This week’s financial press release roundup from PR Newswire highlights Zelle’s remarkable $1 trillion year, new insights about love and finances, and a fintech advertisement that inspired a stadium singalong at the Big Game.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — With countless press releases being published weekly, staying informed can be challenging. To assist finance journalists and consumers in keeping up with the most significant and trending news, we’ve compiled a recap of key stories from the past week that should not be overlooked.
The following list features the headlines (including links to the full articles) and a brief excerpt from each story. Click on the press release titles to access available multimedia assets for download.
- Love Is in the Air–on a Budget: Americans Prioritize Quality Time Over Spending This Valentine’s Day
A Trustpilot survey highlights the balancing act Americans perform between financial aspirations and romance, with 73% intending to celebrate while 77% prefer to allocate funds towards a significant goal like a home purchase rather than Valentine’s gifts. - Zillow and Redfin Partner to Make Apartment Hunting Easier and Give Listings More Exposure
The collaboration establishes Zillow as the exclusive provider of multifamily rental listings (25+ units) on Redfin and its affiliated sites like Rent.com and ApartmentGuide.com, allowing Redfin users access to a vast rental database, according to Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman. - Zelle® Shatters Records with $1 Trillion Sent in a Single Year
In 2024, Zelle reached 151 million users, enabling over $1 trillion in transactions—an unprecedented achievement for person-to-person payment services. Small businesses rely on Zelle for customer payments, vendor transactions, and employee bonuses. - Rocket Makes Super Bowl History with Own the Dream Ad and Live In-Stadium Singalong
In a Super Bowl first, a Rocket ad prompted over 65,000 fans at Caesars Superdome to spontaneously sing along to John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” - Thomson Reuters Announces New $150M Corporate Venture Capital Fund
Thomson Reuters Ventures will continue focusing on early-stage tech companies in sectors like Legal Tech, Fintech, and Risk & Fraud, with Fund 2 targeting investments that will shape the future of professional work. - Leading Technology Companies and Foundations Back New Initiative to Provide Free, Open-Source Tools for a Safer Internet in the AI Era
The Robust Open Online Safety Tools (ROOST) initiative, launched at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, aims to create safer internet tools, backed by major tech companies and foundations. - Spirit Airlines Proceeds with Standalone Recapitalization; Rejects Most Recent Proposal from Frontier
Spirit Airlines is progressing with its restructuring efforts following a new unsolicited proposal from Frontier’s parent company, aiming for significant debt reduction and improved long-term stability. - California REALTORS® to Award $1 Million in Housing Assistance Grants to Southern California Fire Victims
California REALTORS® President Heather Ozur emphasized the urgent need to assist communities recovering from recent fires, encouraging affected families to apply for material support. - Love or Money? Half of Gen Z Canadians Want a Prenup: TD Survey
A new TD survey indicates a growing trend among Canadians where over half of Gen Z (52%) express a preference for prenuptial agreements prior to marriage or common-law partnerships, above the national average of 31%. - Vanguard Introduces New ETFs to Meet Investors’ Short-Term Liquidity Needs
Vanguard has launched the Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (VGUS) and Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF (VBIL), expanding fixed-income investment options led by industry veteran Josh Barrickman. - Comulate Adds BOND and Workday in $20M Series B to Transform Insurance with AI
General Partner at BOND, Jay Simons, highlighted the team’s unique position to innovate in an industry laden with outdated manual processes. - Student Freedom Initiative and Stackwell Expand the ‘Student Investment Program,’ Launching Applications for Students to Receive Up to $1,000 for Investing
The second cohort of the SIP offers up to 600 students funding to initiate their investment journeys, combined with comprehensive financial education to foster long-term financial literacy.
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