## **Straight From The Source**

Get the latest news about Step, the premium banking platform built to improve the financial future of the next generation.

### Announcements

[Beast Industries Acquires Step, Expanding Its Platform to Include Financial Services](/content/press/beast-industries-acquires-step-expanding-its-platform-to-include-financial/index.html)

[Step Named to CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2025 List](/content/press/step-named-to-cnbcs-worlds-top-fintech-companies-2025-list/index.html)

[Step Launches Modern Mobile Plans to Empower Gen Z’s Independence and Financial Growth Starting at $15 A Month](/content/press/step-launches-modern-mobile-plans-to-empower-gen-z/index.html)

[Step wins two Finder Innovation Awards](/content/press/step-wins-two-finder-innovation-awards/index.html)

[Step honored for innovation by the World Future Awards](/content/press/step-honored-for-innovation-by-the-world-future-awards/index.html)

[Step Revolutionizes Rewards Card Industry With The Launch Of Step Black](/content/press/step-revolutionizes-rewards-card-industry-with-the-launch-of-step-black/index.html)

[Step’s Founder & CEO CJ MacDonald honored by Goldman Sachs](/content/press/steps-founder-and-ceo-cj-macdonald-honored-by-goldman-sachs/index.html)

[Step Introduces the Step Black Card](/content/press/step-introduces-the-step-black-card/index.html)

[Step launches 5.00% on savings balances up to $250,000](/content/press/step-launches-5-percent-on-savings-balances-up-to-250000-usd/index.html)

[EY Announces CJ MacDonald of Step as an Entrepreneur Of The Year ® 2023 Bay Area Award Finalist](/content/press/ey-announces-cj-macdonald-of-step-mobile-inc-as-an-entrepreneur-of-the-year/index.html)

[Step launches stock investing, hits 4 million accounts and wins Nasdaq fintech trailblazer contest](/content/press/step-launches-stock-investing-hits-4-million-accounts-and-wins-nasdaq/index.html)

### In the news

[This Card Is the Safest Way For Teens to Build Credit](https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/step-visa-card-review-abe0f2ec)

[Step Sets Children Up for Success With Card and Financial Products That Build Credit and Savings](https://www.badcredit.org/news/step-helps-children-build-up-their-credit-scores-and-savings/)

[Charli D’Amelio-endorsed fintech Step borrows $300M to bring crypto to teens](https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/11/step-crypto-kids-debt-financing-digital-banking-fintech/)

[Step's $300 million debt round](https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2022/10/11/step-300-million-debt-round)

[Step secures $300M, launches crypto investing and a financial literacy program](https://venturebeat.com/business/step-secures-an-additional-300000000-to-accelerate-growth-launches-crypto-investing-and-a-national-financial-literacy-curriculum/)

[Youth-Focused Finance Platform Step Raises $300M](https://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/2022/youth-focused-finance-platform-step-raises-300-million-dollars/)

[Gen Z Teens Exceed Past Generations in Financial Literacy](https://www.gobankingrates.com/money/gen-z-teens-exceed-past-generations-in-financial-literacy/)

[The Start-Up Enemies of Wall Street Are Booming](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/technology/fintech-startups-wall-street.html)

[Teen banking app Step reaches 1 million users](https://www.businessofapps.com/news/teen-banking-app-step-reaches-1-million-users/)

[Banks are turning to TikTok to teach teens about finance](https://pando.com/2021/03/01/banks-are-turning-tiktok-teach-teens-about-finance/)

[FinTech Step Aims To Create The Concept Of ‘Family Banking’](https://www.pymnts.com/financial-inclusion-3/2020/fintech-step-aims-to-create-the-concept-of-family-banking/)

[Teen banking service Step raises $50M, adds TikTok star Charli D’Amelio to investor list](https://www.businessinsider.com/vcs-name-the-startups-that-will-boom-in-2021-2020-12)

### Media inquiries

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