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Weekly Recap: 11 Finance Press Releases You Need to See
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
A roundup of the most newsworthy financial press releases from PR Newswire this week, including the effect of tariffs on holiday spending, PayPal's cybersecurity tips and a look at the spending habits of sports fans.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help finance journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
1. S&P Global Ratings and Chainlink Collaboration Brings S&P's Stablecoin
Stability Assessments On-ChainThis initiative makes S&P Global Ratings'
deep, independent stablecoin risk analysis directly accessible within
decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and smart contracts for the first
time.
2. TrueCar to Be Acquired by Founder-Led Strategic and Financial Investor
Group in All-Cash Go-Private TransactionFair Holdings, Inc., an entity
led by TrueCar founder Scott Painter, will acquire the company in an
all-cash, go-private transaction at $2.55 per share, or an equity value
of approximately $227 million based on current basic shares outstanding.
3. LendingTree Announces the Unexpected Passing of Company Founder, Chairman
and CEO Doug LebdaDoug Lebda, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, passed away unexpectedly this week in an all-terrain vehicle
accident. The Board of Directors and the entire LendingTree management
team deeply mourns his passing and extends sincere and heartfelt
condolences to his family.
4. Tariffs Cast Shadow on 2025 Holiday Shopping, Spending SlowsThe report
from project44 finds that tariffs are top of mind for holiday shoppers,
with 80% worried that tariffs will increase prices. Additionally, 70%
plan to purchase fewer gifts if tariffs increase the cost of goods.
5. Zillow and Esusu partner to expand credit-building for renters
nationwideUnder this expansion, any renter -- not just those paying rent
through Zillow -- can now have their on-time rent payments reported to
all major credit bureaus for $20 per year. Starting in November, renters
simply verify their lease details and payment method, and Zillow and
Esusu handle the rest.
6. PayPal Alerts Consumers to Phishing Scams and Encourages Safety TipsAs
scammed funds cannot be recovered in all circumstances, avoiding fraud
from occurring in the first place is the best defense. PayPal encourages
everyone to keep an eye out for the warning signs and learn best-practice
tips.
7. Acorns Launches Money Manager to Automate Financial WellnessMoney Manager
takes the stress out of financial management by automatically splitting
customers' deposits across savings, retirement, spending, and investing
the moment they hit their Acorns accounts.
8. The Cost of Fandom: Ally Bank Finds Sports Fans Breaking the Bank for the
Love of the GameFifty-seven percent of sports fans admit to overspending,
yet 85% report having no dedicated savings set aside for expressions of
fandom. Nearly 7 in 10 fans (67%) say spending on women's sports has
increased or stayed the same, with Gen Z and millennials especially
viewing their women's sports fandom as a reflection of personal values
9. Campfire Raises $65 Million Series B to Redefine How Finance Works in the
AI EraA key part of Campfire's differentiation is its advanced use of AI,
including L.A.M. (Large Accounting Model), its newly announced
proprietary AI model, trained exclusively on accounting data to automate
tasks with industry-leading accuracy.
10. Landmark Gallup Study Shows Less Than Half of U.S. Workers Have A
Quality JobA new nationally representative survey reveals that four in
10 U.S. workers are in jobs that meet the basic elements of job quality,
such as providing fair pay, having predictable schedules, and offering
opportunities to grow and advance - contributing to higher turnover,
negative impacts to businesses' bottom lines, and economic instability
in communities.
11. Reducto Raises $75M Series B to Define the Future of AI Document
IntelligenceCustomers rely on Reducto to handle their most complex and
mission-critical document workflow, such as, converting pdfs with
redlines to text in legal workflows, extracting complex charts for
financial due diligence, or high-stakes figure extraction for healthcare
decisions.
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