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Back to news homeAs fintech valuations fall, even Stripe isn’t immune to a changing market
Perhaps in the future, unicorns will go public while going public is possible Alex Wilhelm 8 hours Fintech startups are taking the downturn harder than most other sectors, data indicates. […]
For remittances, crypto is still a problem looking for a solution
It is no secret that Andreessen Horowitz is bullish about crypto: Not only does the firm boast that it started to invest in the space a decade ago, but it […]
Stripe and Plaid suit up for battle
Recent product news from Stripe and Plaid indicate the two private companies are gunning for one another as the market for B2B financial technology matures, expands and individual players increasingly […]
As FTX’s CEO eyes Robinhood, will we see crypto exchanges move into equities trading?
Because no one parties harder than I do, I spent a portion of my week reading through Coinbase’s investor call after its earnings report. The U.S. crypto exchange pulls in […]
Will the corporate venture boom lead to an M&A frenzy?
As startups look for corporate suitors, we predict a record 3,000 M&As in Q2 Alex Wilhelm Anna Heim 8 hours The startup exit market has seen better days. Heck, the […]
Affirm’s CTO talks transparency and the tech that makes BNPL possible
BNPL is not a new concept; it’s just taken off in recent years and become far more mainstream. Buy now, pay later lets people do exactly what its name suggests […]
Fraud as a service: Scammers are using encrypted messaging to undercut BNPL revenue
Brittany Allen Contributor As Sift’s Trust and Safety Architect, Brittany Allen has more than a decade of experience combating e-commerce marketplace fraud at companies such as Etsy, Airbnb, 1stDibs and […]
What Glossier got wrong
Evan J. Zimmerman Contributor Evan J. Zimmerman is the founder and CEO of Drift, a genomics software company, and chairman of Jovono, a venture capital firm. More posts by this […]
These Y Combinator-backed startups want to build the next Brex
Unsurprisingly, fintech startups were well-represented in Y Combinator’s W22 batch, with 35 international companies participating and 25 more tagged as crypto-focused. One trend that caught our eye was that at […]