StellarFi lands $15M to help people build credit by paying bills, rent on time
Building credit is hard when it’s difficult to even get credit. And while it’s not impossible to get loans or credit cards, they are usually offered at high interest rates…
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After much delay, Apple finally launches Apple Pay Later
Months after unveiling a major update to Apple Pay called Apple Pay Later, which allows users to split the cost of an Apple Pay purchase into four equal payments over…
Read More »Disrupt 2023 — we’re shipping a big new release
If the past few years, and even the past week, has reminded us soundly of anything — it’s that the startup world will never be predictable. To meet the changing startup…
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The story of how Dave took the long road to become a neobank
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Read More »Now is the time to invest in Black-owned banks
In the past two weeks, millions of dollars shuffled from startup and investor bank accounts housed in the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank to the JPMorgans, Brexes and Wises of the…
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Former Stripe engineer raises $4M for Beam, a fintech startup out to help contractors get paid faster
Beam, a five-month-old startup out to more easily help general contractors pay subcontractors and get paid themselves, has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Accel. Both…
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Southeast Asian credit fintech Kredivo scores $270M Series D
The funding landscape in Southeast Asia is still wintery, but one fintech managed to land a major round. Kredivo Holdings, which offers credit services to underbanked consumers in Indonesia and…
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Brex takes a swipe at Concur with an expansion into travel
In yet another example of how competitive the spend management space has become, Brex announced today that it has expanded into travel. Besides seeking to snag market share from incumbents…
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eToro secures $250M at a $3.5B valuation after scrapping SPAC, seeing slower growth
After calling off its plans to go public via a SPAC at a $10.4 billion valuation in 2022, trading platform eToro has secured $250 million in funding at a $3.5…
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Silicon Valley Bank’s crash is providing valuable lessons all over the world
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