PayPal Ventures’ first AI investment, a credit-based dating app and Robinhood’s good week
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! This week, we’re looking at a new finance-based dating app, Robinhood’s earnings results and the startup in which PayPal Ventures made its first…
Read More »Cash App takes on Apple with a 4.5% APY for savings accounts (with direct deposit)
Apple’s recent move to boost the interest rate for its Apple Card Savings Account to 4.5% is now prompting a competitor to do the same. Cash App today announced it…
Read More »YC-backed Cambio puts AI bots on the phone to negotiate debt, talk to a bank’s customers
A Y Combinator-backed startup called Cambio is bringing AI to the banking world in a surprising way: It’s putting AI bots on the phone with companies and consumers. The startup…
Read More »Score is a new dating app for people with good to excellent credit
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Read More »Maybe we’ll finally see a fintech IPO in 2024
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! We’re back after a brief hiatus, and I can tell you that judging by the volume of pitches I received last week, venture…
Read More »Here are the fintech startups that could go public in 2024
Could 2024 be the year for fintech IPOs? Quite possibly, according to F-Prime Capital’s State of Fintech 2024 report. F-Prime — a VC firm with over $4.5 billion in assets…
Read More »SUMA Wealth grabs $2.2M as its financial platforms reach 1M users
SUMA Wealth’s platforms have seen 62% annual user growth, while revenue increased nearly five times in the past year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read More »Metronome’s usage-based billing software finds hit in AI as the startup raises $43M in fresh capital
Metronome, a startup that helps software companies offer usage-based billing, has raised $43 million in a Series B funding round led by NEA. Existing backers Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst…
Read More »Finvest app will have you invested in US Treasury Bills in minutes
Finvest is out to make the purchase, management and selling of U.S. Treasury Bills seamless, while also offering a high-yield cash management account with a 4.4% yield. © 2024 TechCrunch….
Read More »Block becomes the latest fintech to lay off workers
Block, the fintech company whose subsidiaries include Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is laying off staff at a tumultuous time for tech industry workers. That’s according to an internal memo…
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