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Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This week we recorded live, which is always good fun,…
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Altro has raised $18M to help you build credit just by paying for your Netflix subscription
Michael Broughton was the first in his family to go to college. But he almost didn’t, when he had trouble securing the necessary financing to pay his tuition. The experience…
Read More »Facebook Pay will be renamed Meta Pay soon
Facebook Pay will soon be renamed Meta Pay, according to a blog post written by Meta’s head of fintech, Stephane Kasriel. With the rebrand, the company is focusing on enhancing…
Read More »Brazilian fintech infrastructure company Dock closes on $110M in funding, now valued at over $1.5B
If there’s one area that has thus far felt insulated from the global venture downturn, it’s infrastructure. Companies that offer banking as a service and help other businesses offer their…
Read More »Robinhood aims to court users by offering attractive 1% interest rate on cash
Investing app Robinhood is on a roll with announcing new features as it looks to appeal to more customers amid dwindling transaction revenue. Less than a week after unveiling plans…
Read More »BNPL in 2022: 4 fintech investors discuss regulation, trends and how to stand out
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has quickly established itself as the go-to method of financing for a variety of purchases, particularly online. This financing model has primarily been available to…
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As fintech gets more fragmented, Meld helps developers manage their tech stack
Fintech has a fragmentation problem — as the number of fintech products has grown, so, too, has the number of integrations each service has with others. Developers now oftentimes have…
Read More »Yapily to acquire finAPI in open banking consolidation move
Fintech startup Yapily is announcing that it plans to acquire finAPI — the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals before it closes. Both companies offer open banking solutions in Europe….
Read More »The half-billion-dollar profit swing that led to Better.com’s myriad layoffs
An S-4 filing from Aurora Acquisition Corp., the SPAC that digital mortgage provider Better.com intended to merge with, provides stark details about the latter company’s financial performance. The filing —…
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The Interchange: Stripe takes a swing at Plaid
Hi all, it was a roller coaster of a week in the world of fintech as I published two separate articles on startup layoffs and a nine-figure funding round in…
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