April taps AI to help personalize and autofill tax filings
Most Americans dread doing their taxes. Surveys show as much. But as many as 40% rely on money from tax refunds to satisfy some financial obligation. Ben Borodach, a former…
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Mapan’s services helps low-income Indonesians users afford goods and services
Mapan’s team, with CEO Ardelia Apti in the front In Indonesia, arisans are traditionally rotating savings and credit associations (RSCA) that let groups of people, primarily women, save and borrow…
Read More »Drive now, pay later: Startup makes EVs more accessible by putting off the biggest bill
The auto industry is banking on electric vehicles to slash planet-cooking emissions, but EVs are still too expensive to knock gas-guzzlers out of the game. For now, at least. Sure,…
Read More »A look into how Conversion Capital plans to back fintech and infrastructure startups out of its new, 6x larger fund
When Christian Lawless founded Conversion Capital in 2015, fintech was only starting to take off. But Lawless, who started the venture firm after serving in leadership positions in capital markets…
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Daily Crunch: Truth Social says federal grand jury probe could block its planned SPAC merger
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Read More »Fintech Amount, which was valued at $1B last year, lays off 18% of staff
Amount, a fintech that reached unicorn status last year, has laid off 18% of its workforce. The exact number of how many people were affected is not known, but when…
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What’s a fintech even worth these days?
It’s not news that times have changed in the world of fintech. After financial technology startups saw their fortunes rise during the venture capital boom that loosely wrapped as 2021…
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Fintech investors appear to be favoring later-stage deals as sector takes a hit, recent data shows
Welcome to The Interchange! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our…
Read More »All this startup news, and we didn’t even talk about Juul
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Today Natasha and Alex were on the mics, kicking back and riffing through…
Read More »Brex says it did a ‘poor job’ explaining its decision to cut off SMBs
Brex’s announcement last week that it would stop serving small-to-medium-sized businesses shocked — and upset — many in its suddenness and delivery. The fintech decacorn, which started its life as…
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