Upstart banking company Dave is now worth $1 billion, as Norwest puts in $50 million

Two years after the Los Angeles-based fintech startup Dave launched with a suite...


Mercury banks $20M for its banking service aimed at startups

Online-only banks have become a viable option for many people who would have...


IEX’s Katsuyama is no flash in the pan

When you watch a commercial for one of the major stock exchanges, you are...


Nigerian online-only bank startup Kuda raises $1.6M

Nigerian fintech startup Kuda — a digital-only retail bank — has...


Fintech and banks: collaboration or competition?

Banks can either choose to embrace fintech and innovate together or lose the...


How ‘ghost work’ in Silicon Valley pressures the workforce, with Mary Gray

The phrase “pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” was originally...


Mobile messaging financial advisory service Stackin’ adds banking features and raises cash

When Stackin’ initially pitched itself as part of the Techstars Los...


Startups Weekly: SoftBank’s second act

In this week's newsletter: Everything you need to know about the Vision Fund II....


Fintech firm Zeta’s valuation climbs to $300M in its first external funding round

Startups looking to expand the reach of financial services continue to receive a...


UK challenger bank Atom raises another £50M from BBVA and more, sources say at £530M valuation

Another hopeful among Europe’s so-called challenger banks — startups...