Taxing crypto only makes it stronger
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. We had the full crew aboard today, headed…
Read More »BharatPe founder asks for the removal of CEO from board
BharatPe co-founder and managing director Ashneer Grover has asked the board for the removal of chief executive Suhail Sameer from the board in the latest of a series of remarkable…
Read More »Better.com loses more top execs in wake of Vishal Garg’s return as CEO
The exodus of executives at Better.com continues. TechCrunch has learned that Sarah Pierce, who served as executive vice president of customer experience, sales and operations, and Emanuel Santa-Donato, who was senior…
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Colombia’s Bold raises $55M in Tiger Global-led round to enable digital payments in LatAm
Bold, a technology company working to enable financial access to electronic payments in Colombia, has raised $55 million in a Series B funding round led by Tiger Global Management. General…
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Amira Yahyaoui wants Mos to be a ‘radical’ fintech startup
Human rights activist and Mos founder Amira Yahyaoui couldn’t afford to go to college, so when she first launched a platform to connect students to scholarships, the innovation felt full…
Read More »What this morning’s 25% drop in PayPal shares could mean for startups
In early morning trading today, shares of PayPal are off around 25% following the company’s earnings report yesterday evening. Investors did not like what the company had on offer. TechCrunch…
Read More »Metronome raises $30M to help software companies shift to usage-based pricing models
As more software companies shift to more flexible pricing models based on consumption, many are choosing to charge customers on a per-use, or usage, basis. While this is easier for…
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Fintech Roundup: Better.com workers leaving in ‘droves’ in wake of CEO Vishal Garg’s return
Welcome to my new weekly fintech-focused column. It’s an incredible time to be a financial technology journalist. Besides the fact that over 20% of all venture dollars last year went…
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Parthean cares about personal finance so you don’t have to
The son of Iranian immigrants, Arman Hezarkhani spent his senior year of high school brainstorming a three-part thesis on what he wanted to dedicate his career to. First, he said…
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10,000 subscribers later, This Week in Fintech has a venture fund
If you keep up with financial technology, you likely know that the fintech community is a tight-knit, large (yet small) group of enthusiasts that includes all sorts of people —…
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