Digital Wallet Security and Credit Score Myth Debunking with NerdWallet's SmartMoney

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Chris Hutchins

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🗓️ 18 May 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

#173: Today I’m sharing an episode of NerdWallet’s SmartMoney Podcast, where hosts Sean and Sara address the safety and privacy concerns of digital wallets and debunk common credit score myths. They highlight the importance of securing your digital wallet by leveraging phone security features, understanding privacy policies of digital wallet providers and implementing proactive measures to safeguard your information online. Sean Pyles is the executive producer and host of NerdWallet's Smart Money podcast. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today and more. Sara Rathner is a NerdWallet travel and credit cards expert. Her work has been featured on the “Today” show, Nasdaq and CNBC’s “Nightly Business Report.” Link to Full Show Notes: https://allthehacks.com/digital-wallet-security-credit-score-myths Resources Mentioned NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast Article: Companies’ deceptive ‘dark patterns’ online cost you money. Here’s how to fight back. Full Show Notes (00:00) Introduction (02:05) Credit Score Myth #1: Small Balance Equals Good Score (04:29) Credit Score Myth #2: Checking Your Score Will Hurt Your Credit (06:24) Credit Score Myth #3: Closing Old Credit Card Accounts (09:50) A Listener's Favorite Money Mistake (13:41) Are Digital Wallets the Safer Option? (15:42) Ways to Secure Your Digital Wallet (16:58) Challenges of Digital Wallets (18:06) Privacy Around Digital Wallets (21:12) Safeguarding Your Information Online & Offline (24:22) How to Fight Back Dark Patterns Connect with All the Hacks All the Hacks: Newsletter | Website | Membership | Email Chris Hutchins: X | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn Editor’s Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of All the Hacks, a show about upgrading your life, money, and travel.
0:07.0	I'm your host Chris Hutchins and today we're going to do something a little different for this little bonus episode and it's actually inspired by a few of you.
0:14.0	You see I've gotten a few questions from listeners about mobile wallet security and
0:18.0	also about credit scores. So when I was listening to the Nerd Wallet Smart Money
0:21.8	podcast and I heard an episode that covered both topics,
0:24.8	I was pretty excited to both tune in
0:26.8	and subsequently share it with you.
0:28.9	In it, they cover whether digital wallets like Apple Pay
0:31.3	and Google Pay are safe safe and how your data is
0:33.4	actually handled by those companies and they also clear up some common
0:36.8	miss about credit scores. So with permission from the Nerd Wallet team I'm going to
0:40.6	share that episode with you here today and please let me know what you think you can always get in touch
0:46.1	Podcast at all the hacks dot com and if you want more where this came from check out the nerd Wallet Smart Money Podcast.
0:53.0	Okay, let's get into it right after this.
0:57.0	Where do I start?
0:58.0	Help desk software, payment software, email marketing tools,
1:01.0	CMS and blogging tools,
1:03.0	SEO tools, deal management tracking, pipeline tracking,
1:06.5	you do not need more tools to get more out of your business.
1:10.2	You just need HubSpot.
1:11.9	They're all in one customer platform is the ultimate business hack
1:15.4	for all your customer facing teams.
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