Web3 infrastructure firm MoonPay has launched an investment arm that will focus on early-stage startups in web3, gaming and adjacent fintech categories, TechCrunch has exclusively …
MFast get backing from Wavemaker Partners to increase financial services access in Vietnam
The majority of Vietnam’s population live in rural areas and often lack access to financial services because banks and other institutions open most of their …
Better.com’s public market debut was Miserable.com
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. Better.com finally went public last week, and …
As Better.com readies for its public debut, CEO Vishal Garg says he went through ‘a lot of leadership training’
Online mortgage lender Better.com is making its public debut Thursday on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbols “BETR” and “BETRW.” The stock will …
Fintech startup Ramp raises $300M at a 28% lower valuation of $5.8B
Fintech startup Ramp has raised $300 million in a funding round co-led by existing backer Thrive Capital and new investor Sands Capital at a post-money …
Zanifu raises $11.2M to scale its inventory financing offering in Kenya
Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech providing inventory financing to micro, small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $11.2 million in debt-equity funding in a pre-Series A round …
A tale of two payments companies
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. There was plenty going on as usual — …
TechCrunch+ Roundup: Reaching $1M ARR, tech job market rundown, women-led VC firms
A recent PitchBook study that surveyed founders from top accelerators found that they are generally interested in just three things: Learning how to operate a …
6 fintech investors sound off on AI, down rounds and what’s ahead
At the height of the funding boom in 2021, no single sector enjoyed as much VC money as fintech startups did. But in 2023, it …
Armed with new execs, dLocal rebounds from a short seller attack in a big way
Uruguayan fintech company dLocal saw its stock surge by over 30% on Wednesday on the news that the payments outfit had tapped former Mercado Libre …