Burn, baby, burn. Real estate-focused fintech startups feel the heat
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The bets are no longer just on Wall Street — they’re in your group chats, book clubs and that awkward shuffle that happens when everyone’s trying to get out of…
Read More »Five months after a $55M Series B, fintech Argyle cuts jobs
Argyle, which wants to help companies and institutions get access to employment records, has laid off a number of employees across all departments, TechCrunch has learned from sources. A spokesperson…
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Read More »Better.com planning fourth layoff in less than 9 months
Digital mortgage lender Better.com is conducting its fourth round of layoffs since December 1, 2021, multiple sources tell TechCrunch. The latest cuts reportedly affect all departments. Better.com is not exactly…
Read More »As a Stripe investor cuts the value of its stake, more evidence of fintech valuation pressure
News that T. Rowe Price cut the value of its stake in fintech giant Stripe is making headlines this week, the new data point coming in the wake of similar…
Read More »Deposits banks $5M for its plug-and-play approach to financial product creation
More companies are adding payments and other financial features to their offerings; however, this often requires technical expertise that some don’t have. Enter Deposits, a Dallas-based finance startup offering a…
Read More »Ramp will now let businesses flexibly finance bills
In the startup world, adding lines of business is always a risk. A company can spread itself too thin and end up not doing a great job at much of…
Read More »YC-backed Zywa, a neobank for Gen Z, raises $3M to expand across MENA
Dubai-based Zywa, a neobank for Gen Z, plans to fuel its growth in the United Arabs Emirates (U.A.E), and to kick-start its expansion to Saudi Arabia and Egypt after raising…
Read More »CSI, a decades-old fintech solutions vendor, agrees to be acquired for $1.6B
Showing that the regtech industry remains robust to economic headwinds, private equity firms Centerbridge Partners and Bridgeport Partners today announced plans to acquire publicly traded Computer Services, Inc. (CSI), a…
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