But the company’s debut is not burning up the stock charts. What happened? Alex Wilhelm 7 hours Robinhood priced at $38 per share this week, opened flat and closed its […]
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Bikram Singh Contributor Bikram Singh is the CEO and co-founder of EZOPS. He has built and managed operational services and technology solutions for banks, hedge funds, asset managers, fund administrators […]
Checkout is the key to frictionless B2B e-commerce
Andrew Steele Contributor Andrew Steele is an investor at Activant Capital. He focuses on fintech and e-commerce infrastructure and is based in New York. The COVID-19 pandemic cemented e-commerce into […]
Revolut’s 2020 financial performance explains its big new $33B valuation
News broke this morning that Revolut, a U.K.-based consumer fintech player, raised a Series E round of funding worth $800 million at a valuation of $33 billion. Those figures are […]
Maybe neobanks will break even after all
The Exchange is back after its brief hiatus. Anna and I have some really neat stuff planned, so stick with us every morning this week. — Alex Building a consumer-facing […]
The Nubank EC-1
Brazil is a country riven with economic contradictions. It has one of the largest and most profitable banking industries in Latin America, and is among the world’s most developed financial […]
Insurtech is hot on both sides of the Atlantic
The U.S. insurance technology market is hot, and has been for years now. Back in early 2020, to pick an example, TechCrunch reported on a wave of funding events among […]
Embedded finance will help fill the life insurance coverage gap
Melbourne O’Banion Contributor Melbourne O’Banion is co-founder and CEO of digital life insurance company Bestow. An estimated 41 million Americans say they need life insurance but have yet to purchase […]
Why did Bill.com pay $2.5B for Divvy?
As expected, Bill.com is buying Divvy, the Utah-based corporate spend management startup that competes with Brex, Ramp and Airbase. The total purchase price of around $2.5 billion is substantially above the […]
Will fintech unicorn Flywire’s proposed IPO reach escape velocity?
It’s a win for Boston, but a question mark for fintech exits more broadly Alex Wilhelm 7 hours It’s a big morning for fintech startups today: Flywire, a Boston-based magnet […]