Today Coinbase, an American cryptocurrency trading platform and software company, said that it will begin to trade via a direct listing on April 14th. In a separate release the company […]
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Back to news homeFintech companies must balance the pursuit of profit against ethical data usage
Richard Steggall Contributor Australia native Richard Steggall is the CEO of Urban FT, a New York-based fintech company. He has more than two decades of experience in fintech, capital growth, […]
OptioLend launches new marketplace to become ‘the LendingTree of commercial real estate’
The commercial real estate industry is facing its share of challenges, considering the fact that so many people are working from home (and not in offices) and retail is riding […]
Berlin’s Remagine secures $24M to finance high-growth and impact-led startups
Remagine, a financing platform offering banking services to high-growth companies with an ‘impact’ twist, has raised €20 million ($24M) in a Seed funding round. The Berlin-based startup has been operating […]
CVS becomes first national retailer to offer support for PayPal and Venmo QR codes at checkout
PayPal announced this morning that its customers can now use either PayPal or Venmo QR codes when checking out at over 8,200 CVS retail stores across the U.S. This is […]
Extra Crunch roundup: Inside DoorDash’s IPO, first-person founder stories, the latest in fintech VC and more
One of my favorite series of Monty Python sketches is built around the concept of surprise: Chapman: I didn’t expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition. [JARRING CHORD] [Three cardinals burst in] […]
Extra Crunch roundup: B2B marketplaces, edtech M&A, breaking into the $1M ARR club
I’ve worked at TechCrunch for a little over a year, but this was one of the hardest weeks on the job so far. Like many people, I’ve been distracted in […]
Is fintech’s Series A market hot, or just overhyped?
Ryan Falvey Contributor More posts by this contributor Fintech’s $138 billion opportunity Theo Katsoulis Contributor According to industry reports, venture capital deal-making has notably rebounded since dropping off briefly in […]