Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at the continued fallout from Synapse’s bankruptcy, how Layer wants to disrupt SMB accounting, and much more! To get a […]
Embedded accounting startup Layer secures $2.3M toward goal of replacing Quickbooks
Embedded finance is usually what we hear about when brands and non-financial businesses want to offer financial products or services — like banking, insurance, lending and payments — […]
Chilean instant payments API startup Fintoc raises $7 million to turn Mexico into its main market
Open banking may be a global trend, but implementation is fragmented. The fintech startups doing the legwork to make it a reality in smaller markets could become M&A […]
Stripe, doubling down on embedded finance, de-couples payments from the rest of its stack
Stripe continues to hold the title of being the biggest financial technology business still in private hands, with a current valuation of about $65 billion and a whopping $1 […]
Dripos raises $11M Series A to replace Square, Toast and 8 other pieces of software
Small coffee shops that relied on foot traffic were thrown for a loop when the global pandemic kept people in their homes. That’s when many coffee shop owners […]
Tesla Model 3 Performance is here. Here are 5 things that make it great, and 3 drawbacks.
Tesla has launched the new Model 3 Performance, the quickest, most powerful Model 3 variant ever.
Texture makes a bid to become the world’s go-to platform of the energy transition
Platform is a word that gets tossed around a lot in technology circles, so much so that it’s often misused. But here’s the basic business school definition: a […]
Robinhood’s new Gold Card, BaaS challenges and the tiny startup that caught Stripe’s eye
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! This week, we’re looking at Robinhood’s new Gold Card, challenges in the BaaS space and how a tiny startup caught Stripe’s […]
Watch: All about Microsoft’s mega AI push after it hired Inflection AI’s co-founders
Microsoft’s latest gambit to snag much of the human talent from Inflection AI is causing waves this week. Redmond has previously invested in the company, but is now […]
VCs double down on fintech Coast, which aims to be the Brex for ‘real-world’ industries
The expense management arena is a crowded one, with well-funded players such as Brex, Ramp and Navan all clamoring for market share. Those companies are generally focused on […]