For the first time in motorsports history, four of its seven over-the-wall pit crew members will be women. De Silvestro's two spotters...

Congratulations to portfolio company Centrifuge on their successful public token sale with the potential to bring trillions in new assets...

The pace of finance talent moving into crypto jobs has picked up sharply, according to recruiters and industry insiders. Coinbase this...

Criminals are locked in battle with forensics firms tracking how "Treasure Men", privacy wallets, and gift cards are used to turn virtual...

Germans who give their hard-earned euros to banks attached to fintechs are being perfectly prudent. They are often doing so in return for...

In the Gulf, BNPL companies present themselves as an alternative to cash on delivery, the most common payment method for online purchases...

The pandemic has caused online retail to step into the spotlight and become a necessity for many brands. Online retail sales as a...

Netherlands based AI-powered payment fraud detection system has raised $3.3m in Seed funding led by BiG Start Ventures and BYND Venture...

Portfolio company Balancer is on a mission to become the leading source of programmable liquidity for DeFi, adding $24m to its arsenal...

Agreement will bring access to digital banking services and automated direct deposits to millions of multi-generational immigrants, many...

Square is quietly preparing to offer checking and savings accounts to those customers, taking direct aim at behemoths such as JPM....

ACI Worldwide announced a collaboration with J.P. Morgan that will enable merchants in certain European countries to deliver in-store...

Goldman Sachs is the first financial service player to sign up to a new Green Software Foundation founded by Microsoft, Accenture, GitHub...

Portfolio company Extend was selected and certified for Visa’s new fintech program - Visa Fintech Partner Connect, designed to help...

New York-based provider of e-commerce fraud prevention solutions raised $300 million in Series F funding led by Tiger Global. 

Sao Paulo based real estate marketplace focused on rentals and sales raised $300m in Series E funding led by Ribbit Capital.

Fintech remains the top sector post-COVID, attracting record amounts of capital. Brazil and Mexico remain Latin America's key fintech...

The company, which recently closed a deal valuing it at $40b, came under fire after users complained they were being accidentally logged...

From newly financially included users to new fintechs and services seeking financial institution licenses, the pandemic led to...

Coinbase Global Inc is facing competition from a new breed of upstarts that look less like the New York Stock Exchange and more like...

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said a cryptocurrency backed by the central bank could provide a variety of benefits. Getting...

U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Adeyemo said he expects strong backing from G7 peers for Washington's proposed 15%-plus global minimum...

Latin America’s lending fintechs are looking to add new services and functions for clients, as competition in the vertical increases.

Colorado based payment facilitation startup raised $11m in Series A funding led by Canvas Ventures.

San Francisco based conversational commerce platform raised $50m in Series C funding led by B Capital Group.

 Italy based provider of e-commerce APIs raised $16m in Series B funding led by Coatue.

Ireland based financing platform for e-commerce merchants raised $76m in Series A funding led by Left Lane Capital.

France based cashflow management platform raised $100m in Series B funding at a $500m valuation led by Greenoaks.

San Francisco based provider of point-of-sale payment solutions raised $125m in Series D funding at a $1.75b valuation led by Andreesen...

Boston based Amazon marketplace rollup platform raised $775m in Series A funding led by SoftBank Vision. Fund 2.

Indonesia based crypto exchange raised $6m in Series A funding led by Pantera, Intudo and Coinbase Ventures.

Chicago based payment platform for gamers raised $3.5m in Seed funding led by 4490 Ventures.

UK based mobile payments platform raised $125m in Series B funding at a $700m valuation led by One Peak.

San Francisco based digital mortgage closing platform raised $150m in Series D funding at a $1.5b valuation led by Tiger Global.

Chicago based insurance platform for property investors raised $10.7m in Series A funding led by Battery Ventures.

San Francisco based financial and corporate research platform raised $20m in Series B funding led by Ten Coves Capital.

India based banking software startup raised $250m in Series D funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

To further the INDYCAR’s “Race for Equality and Change” initiative announced last year, and in honor of International Women’s Day,...

Congrats to portfolio companies Flutterwave and Plaid on being included in CNBC 's Disruptor50 list of private, venture-backed companies...

Los Angeles based life insurance sales automation platform raised $4m in Seed funding led by Foundation Capital.

The BAL announced a multi-year partnership with Flutterwave that makes the payments technology company its associate partner. The...

San Francisco based banking and tax platform for the self-employed raised $12.8m in Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital.

New York based developer of virtual debit cards raised $43m in Series B funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

San Francisco based consumer lending and blockchain platform raised $200m at a $3.2b post-money valuation co-led by 10T Holdings and...

Ireland based corporate gifting platform raised $7.2m co-led by First Round Capital and LocalGlobe.

Germany based trading app raised $900m in Series C funding at a $5b valuation led by Sequoia Capital.

San Francisco based provider of cashflow management solutions raised $15m in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins.

London based payroll automation startup raised $15.6m in Series A funding led by General Catalyst.

Singapore based cross-border payments network for emerging markets raised $60m in Series B funding led by Insight Partners.

New York based investment portfolio management platform raised $65m in Series C funding led by Ribbit Capital.

Miami based B2B financing platform for SaaS companies raised $100m in venture funding at a $2b valuation led by Greenspring Associates.

New York employees and contractors wage access platform raised $175m led by Carrick Capital.

San Francisco based B2B API integrations platform raised $4.5m in Seed funding led by NEA.

California based online car insurance brokerage raised $28m in Series B funding led by Goodwater Capital.

New York based alternative assets platform for retail investors raised $30m in Series B funding led by Accel.

UK based cryptocurrency custody firm raised $50m in Series B funding co-led by Dawn Capital and Target Global.  Dawn Capital and

San Francisco based provider of extended warranty plans raised $260m in Series C funding on a $1.6B valuation led by Softbank Vision Fund 2

India based merchant payment and commerce platform for Southeast Asia raised $285m in venture funding Baron Capital Group, Duro Capital,...

The European Commission's main agency for supporting innovation, the EIC, funds or subsidies more than 5000 firms. Caixa Bank's Payments...

Last month, Biden also signed an executive order lifting the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15 in early 2022 from the...

FTC investor Carlos Alonso Torras was featured in the session, alongside portfolio company minu's co-founder and CEO - Nima Pourshasb -...

Portfolio company MoneyLion's CEO - Dee Choubey - was featured in an interview by American Banker, where he shared his views on...

The impact of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has delayed economic recovery in Southeast Asia, as Thailand became the fourth in six major...

That has allowed New Zealand to spend “large sums of money” on helping its low-income population while still keeping its net debt in...

At least four leading rating agencies have trimmed their GDP growth forecasts for India for the financial year ending March 2022.

With some two dozen African heads of state and financial institutions attending, the agenda of the gathering is to provide assistance for...

Fed officials at their April meeting said “it might be appropriate at some point” to consider tapering asset purchases if the economy...

A big Indonesian tech-stock listing is in the works for later in the year, this time for a brand-new company called GoTo Group. Unveiled...

The rapid growth of Chile’s fintech ecosystem has driven interest in promoting the country as a Latin American hub for financial...

The three entities published a note Tuesday confirming bans originally implemented in 2013 and 2017 that bar financial and payment...

Europe’s most valuable startup, Klarna Bank AB, said its decision on whether to move ahead with a blockbuster listing in London hinges on...

The new head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency warned that some banks are taking undue risks and signaled a more...

Italy's SIA has launched a dedicated connection channel to major payments networks for banks running applications hosted by top cloud...

"As with cash transactions, businesses that receive crypto assets with a fair-market value of more than $10,000 would also be reported...

The European Central Bank has warned that the charges levied by banks for instant payments are proving a barrier to uptake and "must...

Egypt based consumer digital bank raised $5m in pre-Seed financing led by Sequoia.

Fintech startups are launching green pension products. But can they actually get people to engage with the important — but boring — issue...

Portfolio company Antler's Tyler Norwood (US partner) is featured in Futurized, speaking about seed VC trends. He is interviewed by host...

The collaboration, powered by NFP’s InsurChoice program, enables MoneyLion members to shop for and buy insurance products and solutions...

The three entities will test an instantaneous cross border payment solution, which will include the use of digital currencies. It will...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated $1 billion worth of shiba inu coin — a dogecoin spinoff — to a Covid-19 relief fund in India....

Sao Paulo based financing platform offering LatAm businesses access to growth capital raised $3.6m in equity funding led by Better...

Almost half of current life insurance and annuity owners already hold digital assets, like bitcoin. They want their insurer to catch up....

Toronto based digital banking platform for small businesses raised $19.4m in equity funding led by Bain Capital Ventures.

From January to March 2021, Polish mobile payment system BLIK users performed over 153m transactions worth PLN 20b. At the end of the...

Over the past week, official data have shown April job creation falling far short of economists’ forecasts, evidence of a shortage of...

These new offerings complement instant loans up to N500,000, free bill pay, airtime top-ups, and other existing services found within the...

Adyen is looking to combat climate change at the checkout, giving merchants the ability to offer shoppers the opportunity to offset the...

The company has partnered with Western Union and Wise, both of which have integrated their services into Google Pay. The company is...

Digital creators used the blockchain to create a whole new art scene. Then their work started selling for thousands — sometimes millions...

Former PayPal CEO and serial fintech entrepreneur Bill Harris has moved to Miami to launch Nirvana, a global digital bank. Harris was...

Argentina based fintech-as-a-service platform for Latin America raised $9m in Seed funding led by Index Ventures and monashees.

New York based data platform for commercial insurance raised $20m in equtiy funding led by 3L and Greenfield Partners.

San Francisco based back-office platform for the self-employed raised $20m in Series A funding led by General Catalyst

Financing big-ticket purchases through “buy now, pay later” is gaining ground internationally. In Latin America, the credit model faces a...

Kaszek, whose main office is in São Paulo, pictured above, is seeking $400 million for an early-stage fund and $400 million for a growth...

Tesla has “suspended vehicle purchases using bitcoin,” out of concern over “rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for bitcoin mining,”...

California based software platform for corporate invoice management raised $50m in Series C financing led by Insight Partners.

San Francisco based financial tool-kit for app and gaming publishers raised $3.5m in Seed financing co-led by Index Ventures and Initial...

Colombia based payroll and tax manager for international teams raised $4.5m in Seed funding led by Point 72 Ventures.

San Francisco based banking-as-a-service startup raised $20m in Series B financing co-led by Deciens Capital and QED investors. 

Singapore based software provider for corporate finance and treasury raised $16m in equity funding led by Point72 Ventures.

Denmark based contract automation platform raised $30m in Series B financing led by Tiger Global. 

Hong Kong based crypto asset management and lending platform raised $40m in Series A funding led by Tiger Global.  

New York based mobile banking solution for freelancers raised $55m in Series B funding led by Group 11.

Brazil based payments platform raised $190m in Series B funding led by Coatue.

San Francisco based consumer debt management platform raised $11m in funding led by QED Investors. 

John Dalby, CFO of Bridgewater Associates, is joining the NYDIG team, bringing more than two decades of experience in capital markets,...

Cuy Sheffield, head of Crypto at Visa, and Shivani Siroya, founder and CEO of Tala, said a new partnership between the two firms is aimed...

The digital wallet from Brazilian ride-hailing app 99, owned by the Chinese giant Didi Chuxing since 2018, when the app became the first...

Facebook’s messaging app, used daily by millions of Brazilians, will turn the dynamics of the country’s retail payments industry on its...

 The group is the latest banking giant to consider pushing into the new markets according to Itay Tuchman, its global head of...

The development won’t surprise anyone familiar with U.S. banking laws. No outfit can represent itself as a bank or credit union unless...

It's every founder's worst nightmare: You take money from a venture capitalist, who then uses what he learns from due diligence and board...

Bill.com, a leading provider of cloud-based software that simplifies, digitizes, and automates complex back-office financial operations...

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is trading at more than $421,000 per Class A share, and the market is optimistic. That’s a problem. The price has...

The jump from one speculative asset to another is indicative of the broader frenzy that has driven up prices for a range of assets...

After stints at Salomon Brothers and Lehman Brothers, Swensen returned to his alma mater in 1985 to lead its investment office. At the...

San Francisco based insurance fraud detection company raised $220m in Series D funding led by Advent International. 

New York based payments company raised $22m in Series C funding led by Invictus Growth Partners.

Boston based blockchain-based protocol for questions and answers raised $7.5m in Series A funding led by Framework Ventures, CoinFund and...

San Francisco based NFT enablement platform raised $19m in Series A funding led by a16z. 

In the past few years, new financial products and delivery mechanisms have been introduced that work with traditional banking services....

PayPal President and CEO Dan Schulman’s interest of late has been in telling the tale of the connected economy and PayPal’s role in it as...

PWB will now be the first bank to roll out such a simplified solution for payments processing in a white-labeled app available through...

An Accenture survey of 400 North American financial-services executives found that almost 80% prefer for workers to spend four to five...

Andrew is the special guest this week on the Leaders in Payments podcast. Andrew spent the first 10 years of his career at SAP and then...

Huge congratulations to portfolio company Avise on this Forbes feature article announcing the company coming out of stealth! Today...

The deal coincides with a surge in interest and a nearly yearlong rally in the crypto sector whose market value has surged to $2t. The...

Bitcoin may be taking another step toward mainstream adoption - for the first time, customers of some U.S. banks will soon be able to...

UK based insurance claims settlement startup raised £8m in Series A funding led by Octopus Ventures.

Brazil based neobank raised $5.5m in Series A funding led by Union Square Ventures. 

Jamie Dimon is no fan of the new remote work structure that has taken hold during the coronavirus pandemic. The JPMorgan Chase chairman...

Mexico City based cryptocurrency platform raised $250m in Series C funding led by Tiger Global and Coatue. 

San Francisco based client communication and financial management platform for service-based SMBs and freelancers raised $155m in Series...

San Francisco based platform that helps companies protect, verify and manage customer identities raised $50m in Series B funding led by...

Less than five months after vaulting to a $1.6b valuation, Divvy, an expense reporting startup for small businesses, is in talks to be...

San Francisco based automated security and verified compliance platform raised $50m in Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital.

Banks, which are among the largest employers in New York, have been eager to bring workers back into the office, concerned that an...

Through the partnership, Worldpay will leverage off Flutterwave’s technology to process domestic payments, starting with Nigeria and...

London based decentralized digital asset management infrastructure company raised $11m in Seed funding from G1 , Gumi Cryptos, Maven 11,...

San Francisco based lending startup raised $30m in Series B funding led by True Ventures. 

Boston based payments firm Flywire made its paperwork for a U.S. listing public and revealed a 38% surge in revenue in the latest quarter...

eBay CEO Jamie Iannone told CNBC that he is optimistic about the future for his company, including with the potential for the eCommerce...