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Back to news home8 fintech investors discuss the shifting investing landscape and how to pitch them in Q3 2022
Last year, more than 20% of venture dollars went into fintech startups globally, according to CB Insights. Equally notable:One-third of all unicorns created in 2021 were fintech companies. This year, […]
Looks like (some) neobanks will be OK after all
The fintech funding boom of the past several years saw huge amounts of capital flowing into so-called neobanks, digital financial companies offering banking services to markets general and niche. The overarching […]
Once a key driver of global venture activity, fintech investment slows around the world
As venture capital grew around the world, tracking the fintech market was a fine way to understand the general health of the VC world; when venture was getting bigger, so […]
Why a crypto exchange might want to buy Robinhood
Selling your company — or not selling your company — is a complicated decision. Price, timing, pride, and a host of other factors play into the decision. Hell, you might […]
What’s a fintech even worth these days?
It’s not news that times have changed in the world of fintech. After financial technology startups saw their fortunes rise during the venture capital boom that loosely wrapped as 2021 […]
Selling to startups is not the same as selling to SMBs
Should you sell one big contract to a single customer or lots of smaller contracts to many customers? It’s easy to make an argument for either. Selling to a single, […]
Klarna’s potential valuation cut to $15B appears sufficiently steep
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Klarna, a European buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) provider, is considering raising capital at a valuation of around $15 billion. The new figure is both a […]
Brex leaving adrift some SMB customers roils corporate spend market
Brex’s decision to largely exit the SMB market has caught its customers, market observers and even its competitors by surprise. And while the affected customers scramble to move their assets […]
Apple enters the BNPL market as regulation, competition intensify
During its WWDC keynote, Apple announced a bevy of changes and updates to its hardware and software. In the mix were anticipated improvements to its various operating systems and computers […]