BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Sachin Bansal’s fintech Navi raises first outside capital with $100M Prosus investment
Navi is planning to go public, and this investment is a significant step in their preparation for the IPO.
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WED, 19 AUG 2026
FRI, 14 AUG 2026
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Talks to sell PayPal to Stripe and Advent are heating up
PayPal is in ongoing negotiations for a potential sale to Stripe and Advent, as its new CEO seeks to revitalize the company.
TUE, 21 APR 2026
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Revolut eyes valuation of up to $200B in eventual IPO
Revolut, a major fintech company, obtained a full U.K. banking license in March and was valued at $75 billion in a recent secondary share sale.
SAT, 18 APR 2026
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Once close enough for an acquisition, Stripe and Airwallex are now going after each other
Airwallex and Stripe, historically operating in separate regions and targeting distinct customers, are now beginning to overlap in their markets and offerings.
TUE, 10 MAR 2026
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Uzbekistan’s Uzum valuation leaps over 50% in seven months to $2.3B
Uzum has expanded its e-commerce and fintech ecosystem across Uzbekistan, reaching 20 million users and processing $11 billion in payments.
FRI, 27 FEB 2026
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Plaid valued at $8B in employee share sale
Plaid's valuation has increased by 31% from its previous valuation of $6.1 billion in April.
SAT, 07 FEB 2026
CULTURE & MEDIAtechcrunch.com
‘Industry’ season 4 captures tech fraud better than any show on TV right now
The latest season of Industry explores the dynamics of money and power from the perspective of a fintech baron.
TUE, 03 FEB 2026
POLICY & REGULATIONtechcrunch.com
Fintech CEO and Forbes 30 Under 30 alum has been charged for alleged fraud
The startup CEO intends to publicly respond to the charges against her sometime this week.
THU, 29 JAN 2026
SECURITY & PRIVACYtechcrunch.com
Fintech firm Marquis blames hack at firewall provider SonicWall for its data breach
The fintech giant intends to recover expenses from SonicWall following a 2025 data breach that exposed customer firewall configurations.
MON, 05 JAN 2026
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Flutterwave buys Nigeria’s Mono in rare African fintech exit
Flutterwave, Africa's largest fintech company, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal valued between $25 million and $40 million, merging two leading fintech infrastructure companies.
MON, 17 NOV 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Danish startup FlatPay joins the club of European fintech unicorns to track
Flatpay aims to compete with larger companies by offering small merchants a flat transaction rate for its card terminals and point-of-sales systems.
WED, 29 OCT 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Flipkart’s Super.money teams up with Kotak811 to make India’s free UPI payments pay
The partnership plans to distribute approximately 2 million credit cards backed by fixed deposits within the next year.
FRI, 10 OCT 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Flipkart’s Super.money quietly partners with troubled Juspay as it expands its reach
Super.money, Flipkart's fintech division, aims to raise new funding at a $1 billion valuation, following a $50 million investment from Flipkart.
WED, 01 OCT 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Better Tomorrow Ventures closes $140M, remains bullish on fintech
The firm's third fund, raised six years after its inception, is almost as large as its previous fund from the fintech boom in early 2022.
MON, 29 SEPT 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Frank founder Charlie Javice sentenced to 7 years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase acquired fintech startup Frank for $175 million in 2021 but later accused it of misrepresenting its customer base.
MON, 22 SEPT 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Powered by India’s small businesses, UK fintech Tide becomes a TPG-backed unicorn
Tide supports over 1.6 million micro and small enterprises worldwide, with a significant presence in India, where more than half of its clientele is located.
FRI, 19 SEPT 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Indian fintech Jar turns profitable by enabling millions to save in gold
Jar has achieved post-tax profitability for the last two consecutive quarters.
TUE, 16 SEPT 2025
AI & MLtechcrunch.com
Y Combinator-backed Rulebase wants to be the AI coworker for fintech
Y Combinator-alum Rulebase is focusing on automating the less glamorous tasks in financial services, anticipating these to be the next wave of innovation.
THU, 04 SEPT 2025
CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTUREtechcrunch.com
Stripe enlists a who’s who, including Anthropic, OpenAI, and Paradigm, to build a new blockchain
Stripe is backing the development of a new blockchain, Tempo, aimed at accelerating stablecoin transactions, with support from numerous prominent entities.
THU, 28 AUG 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
With India’s corporate banking lagging decades behind consumer fintech, TransBnk raises $25M to bridge the gap
TransBnk secured $25 million in funding from Bessemer Venture Partners to advance the digitization of corporate banking in India.
TUE, 05 AUG 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA
Parthi Duraisamy faced challenges with American Express card acceptance in the Middle East, leading to personal expense coverage and extensive reporting during his time as a consultant at McKinsey's Dubai office.
WED, 23 JUL 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
PayPal taps wallets from China and India to make cross-border payments easier for 2 billion people
PayPal is collaborating with international fintech firms to enable users to make cross-border payments to various digital wallet systems.
WED, 09 JUL 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Neobank Revolut seeks $65B valuation, a year after its $45B deal
Revolut, a UK-based fintech company, is seeking to raise $1 billion in a new funding round, potentially valuing the company at $65 billion, with Greenoaks leading the investment.
THU, 03 JUL 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Stripe’s first employee, the founder of fintech Increase, sort of bought a bank
Darragh Buckley's ambitions to "own" a bank have made competitors uneasy, prompting attempts to thwart his efforts.
MON, 30 JUN 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Fintech Bolt progresses its turnaround by landing Klarna as a partner
Klarna and Bolt have partnered to integrate Klarna's payment options, including buy-now-pay-later, into Bolt's checkout system for physical stores.
MON, 23 JUN 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
SMB-focused Finom closes €115M as European fintech heats up
Finom, an Amsterdam-based challenger bank for small and medium-sized businesses, doubled its revenue in 2024 and secured €115 million in a Series C funding round.
SUN, 15 JUN 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Alexa von Tobel has high hopes for ‘fintech 3.0’
Alexa von Tobel sold Learnvest to Northwestern Mutual for $250 million, became their chief digital and innovation officer, and later co-founded Inspired Capital with Penny Pritzker.
THU, 05 JUN 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Profitable African fintech PalmPay is in talks to raise as much as $100M
PalmPay, an African fintech company, is negotiating a Series B funding round of $50 to $100 million, following its 2021 valuation as one of Africa's top startups.
TUE, 03 JUN 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Irish fintech NomuPay lands $40M at a $290M valuation from SoftBank
NomuPay, an Irish fintech startup, raised $40 million in a Series C round from SB Payment Service to enhance cross-border payment solutions, valuing the company at $290 million.
TUE, 20 MAY 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Monzo’s pivot from cool to corporate: ‘freshness is not about gimmicks’
Monzo, known for its neon cards and millennial appeal, is transitioning from a trendy fintech to a mature, sustainable financial institution.
THU, 15 MAY 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Acorns acquires family wealth and digital memory platform EarlyBird
Acorns has acquired EarlyBird, an investment gifting platform, leading to EarlyBird's shutdown and the return of customer funds by June 23.
MON, 12 MAY 2025
POLICY & REGULATIONtechcrunch.com
Congressman is investigating fintech Ramp’s attempt to win $25M federal contract
Rep. Gerald Connolly is investigating if startup Ramp is getting preferential treatment for a $25 million government contract, requesting information from the GSA Acting Administrator.
THU, 08 MAY 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Ex-Synapse CEO reportedly trying to raise $100M for his new humanoid robotics venture
Sankaet Pathak's previous fintech startup, Synapse, went bankrupt in 2024 due to issues with Evolve Bank & Trust, leaving millions in consumer deposits unaccounted for, but Pathak is reportedly pursuing new ventures.
TUE, 06 MAY 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Employer.com scoops up another fintech in purchase of MainStreet.com
Employer.com has acquired fintech startup MainStreet.com to merge their capabilities and create a unified platform for simplifying business back office solutions.
THU, 01 MAY 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Fintech Bench conducts layoff while others still work month-to-month
Bench, an accounting and tax startup acquired in a fire sale last December, has confirmed significant layoffs, affecting dozens of employees.
MON, 28 APR 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
UK fintech Sprive closes $7.3M round to facilitate mortgage overpayments
The Sprive fintech app offers a solution to the challenge of paying off mortgages early by addressing both technological and financial barriers, despite lenders' discouragement and penalties for overpayment.
WED, 16 APR 2025
POLICY & REGULATIONtechcrunch.com
Rippling wants UK fintech Revolut to reveal who paid off Deel’s alleged “spy”
Revolut, a major U.K. fintech company, is now involved in the legal conflict between Rippling and Deel, with allegations of espionage by Rippling employee Keith O'Brien.
SUN, 13 APR 2025
CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTUREtechcrunch.com
Jim Zemlin on taking a ‘portfolio approach’ to Linux Foundation projects
The Linux Foundation has evolved from managing the Linux kernel to overseeing numerous open source projects across diverse technology sectors.
THU, 10 APR 2025
POLICY & REGULATIONtechcrunch.com
Fintech founder charged with fraud after ‘AI’ shopping app found to be powered by humans in the Philippines
Albert Saniger, founder of AI shopping app Nate, was charged with defrauding investors after raising over $50 million since 2018.
THU, 03 APR 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Y Combinator neobank Djamo raises $17M with 1M users across Francophone Africa
Djamo, a Y Combinator-backed fintech, targets underbanked populations in Francophone West Africa, specifically Ivory Coast and Senegal, serving over one million customers.
MON, 24 MAR 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Ex-Network International execs raise $6M for Enza, an African fintech serving banks
Network International, a leading payment processor in the Middle East and Africa, faces potential disruption from agile startups like Enza due to slower innovation.
TUE, 04 MAR 2025
POLICY & REGULATIONtechcrunch.com
Aspiration co-founder and board member defrauded investors of $145M, prosecutors say
The fintech startup has faced federal scrutiny due to its questionable financial and carbon accounting practices over several years.
THU, 20 FEB 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Tether backs stablecoin liquidity provider Mansa in $10M seed round
Dubai-based startup Mansa offers a revolving line of credit in stablecoins, enabling instant transaction settlements for payment companies, primarily in Africa.
TUE, 11 FEB 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
QED leads $11M investment in Nigerian fintech Raenest
Africa's growing tech ecosystem is providing remote job opportunities with global firms, but payment challenges persist due to currency and processing issues.
MON, 03 FEB 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Stripe brings aboard new head of ‘startup and VC partnerships’
Asya Bradley, a former fintech founder and investor, has been appointed as Stripe's head of Startup & Venture Capital Partnerships, joining the company in November.
THU, 30 JAN 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
European embedded banking startup Swan adds another $44 million to its Series B
French startup Swan has secured an additional €42 million in funding, completing its Series B round to enhance its financial product offerings.
WED, 22 JAN 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Indian fintech Jar turns cash flow positive
Indian fintech startup Jar, backed by Tiger Global, has become cash flow positive while achieving over tenfold growth last year.
WED, 15 JAN 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Nelly raises $51 million to digitalize medical practices across Europe
Nelly, a Berlin-based fintech startup, aims to dominate the healthcare industry by enhancing administrative workflows, already collaborating with over 1,200 medical practices and securing €50 million in funding for expansion.
MON, 13 JAN 2025
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Float Financial, which aims to be the Brex of Canada, lands US$48.5M Series B
Float Financial, a Toronto-based fintech startup, raised $48.5 million in Series B funding to enhance expense management and corporate card solutions for Canadian SMBs.
SUN, 29 DEC 2024
BUSINESS & FUNDINGtechcrunch.com
Africa’s newest fintech unicorns are winning by keeping their feet on the ground
South Africa's TymeBank and Nigeria's Moniepoint have become unicorns, showcasing the success of disruptive fintech models in Africa's tech ecosystem.
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