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As 2023 comes to a close, we’re here to look back at the biggest fintech stories of the year. In April, Apple shared that Apple Card customers in the U.S. could open a savings account and earn interest through an Apple savings account, as reported by Romain Dillet. Another one of our most read stories of the year also involved a financial services giant rather than a startup. X1, which offers an income-based credit card with rewards, had raised a total of $62 million in venture-backed funding. Why X1 in particular over the many other credit card startups out there?