fixed Chase Aeroplan Pay Yourself Back Failures"