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Inside Rent Butter: Why credit scores shouldn’t tell the whole story



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Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. As we head into a long holiday weekend here in the U.S., we look at — among other things — a surprising tie-up between Amazon and Shopify, Klarna’s Q2 results, and a startup out to make the rental application process more equitable and not so reliant on a credit score. On another note, if you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up!
Credit score, schmedit score
We here at TechCrunch have long been vocal about our distaste for the credit score system in the U.S. We feel like it doesn’t give a big or accurate enough picture of a person’s financial health. That’s why a startup called …

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