Coinbase to propose a federal regulatory framework for crypto to US officials within the next month
Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase wants to help guide any emerging regulation on exchanges like itself, for obvious reasons, and in an interview with TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Matthew Panzarino at TechCrunch Disrupt…
Read More »Insight Partners leads $34M round in Singapore-based fintech Spenmo
Spenmo originated as an expense management platform before realizing that expenses “are just a tiny sliver” of a company’s payables, founder and CEO Mohandass Kalaichelvan told TechCrunch. Financial teams also…
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Nigerian fintech HerVest wants to bring financial inclusion to more African women
After years of working in marketing for a number of financial services companies, Solape Akinpelu came to a conclusion: There was an “alarmingly low adoption” by women for financial services…
Read More »Toast raises IPO price range, providing a Monday bump to fintech valuations
U.S. technology unicorn Toast filed a new S-1 document this morning detailing a higher IPO price range for its shares. The more expensive range indicates that Toast may be worth…
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Self Financial raises $50M to help the subprime consumer build credit and savings at the same time
Self Financial, a fintech company that aims to help consumers build credit and savings at the same time, announced today it has raised $50 million in Series E funding. Altos…
Read More »Asian merchant commerce platform Pine Labs raises $100 million
Pine Labs said on Thursday it has raised an additional $100 million, just weeks after securing $600 million in a financing round, as the Asian merchant commerce platform begins to…
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Kapor Capital, Square co-founder Sam Wen back TomoCredit in its $10M Series A funding round
Building credit history can be difficult if you are a consumer that is having trouble getting access to credit in the first place. Enter TomoCredit, which has developed a credit…
Read More »Indonesian fintech Xendit is now a unicorn, with $150M in fresh funding led by Tiger Global
There’s a new entrant in Southeast Asia’s growing list of unicorns. Jakarta-based Xendit, best known for its digital payment infrastructure but also focused on other financial products, announced today it…
Read More »QED Investors closes on $1.05B across two funds to invest in fintech companies globally
QED Investors announced the closing of two new funds totaling $1.05 billion, capital that it will be using to back early-stage startups, as well as growth rounds for later-stage companies….
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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize
Last year at this time, SpotOn was on the brink of announcing a $60 million Series C funding round at a $625 million valuation. Fast-forward to almost exactly one year…
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