Browsing: Fintech
The global spend management sector is experiencing a headwind. North America is arguably the largest market in this sector, but spend management companies have seen demand…
Bootstrading for over a decade, this Dallas company just raised $110 million to help people pay their bills via text
Solutions by Text, a company that gives people a way to pay their bills and apply for loans via text messages, has secured $110 million in…
Over the years, fintech startups, especially neobanks, have thrown a cat among the pigeons in the banking and finance sector, creating whole new stacks of banking…
Stripe, the world’s most valuable fintech startup, said on Friday it will temporarily switch to an invitation-only model for new account signups in India, calling the…
Indian conglomerate Reliance Group is making its boldest move yet into consumer financial services with the launch of JioFinance, an app that aims to be a…
Former teen model co-created app Frich to help Gen Z be more realistic about finances
As a teenage model, Katrin Kaurov became financially independent at a young age. Aleksandra Medina, whom she met at NYU Abu Dhabi, also learned to manage…
Fintech startup Forward raises $16 million to acquire Stripe, future leader of integrated payments
After Brandon Lloyd sold his second company, Bypass, a payments and point-of-sale software company for sports and entertainment, to Fiserv in 2020, he got more involved…
Germany’s financial regulator ends anti-money laundering cap on N26 listings after $10 million fine
After the Wirecard ScandalGermany’s financial regulator BaFin began taking a closer look at new fintech startups that wanted to grow at a fast pace — better…
Small and medium business owners check their bank balances every day to make financial decisions. But it’s entrepreneur Yoseph West’s claim that bank accounts are often…
Remittances from US workers to their families and friends in Latin America amounted to $155 billion in 2023. With such a huge opportunity, banks, money transfer…