10/14/2022 3:08:24 PM GoHenry raises $55m in growth funding By Samantha Wulfson UK based prepaid debit card and app for kids and teens raised $55m in growth funding led by Edison Partners.
2/8/2019 2:41:43 AM Wirecard: inside an accounting scandal By Gareth Jones The FTs "Big Read" this week starts by explaining how a jovial 33-year-old Indonesian accountant for the global payments group Wirecard,...
12/4/2015 5:31:32 PM Uri Levine shepherding his Israeli start-ups into billion dollar unicorns By Gareth Jones Uri Levine (co-founder of Waze) has not retired, but is back in the start-up game with several start-ups including 2 that could be...
11/11/2015 2:25:55 AM Uber is trying to lure new drivers by offering bank accounts By Gareth Jones There are several start-ups (e.g. Clearbanc) who are trying to eliminate payment disintermediation for small businesses (often single...
10/21/2015 11:59:54 PM The Computer Glitch That's Keeping Poor People From Their Money By Gareth Jones Russell Simmons, founder of Def Jam Records, and the prepaid "RushCard", was on the back foot this week when Rush Card customers started...
1/23/2015 4:22:33 AM A Gift Card Startup Just Raised $56 Million at a Nearly $1 Billion Valuation By Gareth Jones Great news for our portfolio company Slide. This is a real validation that you can still build billion dollar businesses in prepaid.
11/14/2014 11:18:16 PM Mike - Slide's CEO gets Interviewed by MasterCard and shows off his new beard By Gareth Jones Mike did a great job today presenting the Slide story in front of a large group of folks at the MasterCard offices. After his panel and...
9/25/2014 3:17:42 AM Mobile Wallet Laughingstock Clinkle Finally Launches To Let You Pay Friends And Earn “Treats” By Gareth Jones Wow is that it? A $30M prepaid card program run through Bancorp? What a load of old cobblers