Ian Sherman Contributor Ian Sherman advises PE/VC-backed portfolio companies at Sagard on growth marketing. He has a prior executive track record of driving profitable, eight-figure revenue expansion for consumer brands. […]
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Back to news homeNeobanks should take heart from Monzo’s performance in 2022
UK-based neobank Monzo has had quite the bittersweet year. The company’s full-year financial results for 2022 paint a picture of a business that’s growing rapidly, though at the cost of […]
Klarna’s Q1 results show that the fintech unicorn’s turnaround is in full swing
Last year wasn’t an easy one for European fintech giant Klarna. The company saw its valuation being truncated in an $800 million funding round, and coverage of its 2022 results […]
Starling’s results are more proof that high interest rates could be a boon for fintech
Earlier this month, we noticed that several popular American fintech companies were seeing rapid revenue growth thanks to high interest rates. Basically, interest-driven revenue was helping offset declines in consumer […]
Despite messy IPOs, there’s good reason to be optimistic about insurtech startups
It wasn’t a surprise to learn that former scooter unicorn Bird is pursuing a reverse stock split. The company isn’t treading new ground here — it isn’t the only tech […]
Will software for CFOs create a bright spot in a battered fintech market?
The comedown from the venture capital boom of 2021 has shaken up much of the startup world, but the dearth of capital has shown up sharply in one particular niche: […]
For fintechs in 2022, the bigger the exit, the larger the decline in value
While the public market correction has been widespread, tech and fintech stocks have seen the largest declines, according to a recent report. Specifically, the Fintech Index — which tracks the […]
Fintech predictions and opportunities for 2023
Victoria Treyger Contributor It’s been quite an eventful year. Fintech has fallen a long way from the highs of 2021, and while 2022 was largely about the reset of the […]
Why GGV Capital’s Hans Tung is OK with 2023 being ‘the year of down rounds’
With over $9 billion in assets under management, GGV Capital is one of venture capital’s largest and most prominent players. The 22-year-old firm invests in startups from seed to growth […]
A quick checkup on consumer fintech activity ahead of Q3 data
Heading into the final days of the third quarter, I am looking forward to more than just a new sheaf of data concerning venture capital flows around the world. When […]