TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Ivorian payments-led fintech startup Julaya has extended its pre-Series A round by $5 million. Ivorian fintech Julaya raises $2M to digitize business payments in Francophone Africa. Last July, Léopoldie said the fintech was processing more than $1.5 Byld Ventures, a $15M fund, backs fintechs in Africa. “I million monthly.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vise , a fintech firm that focuses on helping financial advisors rather than automating them out of existence, has today announced that it is bringing on Andrew Fong as its chief technology officer. Trillions are at stake in the retirement wars, and Vise nets $14.5M from Sequoia to manage it.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Kenya-based fintech company 4G Capital , which provides unsecured credit to micro enterprises, has raised $18.5 Fintechs in Africa continue to overshadow all other startups in funding gained. International Development Finance Corporation, the Ford Foundation, Kenya’s Co-operative bank and high net-worth individuals.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Now, its insurance APIs are suited for businesses in other sectors, including fintech, e-commerce and logistics. Promises include : The company says its KYC/identity platform allows African fintechs and government bodies to capture a “wholistic, end-to-end verification of an individual.” Website : www.tryduplo.com.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

I think it nets out to a changing market, but not one that has settled on a new level of risk tolerance. and that Mary Ann’s fintech newsletter is coming soon. The net is that some investors appear to be dialing back their appetite for high-priced startup rounds, while others are, well, not. What the heck does that mean?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

The raise is another example of how infrastructure companies in the fintech world continue to be resilient despite an apparent slowdown in global funding overall. What we have done is build a modern connectivity layer that sits on top of the payment systems on the global net core networks. The company did not disclose its valuation.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

consumer fintech closed the first quarter with 22.8 million “net cumulative funded accounts,” up 100,000 from Q4 2021 and 4.8 While it is hard to draw direct comparisons to other consumer financial technology companies, we can do a little bit of directional work. As its Q1 earnings showed , the U.S. Yes, it is.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

Launched in February 2019, Kroo, the London-based consumer-facing fintech, raised some seed funding last year for its prepaid card service which claims to offer more “social features” in its drive toward offering full-blown banking services. B-Social, the UK fintech building a ‘social bank,’ raises additional £7.8M

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

Now two years later, despite a much different funding environment, especially for fintech startups , Endowus is announcing another round. Since TechCrunch last covered Endowus, it has launched more services like low cost passive index funds in Singapore and Endowus Private Wealth for high-net-worth individuals.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

More consolidation is apace in the world of payments: Nexi , the Italian fintech that scooped up rivals Danish-based Nets and then Italy’s SIA to create a $12.5 “Joining forces with the Nets / Nexi Group, a recognized European PayTech leader, allows us to take this mission to the next level.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Several fintech startups are tackling this problem, including Retirable , which believes that retirement planning should be just as easy to get even if you won’t ever have millions of dollars set aside. But what about those who don’t? It does this by allocating an individual’s assets into three buckets: cash, stability and growth.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

Financial technology startups raised $121.6 The Fort Lee, New Jersey-based institution is also a technology infrastructure provider that powers lending and payments for many of the fintechs that top VCs are also backing. At the time, the move by investors in a number of Silicon Valley’s fintech startups was seen as rare.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

Specifically, the new firm aims to provide non-dilutive or less-dilutive financing options to asset-rich fintech, e-commerce and SaaS companies in the U.S. Also, he believes the region is home to “the most prominent fintech ecosystem in the world.”. and Latin America, but with an emphasis on the latter.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

While many lament government regulation as an infringement on innovation, I believe increased scrutiny is a net positive for the future of the software industry. We see it most clearly in the public debate over consumer technology companies, but now the examination is moving deeper into the software stack. fintech) software solutions.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

Building wealth is a long process and can be complex, but Farther is bringing both technology and advisors to the table to make these kinds of services more accessible. Meanwhile, Genser, CTO, is a military veteran who previously worked at Goldman Sachs leading an artificial intelligence team in private wealth.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Kilo , a Vietnam-based B2B e-commerce platform that connects wholesalers with micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), wants to digitize the local retail value chain via technology. “In They will revolutionize the traditional retail industry in Vietnam with their maniacal focus on the customer and technology.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

In turn, this has increased the market opportunity for startups, especially fintechs and e-commerce, which try to provide various solutions to meet the financial needs of the populace. Thus, the need for fintechs and digital businesses in Africa to perform stringent KYC and verification checks on their customers. million. .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In 2018, Carbon , a Nigerian fintech startup, made its financials public for the first time. Why this Nigerian fintech startup is volunteering audited financials. In recent memory, most of these startups play in the fintech and crypto-exchange space. It’s a tradition Dozie hopes the company will keep this year.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

.” The report had many interesting findings, but here’s the one that left the biggest impression on me: Startups that adopt USP and product-led growth strategies pay back customer acquisition costs faster and have higher net-dollar retention. Why LatAm’s fintech boom is more than hype and superlative venture investment.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

Embedded fintech company Zeal secured $13 million in Series A funding to continue developing its platform for building individualized payroll products. Our mission is to touch every American paycheck with our tax and payment technology, ensuring that American employees are paid correctly and efficiently,” Krishnan said.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2021

But public tech companies can, at times, provide interesting insights into how the broader technology market is performing. And it helps explain why startups have been able to raise so much capital lately in the United States , as they have in Europe , and why private-market investors are pouring so much capital into fintech startups.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Merritt Hummer is a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, where she invests in the fintech, e-commerce and proptech sectors. The B2B e-commerce industry has broad reach, encompassing everything from commerce infrastructure and payments technology to procurement and supply-chain solutions. Merritt Hummer. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

The move comes at a time when the UK government has been playing lip-service to the idea of the country as a “Science and Technology Superpower”. Tech founders and investors are already being attracted by the $369bn on offer under the US Inflation Reduction Act for technology startups.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

Blend’s white label technology powers mortgage applications on the site of banks including Wells Fargo and U.S. Meanwhile, its net loss narrowed from $81.5 As such, it works with the flock of fintechs that are working to provide mortgages. “A million in 2019. million in 2019 to $74.6 million in 2020.

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CIO

AUGUST 28, 2022

Banks are no longer the key players in the market, with fintech companies, digital-first start-ups, and tech giants delivering their own brand of financial services. Carbon neutral and net-zero commitments are more than just “nice-to-have” now; they are a business imperative that is driving banks to rethink their operations.

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CIO

JUNE 7, 2023

Spotting promising talent requires keeping a close pulse on both the enterprise and its people, says Carter Busse, CIO at business automation technology provider Workato. Schwarz points to generative AI as a technology that’s suddenly leaped into the IT spotlight.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Banks are no longer the key players in the market, with fintech companies, digital-first start-ups, and tech giants delivering their own brand of financial services. Carbon neutral and net-zero commitments are more than just “nice-to-have” now; they are a business imperative that is driving banks to rethink their operations.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

What separates Trellis from many others in the space is that it also partners with digital banks, fintechs and financial institutions so those organizations can offer the insurance options to their customers. The technology can go a step further, he added, in that it can even find issues with a person’s existing coverage.

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

By Dan Gray With every new wave of technology, there is a corresponding bubble in private markets. The larger that bubble grows, the more the transfer of wealth in venture capital becomes a net-negative for the majority. The cruder the comparison, the wider the net is cast, and the faster a bubble develops. Most will fail.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2020

One of the biggest trends in the world of fintech in the last several years has been the emergence (and surging popularity) of startups building platforms that help more people take a more proactive role in the world of financial services. Retail investors are, in essence, a long-tail play.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

crypto exchange posting net revenues of $2.49 billion, net income of $840 million and adjusted EBITDA of $1.21 The company’s incredibly profitable 2021 — net income of $3.62 billion in total net revenue — has led to a less valuable Coinbase, at least according to recent trading. billion from $7.35

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

technology industry, in particular in the upper ranks of it, it’s a notable detail worth pointing out, even as I hope that one day it will be less of a rarity. Shift Technology raises $220M at a $1B+ valuation to fight insurance fraud with AI. tech world. (To

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Given the high cost of care in the United States compared to other nations, pairing fintech with health tech is just good business. Fintech for affordability and reducing friction. Fintech’s growing role in the healthcare revolution. Gamifying consumer wellness to stave off chronic illnesses. Congress passed a $1.9

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

It is worth noting that there’s only a subset of people who can afford to take this risk, especially after haphazardly losing a safety net from an employer contract. AI, Bye Bye: AI companion Replika has made changes that shut down erotic conversations that the technology was having with users.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

For one, Octane is both net income and operating cash flow positive, and expects to originate more than $1 billion in the next 12 months. Andrew Quigg, chief strategy officer at Progressive Insurance, believes that technology and consumers’ needs continue to evolve. Amid the IPO gold rush, how should we value fintech startups?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Companies as far afield from one another as BuzzFeed (media), Bird (e-scooter fleets), and Dave (consumer fintech), among other recent SPAC-led debuts, have shed value since their blank-check combinations. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. million, according to an investor presentation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Whether they are and what net outcomes they yield for various stakeholders are useful questions. But the noise has muted analysis and coverage of other highly ambitious technology ventures — ones that aim to uplift and correct financial markets by encouraging longevity, community and empowerment.

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