Plaid announces strategic investment from Mastercard and Visa
When Plaid announced its $250 million Series C investment, last year, it left...
Visa pitches a program offering fintechs faster market access through an ecosystem of partners
Visa is pitching a new way for startups in the fintech space to get to market...
Tally’s Jason Brown on fintech’s first debt roboadvisor and an automated financial future
Yesterday, Tally, the startup looking to automate consumers financial lives,...
Step raises $22.5M led by Stripe to build no-fee banking services for teens
The smartphone revolution has well and truly disrupted the world of banking. A...
Zero raises $20 million from NEA and others for a credit card that works like debit
Just ahead of the launch of the Apple Card, a startup that has its own take on...
Payment card startup Marqeta confirms $260M round at close to $2B valuation
Startups that are disrupting and unlocking the lucrative world of financial...
Partnering with Visa, emerging market lender Branch International raises $170 million
The San Francisco-based startup Branch International, which makes small personal...
Africa Roundup: Zimbabwe’s net blackout, Partech’s $143M fund, Andela’s $100M raise, Flutterwave’s pivot
A high court in Zimbabwe ended the government’s restrictions on internet...
Petal raises $30m from Valar to bank the unbanked with credit cards
Credit cards are a relatively new invention that have entered into something of...
Plastiq raises $27M at 2X+ value to let you pay for anything on credit
“I wasn’t asking to pay in Bitcoin!” Plastiq CEO and...