Investors are plowing money into spot bitcoin funds again. Shopify acquired Checkout Blocks. Prósperos raises a round. And more... Here's what we've been watching this week 👇 Pinned to the Top Investors are plowing money into spot bitcoin funds again, after a momentary lull. * Nearly $890 million
Deel makes some significant moves. Copper Bankingabruptly discontinued its bank deposit accounts and debit cards. And more... Here's what we've been watching this week 👇 Pinned to the Top 💰 Coming attractions: Deel, the payroll and HR platform valued by VCs at over $12 billion, today will announce
The prospects for troubled banking-as-a-service (BaaS) startup Synapse went from bad to worse last week. Aflac has agreed to buy around a 40% stake in private credit firm Tree Line Capital Partners. And more…. Here's what we've been watching this week 👇 Pinned to
Charlesbank Capital Partners acquired Perspective Financial, a British financial advisory for both individuals and companies. Niro, an Indian embedded lending startup, raises a round. Here's what we've been watching this week 👇 M&A Charlesbank Capital Partners acquired Perspective Financial, a British financial advisory for both
Robinhood recieves SEC "Wells Notice." Ansa, a "wallet-as-a-service" business has raised another $14 million. And more…. Here's what we've been watching this week 👇 Pinned to the Top Robinhood said that it has received a warning from the Securities and
Stripe surpasses $1 trillion in total payment volume in 2023. JPMorgan Chase has been fined roughly $350 million. Birdwingo raises a round. And more….
Crypto prices keep going strong. FDIC seized Republic Bank. Thunes agreed to acquire Tilia. And more...
PayJoy sees solid growth. Revolut goes to Mexico. Finmid raises a roundHere's what we've been watching this week 👇 Pinned to the Top PayJoy is an example of a company with positive unit economics and a mission to help the underserved. It’s not often that we
Deals and deal size in fintech. Ryan Reynolds has another exit. Smartpay raises a round. Here's what we've been watching this week 👇 Pinned to the Top Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal is in talks to raise capital for his new startup, Indian fintech Navi. Bansal is
Bolt reoves their CEO. Robinhood launched its first credit card. Ibotta goes public (!). And more... Here's what we've been watching this week 👇 Pinned to the Top Maju Kuruvilla, the former Amazon executive who took over as Bolt CEO after co-founder Ryan Breslow stepped down from
Griffin Bank gets a banking license. Empathy raises a round. SensorTower acquires Data.ai (wow). And more. Pinned to the Top A top story for this week was Griffin Bank over in the U.K. The banking-as-a-service company managed to do something that even the region’s
Klarna is making headlines again. Deel agrees to buy South Africa-based rival PaySpace. Embedded payments fintech Monite just raised $6M. And more... Pinned to the Top Klarna has been in the news a lot lately. A couple of weeks ago, a failed coup on the part of one investor,