Why an animated flying cat with a Pop-Tart body sold for almost $600,000
In the 10 years since Chris Torres created Nyan Cat, an animated flying cat with a Pop-Tart body leaving a rainbow trail, the meme has...
In the 10 years since Chris Torres created Nyan Cat, an animated flying cat with a Pop-Tart body leaving a rainbow trail, the meme has...
Want to know what IMMO does? IMMO CIO and co-founder Samantha Kempe does a terrific job on this 24-minute podcast outlining the "why,...
For more than 500,000 properties across 20 markets in the U.S., Zillow has added language on its websites and apps inviting owners to...
Visa and Mastercard are planning to raise swipe fees for some types of credit-card purchases in April, adding to the squeeze felt by...
Last year was a banner season for the IPO market in general and public offerings for mortgage companies in particular. Between July and...
Goldman charged into the debate last week with the rollout of Marcus Invest, its automated money manager. Marcus joins a crowded field of...
Matt Levinson and Octane co-founder and CEO Jason Guss examine the evolution of fintech from the first to the second generation of...
Mexico based credit card startup raised $32.5m in Series B funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
“Consumers in Mexico are increasingly using e-commerce and app-based services like ride hailing and delivery and credit cards are the...…
Partnership between global commerce leader and emerging market financial technology unicorn provides reliable payment technology tailored...
UK chancellor Rishi Sunak is preparing to inveil a fast-track fintech visa to attract top tech talent to post-Brexit Britain.
The Sunday Telegraph reported that Sunak is keen to ensure that the UK’s £7bn fintech sector maintains its global standing in years to...…
Intuit has filed a federal lawsuit against Mastercard and Visa over 'unlawful' price fixing in interchange and card scheme fee structures.
The company, which has multiple roles in the payments business as a card accepting merchant, independent sales organisation and payment...…
Open banking is perhaps the most significant regulatory change in the history of Latin American banking, promising to boost competition...
According to the S-1 filing, Coinbase had net revenue of $1.14b in 2020, up from $483m the previous year, and net income of $322m for the...
San Francisco based digital asset custodian and banking company raised $80m in Series C funding led by GIC.
"This new round of funding will help us help institutions participate in new ways — by bringing crypto to their users, by diversifying...…
Kansas based digitally native neobank focused on Black America raised $5m in Seed funding led by Barclays and Anthemis.
“After viewing yet another tragedy engulf the Black community, and the all-too-familiar protests against persisting issues,” Hawkins...…
South Africa based fintech API startup raised $4m in Seed funding led by Firstminute Capital and The Raba Partnership.
“We were looking for a way to let users cash out from their wallet to their bank account,” Kiaan Pillay tells TechCrunch. “We did this...…
UK based credit card startup raised $5m in Seed funding led by EQT Ventures.
“[At a] high level, the climate crisis is the biggest existential risk that humanity has faced in the last 200,000 years; we believe...…
New York based alternative trading system raised $14m in Series A funding from Nasdaq Ventures, Goldman Sachs, BMO Financial Group, BofA,...
Toronto based fintech and credit education startup raised $25m in Series C funding from Kensington Capital Partners, BDC Capital, iA...
Top Shot marries two markets that are both incredibly popular and lucrative at the moment: cryptocurrency and sportscards. The platform...
Beeple is selling these works as NFTs — which usually consists of an image or video file, sometimes with a physical object attached,...
The firm creates digital items known as non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. Unlike Bitcoin, an NFT is meant to be unique and might be created...
The “operational error,” as the Fed described it, impacted multiple services, including its pivotal automated clearinghouse system, which...
New York based Ethereum scaling solution raised $25m in Series A funding led by a16z.
"Optimism is currently in the midst of a phased rollout, and will be ready for large-scale production later this year. We are thrilled to...…
The plan is to spread Afterpay services to Stripe merchants via an "easy and seamless integration," according to a press release. The...
Miami based payments platform focused on Brazil raised $70m in Series C funding led by IDC Ventures and Fuel Venture Capital.
"We're proud to be helping so many people with their essential payments during a moment of crises and challenges, but we know the utility...…
While a number of central banks are exploring digital currencies, it is China’s central bank that is furthest ahead, at least with a...
The company said it purchased approximately 3,318 bitcoins, expanding on its October 2020 buy of 4,709. Square said it represents about...
Brooklyn based insurtech startup focused on the trucking market raised $4.5m in Seed funding led by Anthemis Group and Lerer Hippeau.
Founded in 2018, Koffie uses telematics and advanced safety technology to underwrite trucking companies, rewarding fleets that invest in...…
France based insurance distribution startup raised $11m in Series A funding led by BGV.
“Digital transformation is fundamentally changing how businesses operate, and with insurtech funding reaching an all-time high of $7.1...…
San Francisco based platform for financially challenged homeowners raised $25m in Series B funding led by Bain Capital Ventures.
“Since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, serious delinquencies have risen 50%, requiring millions of people in America to have an...…
The “buy now, pay later” firm completed a $650m funding round in September from a group of investors led by Silver Lake that valued it at...
New York and Tel Aviv based AI-powered investment management SaaS startup raised $12m in Series A funding led by Team8, Blumberg Capital...
Congratulations to portfolio company Parkside on their Series A financing. Shanghai, China-based Enlight Growth Partners (“EGP”) led the...
The fintech giant, most recently valued by private investors at $5b, is re-branding ahead of an expected IPO. More recently, having...
Singapore based education financing startup raised $5m in Series A funding led by Monk's Hill Ventures and Qualgro.
In a press statement, Peng T. Ong, co-founder and managing partner of Monk’s Hill Ventures, said, “Access to affordable tertiary...…
South Africa based digital bank raised $109m in new funding from Apis Partners and JG Summit Holdings.
“The establishments of digital banks in South Africa is in its infancy. Growth in this particular segment of financial services is only...…
Congratulations to portfolio company Centrifuge on their new round of funding. The SAFT round began last December and was led by Mike...
Bottlepay, a Bitcoin-based global payments app, has secured £11m in a seed funding. The round was led by a range of investors including...
China’s bank regulator tightened requirements on the internet loan business of commercial banks, amid heightened scrutiny of online...
Palo Alto based stock option financing marketplace raised $20m in Series A funding led by Group 11.
“I have seen many of my friends and colleagues negotiate a $500 salary increase, but completely disregard their stock options package,...…
Israel based developer of predictive customer analytics software for financial institutions raised $75m in growth funding led by Insight...
Copenhagen based accounting software and marketplace startup raised $73m in new funding from Lugard Road Capital.
“Ageras has established a market leading and best-in-class product offering that is optimally positioned for international expansion and...…
Indonesia based retail investing platform raised $7.7m in Series A funding led by Ascend Capital Group.
“The new fund aims to expand our market scope, and also develop more products and features,” Hartono said in a media statement....…
Toast is planning an initial public offering that could value the restaurant-software provider at around $20b. In going public, Toast, a...
Carney, who has worked as the UN Special Envoy for Climate Action, will help Stripe with his experience in global financial systems and...
Brex, which makes financial management software for businesses, announced it has filed to open an industrial bank in Utah, according to a...
Apex Clearing Corp., a financial technologies firm that focuses on securities custody and clearing, has agreed to go public through a...
Fernando Tatís Jr. was 18 years old, just a low-level prospect from the Dominican Republic trying to work his way up in the San Diego...
Tom Ricketts, the owner of the Chicago Cubs, says his bond broker Incapital lost its technological edge while he spent the past decade...
China is considering relaxing restrictions to allow its citizens to invest in securities outside its mainland in a bid to facilitate...
Close to 10m shares in the Purpose Investments bitcoin ETF changed hands on the first day of trading in Toronto, according to data from...
Many consumers don’t link their primary debit and credit cards to their mobile payment apps but nearly 30% of Apple Pay users and 40% of...
By December, one in every three transactions was taking place on an electronic platform, according to data from Greenwich Associates....
Speaking with founders and investors this year, it has become clear to Techcrunch that the API model of delivering a product is more than...
Oakland based payments company for local governments and utilities raised $20m in Series A funding led by Kapor Capital and XYZ.
"Right now, in America, it is easier to buy a state-of-the-art exercise bike than to keep your water on," said Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins,...…
Seattle based developer of property management software raised $20m in growth funding led by Fifth Wall Ventures.
“Apartment buildings, like almost every customer-driven business, compete with each other by attracting, converting and retaining...…
San Francisco based neobank raised $63m in new funding led by NBA star Russell Westbrook’s Russell Westbrook Enterprises.
“The banking system has ignored or underserved a large portion of the American population — particularly communities of color. I’m...…
Investors are valuing Stripe at a $115b valuation in “secondary market” transactions, which is up more than threefold from the $36b...
The judges unanimously ruled that Uber drivers are “workers” entitled to rights like minimum wage, holiday pay and rest breaks. The...
Pablo Cuaron, Mastercard's Director of New Payment Streams, will moderate a panel on Challenger Bank, Open Banking, BaaS and the future...
Digital wallets are booming in Argentina, and the banks, fintechs and big techs behind them are looking at how they can get a competitive...
YouTube plans to roll out new monetization opportunities for creators, including ways to make money directly from viewers. YouTube wants...
On most content platforms today, the ethos of the American Dream is alive and well — a recent study of kids ages eight to 12 found that...
California’s vote to classify Uber and Lyft drivers as contractors has emboldened other employers to eliminate salaried positions—and has...
Atlanta based payments startup raised $4.5m in Series A funding led by Arlington Family Partners.
“We spent two years fixing [the problem of failed payments] in the last company and created a tech-enabled solution where we leveraged...…
San Francisco based online trading startup for wagering on questions about future events raised $30m in Series A funding led by Sequoia...
The dogecoin market has a pack leader. Records show that a person, or entity, owns about 28% of all of the cryptocurrency in...
Visa global head of fintech Terry Angelos talks about the company's interest in striking partnerships and desire to be as prominent as...
Business owners from all walks of life — cafes, retailers, the trades — can access QR codes on their phones using the Revolut Business...
Brokerage app Robinhood will allow customers to deposit and withdraw cryptocurrencies, Reuters reported. That will include the meme-based...
Congratulations to portfolio company Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola for being named to the Time100 Next's list of innovators for 2021....
New York based social investing app raised $220m in Series D funding from investors including Accel, Greycroft, Lakestar, Intuition...
San Francisco based autonomous checkout solution raised $150m in Series C funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
“The physical retail industry must accelerate its pace of digital transformation to better compete with online players,” said Serena...…
India based cross border neobanking platform raised $15m in Seed funding led by Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
“Individuals with financial identities in multiple geographies need seamless global financial solutions and we believe the team’s strong...…
New York based data hub for homeowners raised $3m in Seed funding from Primary Venture Partners, Lerer Hippeau, and Liberty Mutual...
London based provider of cryptocurrency services raised $120m in new funding from investors including GV, Kyle Bass, Access Industries,...
Artificial intelligence is no longer simply an experiment for traditional asset managers. Firms that have implemented a full range of...
You used to need at least $10m in investible assets to draw the attention of wealth managers at Goldman Sachs. Now, all it takes is...
San Francisco based startup developing a platform for lower income Americans to build credit and save money raised $15m in Series A...
New York based provider of data-driven personalization and customer engagement tools for banks and financial services companies raised...
A federal judge on Tuesday said Citigroup is not entitled to recoup half a billion dollars of its own money that it mistakenly wired...
Public.com, a social-focused free stock trading service, is nearing the close of a Series D just two months after raising a $65m Series...
MicroStrategy is doubling down on its big bet on Bitcoin. The enterprise software maker announced a $600m convertible bond offering...
The rise in popularity of highly volatile cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin could simply be seen as a speculative sign of US Federal...
San Francisco based healthcare payments tech company raised $5m in Seed funding led by Viola Ventures.
PayZen just signed deals with RMS, a Revenue Cycle Management vendor, and Vim, a digital health company that connects payers to providers...…
NYDIG's filing notably reveals that Morgan Stanley will serve as the proposed ETF's authorized participant. If approved, NYDIG's bitcoin...
Australia based decentralized trading platform raised $12m in new funding from Coinbase Ventures, Paradigm and IOSG.
“We’re excited about supporting the synthetixDAO as it builds the leading synthetic asset platform,” Arjun Balaji, Paradigm investment...…
New York based “operating system for active investment management” raised $12.5m in Series A funding led by General Catalyst.
“While technology has penetrated several sectors of consumer finance, a trusted investment management platform for coming generations has...…
India based digital lending startup raised $75m in Series C funding led by PremjiInvest.
“With a larger portfolio of loan products, our objective is to provide credit to over 180 million new-to-credit (NTC) customers who were...…
The duo is putting 500 bitcoin, which is currently worth $23.6m, in the endowment called ₿trust. The fund will be set up as a blind...
MoneyLion plans to go public with an equity value of $2.9 billion, raising $350m from the SPAC and $250m from investors such as BlackRock...
Congrats to Dee Choubey and the entire MoneyLion team. This marks a major milestone in their journey and represents a big step forward in...
The events of 2020 demonstrate the importance of maintaining resiliency, capacity, performance, immediacy and security across our...
Today, we are witnessing an acceleration in new technological breakthroughs. To enlighten investors on the impact of these breakthroughs...
Congratulations to portfolio company BottlePay, which launched in the UK yesterday, making it easier to send Bitcoin Lightning payments...
Amsterdam surpassed London as Europe’s largest share trading centre last month as the Netherlands scooped up business lost by the UK...
Fintech startup Klarna appears to be turning its mobile app into a banking app in Germany. Customers living there can now open a consumer...
Amazon’s grip on the internet economy appears to be coming for currency next, with the e-commerce giant preparing to launch a “digital...
The organizations have launched a program to foster and grow the adoption of network tokenization via Spreedly’s Payments Orchestration...
Colombia is working on an open banking regulation expected to be ready in 2022. Regulators hope the API structure will encourage large...
In June last year, Goldman had to close Marcus’ easy access savings account to new UK customers. Regulated deposit limits during the...
Austin based mortgage platform raised $25m in Series A funding led by Next Coast Ventures.
“Our goal is to finally align the mortgage industry with consumer interests,” said Herman. “This funding is validation that consumers,...…
It seems savvy traders weren't the only ones surprised by the market's wild moves. It turns out the machine brains didn't see it coming...
An integration between two of Intuit’s top acquisitions will help put Credit Karma’s new U.S. checking account – Credit Karma Money Spend...
Bitcoin’s rapid and widespread adoption has created an opportunity for community banks and credit unions to compete for market share....
The custody bank said it will hold, transfer and issue bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on behalf of its asset-management clients. In...
New York based retirement savings platform raised $12.5m in Series A funding led by Canapi Ventures.
“Each year, more than $20 billion in retirement savings is lost to taxes and penalties due to an inefficient rollover system, with...…
France based B2B payments platform raised €20m in Series A funding from DST Global, Serena, LocalGlobe and Breega.
Speaking about the platform and investment, Pierre Dutaret, CEO and Co-Founder of Libeo, stated: “My co-founders Jeremy Attuil and...…
Sweden based challenger bank raised $30m in new funding led by M2 Asset Management.
Cue statement from Rutger Arnhult, chairman of the board of M2 Assets Management: “Northmill Bank is already a profitable company with a...…
San Francisco based provider of 401(k) programs to SMBs raised $55m in Series C funding led by Glynn Capital.
“We rethought the 401(k) model from the ground up and built a unified technology platform that allowed us to deliver a complete solution...…
India based digital payments and working capital platform for merchants raised $108m in Series D funding led by Coatue.
“This growth reiterates the trust that the small merchants and kirana store owners have showed in us. This is just the beginning of our...…
San Francisco based developer of a financial management platform for writers and producers raised an undisclosed amount of Series A...
Mastercard will begin allowing cardholders to transact in certain cryptocurrencies on its network, becoming the latest company to embrace...
San Francisco based startup with a credit card aimed at first-time borrowers raised $7m in Seed funding led by KB Investment.
“It doesn’t matter whether you have income or savings or not,” she said. “I thought it would be really nice if we could leverage...…
Los Angeles based marketplace for short-term, personal loans, raised $10m in Series A funding led by ACME Capital.
“Our borrowers are school teachers… are social workers. When you live in those larger cities with higher costs of living they can’t...…
London based lending-as-a-service platform raised £13.5m in Series A funding led by Point72 Ventures.
Alex Tarhini, Operating Partner at Point72 Ventures, said: "We view Trade Ledger as part of an important wave of companies that are...…
Miami based provider of banking technology solutions raised $53m in Series C funding led by Insight Partners.
“The shift to profitable digital banking is still in its early stages for many traditional institutions, and Nymbus fills a tremendous...…
San Francisco based mobile-focused blockchain payments startup raised $20m in new funding from a16z, Greenfield One and Electric Capital.
“We now have the technology to create a better financial system, a rich ecology of digital assets and products that allow individuals and...…
New York based digital wallet and loyalty platform for insurance raised $2.5m in Seed funding from IA Capital Group, MS&AD Ventures,...
New York based B2B payments platform raised $13m in new funding led by TLV Partners.
"Over the last few months, we have seen a 20x spike in our business. Unlike other services which position themselves as a next-gen...…
Total loans at the 25 biggest U.S. banks comprise less than 46% of their combined assets, down from 54% this time last year. The figures...
Houston based multilingual neobank and financial services platform raised $20m in new funding led by undisclosed investors.
"Our fundraising success is partially attributed to the need for a platform like Fair," said Khalid Parekh, founder and CEO. "Research...…
Consumers will be able to use Shop Pay to complete purchases, expanding on existing options to use PayPal or manually enter credit or...
Canada based digital engagement platform for resolving past due bills raised $43m in additional Series B funding led by Inovia...
TikTok has plans to roll out several new features, including a tool that lets its most popular users share links to products and...
U.K. based investing app in the ESG space raised £2.5 million in Seed funding led by Ada Ventures.
Over text interview, McGillycuddy told me: “We also realized there was zero consideration for the underlying impact of the investments...…
Toronto based digital asset savings and credit platform raised $2.7m in new funding led by White Star’s Digital Asset Fund.
"Over the past three years, we've focused on building a simple and secure platform that allows clients to grow their digital wealth...…
The transaction with Reinvent Technology Partners, a special purpose acquisition company that counts Zynga founder Mark Pincus and...
Cincinnati based small business insurance startup raised $11.5m in Series A-1 funding led by Intact Ventures.
Since raising its Series A, the company has continued to team up with key platforms such as Intuit Quickbooks and Thryv to deliver...…
Founded in 2012, Oscar earlier focused on selling insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The company,...
Tesla Inc. invested $1.5b in Bitcoin and signaled its intent to begin accepting the cryptocurrency as a form of payment, sending prices...
The world’s first regulated ether futures product may draw more institutional demand for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market...
Consumers’ pandemic shopping lists went beyond baking flour and exercise equipment in 2020. They also bought more life insurance....
Monthly regulatory filings collated by Bloomberg show “payment for order flow” earned US brokers $2.9bn in 2020. TD Ameritrade generated...
Are you a "shrimp", "dolphin", or "humpback"? Galssnode analyzes the distribution of Bitcoin across network participants and shows that...
The joint venture could serve as a conduit for broadening the use of the PBC's digital currency, officially called Digital Currency...
The Federal reserve has cut the launch timetable for its new real-time payment system FedNow by a full year to 2023. The launch of...
Visa’s plan is to divide digital assets into two categories: cryptocurrencies and digital currencies. For cryptocurrencies, Visa plans to...
California based insurtech platform for real estate raises $52m in Series B funding led by Westerly Winds and Wildcat Venture Partners.
“Security deposits are an inefficient financial instrument for all sides. Through technology, LeaseLock has intelligently solved this...…
The phased implementation started this week and the model will be introduced throughout 2021.
This week, the first of four phases of Brazil's Open Banking implementation has started, as part of the country's broader agenda of...…
Brazilian banks and fintechs are taking advantage of the new instant payments system to integrate transactions frictionlessly into...
Deloitte recently revealed that the issuance of contactless debit and/or credit cards, promotion of online or all-digital wallets, and...
The Federal Reserve has recently revealed the first pilot program participants of its FedNow solution. More than 110 businesses will be...
The 2021 rankings reflect a world where the fight against Covid-19 has brought innovation to the fore –- from government efforts to...
Jaime Rogozinski into the man every producer in Hollywood wanted to do business with. Earlier this week, the founder of Reddit’s...
According to The Information the company’s annual recurring revenue, or customer commitments to buy its software over the next 12 months,...
The fintech world is expanding at a sometimes breathtaking pace. Much of that growth is driven by venture capital, but how do VCs decide...
Mexico City based consumer stock-trading platform raised $12m in a Series A funding led by Accel.
“The structure we have on the investment side is built for the wealthy people,” he said. “Mexico’s population is 120 million right now,...…
Supported by widespread technological adoption and shifting demographic trends, emerging market urban hubs are rapidly becoming relevant...
Brazil based financial marketplace for receivables raised $6m in Series A funding led by Quona Capital and Kinea Ventures.
“You have high rates, the spreads are crazy and it’s almost impossible for small and medium companies to access additional capital at a...…
A growing group of fintech startups is developing child-friendly tools and resources geared at promoting financial literacy. Venture...
San Francisco based online investment platform that gives Indian investors access to the U.S. stock market raised $3m in Seed funding...
New York based personal finance app raised $125m in Series G funding led by Eldridge.
“We purposely built a bad day-trading system,” Stash founder and CEO Brandon Krieg told CNBC. “Our brand and our message, as well as our...…
Ross Stevens, Founder of portfolio company NYDIG, delivered the first bitcoin-focused talk of MicroStrategy's annual World.Now...
Following its public debut, the firm plans to expand its offerings that allow businesses to transact with each other overseas, an area...
Malaysia based P2P supply chain financing platform raised $20m in Series A funding led by KK Find.
CapBay says it “facilitates inclusive business financing, using existing trade data and relationship”. It offers short-term financing to...…
Due to close on March 5th, the app and website wind down follows the bank’s gradual transition of Clarity Money’s “best” features to the...
The UK financial regulator has said “buy now, pay later” credit deals offered by online retailers via fintech companies such as...
Seattle based accounting solution raised $10m in Series A funding led by Point72 Ventures.
“We founded Lockstep on the belief that accounting deserves better tools to keep their books in sync with customers and vendors for...…
San Francisco based B2B payments startup raised $5.5m in Seed funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Stripe and SciFi VC.
Our dream is to “make B2B payments as easy as card payments,” Geron said. “What we wanted to do is to make it as easy as Stripe … take a...…
San Francisco based startup helping employers lift employees out of student debt raised $5m in Seed funding led by Bain Capital Ventures.
“We are tracking and constantly growing, hoping to hit billions of dollars in repayments,” Pensack said. “We also want to help people...…
China only introduced its framework for financial holding companies in September and many of the specifics are still being ironed out....
Before 2020, trading in SPACs was muted when they made their debut on public markets. Now, shares of blank-check companies almost always...
Futures prices for silver in New York on Monday settled at their highest level in eight years, the latest work by a loosely knit group of...
New York based tech-enabled residential mortgage servicer raised $50m in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.
“We’re on the cusp of a mortgage foreclosure crisis comparable to 2008, and the majority of homeowners struggling to make their loan...…
Menlo Park based provider of financial crime investigation automation software raised $22m in strategic growth funding from S&P...