Credit lines are a lucrative product. U.S. consumers alone pay $120 billion in credit card interest and fees every year, according to the Consumer Financial …
Sardine raises $51.5M led by a16z to sniff out fishy fintech transactions
As fintechs become more efficient, so too do fraudsters. “Faster instant payments mean faster fraud,” Sardine CEO and co-founder Soups Ranjan told TechCrunch. That’s the …
Nilos unifies crypto and fiat accounts for small businesses
Meet Nilos, a startup that wants to bridge the gap between crypto wallets and traditional business bank accounts. The company provides a dashboard that displays …
Revolut confirms cyberattack exposed personal data of tens of thousands of users
Fintech startup Revolut has confirmed it was hit by a highly targeted cyberattack that allowed hackers to access the personal details of tens of thousands …
European neobank Monese nabs $35M from HSBC
Monese, the London-based fintech that provides digital banking and remittance services to consumers and businesses across Europe, has raised $35 million from global banking giant …
TC editors weigh in: Tech, trends and controversy in the cryptoverse
There’s never a dull moment in the cryptoverse. Blockchain, DeFi and web3 technologies continue to evolve rapidly in a world of wild extremes. How extreme? …
Selling APIs with Orum and Amex Ventures on TechCrunch Live
Stephany Kirkpatrick launched Orum.io in 2019 and quickly gained investments from some of the top fintech venture capital firms. Why? Kirkpatrick’s company is reinventing how …
Payall lands $10M in a16z-led seed round to help banks facilitate more cross-border payments
When financial institutions want to offer a debit card or credit card, they hire an issuing processor to help them with those services. When they …
Kaszek, YC back DolarApp’s mission to ‘dollarize’ Latin America’s finances with crypto
When DolarApp founders Zach Garman, Álvaro Correa and Fernando Terrés were living in the United States and Europe, they would spend time in Latin America, …