Online merchants usually pay up to 8% of every sale to companies like PayPal, Apple Pay, and Stripe, and pass those costs on to consumers. So-called …
YC-backed Finny is using AI to match financial advisors with prospects
Financial advisors have a big hurdle when it comes to finding new clients: Cold outreach rarely works. Often, the only way to find a good …
KPay, a financial management platform for SMEs, raises $55M Series A
Sometimes, the easiest way to find a great idea for a startup is to look beyond the current problem you’re solving for your customers. That’s …
Latin America fintech will be a market to watch in 2025
Midway through 2024, Mike Packer, a partner at fintech-focused QED Investors, predicted we’d already hit the bottom for funding to Latin American fintech startups, and …
Trump’s tariff threats don’t scare this Mexican fintech
Mexico’s economic development — turbocharged by the amount of nearshoring in recent years — has made it fertile ground for startups. But the trend is …
StoreCash’s new app lets you instantly earn cash back at stores
Daricus Releford always wanted to be a founder. In high school, he ran a hot dog station and in college launched a chocolate-covered strawberry business, …
Fintech giant Finastra confirms it’s investigating a data breach
An incident disclosure shared with Finastra’s banking and financial customers confirms a hacker stole files from a company system. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. …
SmartBank secures $26M for its personal finance management app
The majority of the aging population in Japan still prefers using cash for transactions, according to a recent report citing government data. In 2023, cashless …
The FTC comes after neobank Dave for misleading marketing, hidden fees
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Tuesday that it will be taking action against the online cash app and neobank Dave, which it says …
Interface.ai raises $30M to help banks field customer requests
Interface.ai, a customer automation platform for banks and other financial institutions, today announced that it closed a $30 million funding round led by Avataar Venture …