Fisker was facing “potential financial distress” as early as last August, according to a new filing in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding, which the EV startup initiated earlier […]
Materia looks to make accountants more efficient with AI
The U.S. is facing an accountant shortage. Fewer first-time candidates took the CPA exam in 2022 than in 2006, according to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. […]
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France leads the pack for Generative AI funding in Europe, London has 3X the number of GenAI startups
Like it or hate it, artificial intelligence – especially generative AI – is the technology story of 2024. OpenAI, with its rollouts of viral services like ChatGPT and […]
Société Générale to sell its freelancer challenger bank Shine to Ageras
Four years after acquiring Shine, a French fintech startup that offers bank accounts to freelancers and very small companies, Société Générale has announced plans to sell Shine to […]
Kilimo helps farmers save water and get paid for it
When people think about the water they use, they tend to think about drinking water out of the tap or maybe their daily shower. But about 70% of […]
Fisker failed because it wasn’t ready to be a car company
Two years ago, an employee at Fisker Inc. told me that the most pressing concern inside the EV startup was not whether its Ocean SUV would get built. […]
Unit and Loop lay off staff and Brex ditches co-CEO model
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at layoffs at BaaS startup Unit and car insurance company Loop, as well as Brex’s decision to abandon its co-CEO […]
Finbourne taps $70M for tech that turns financial data dust into AI gold
Companies in fields like financial services and insurance live and die by their data — specifically, how well they can use it to understand what people and businesses […]