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It looks like everyone and their mother is trying to reinvent the Brazilian banking system. Earlier this year we wrote about Nubank’s $400 million Series G, last month there was the PicPay IPO filing and today, alt.bank, a Brazilian neobank, announced a $5.5 million Series A led by Union Square Ventures (USV). It’s no secret that […]

alt.bank, Brazil’s latest fintech targeting the unbanked, raises $5.5M

This entry was posted in Android Apps brazil Finance Fundings & Exits Mobile payments Startups on May 4, 2021 by Marcella McCarthy

Encrypted chat app Signal is adding payments to the services it provides, a long-expected move and one the company is taking its time on. A U.K.-only beta program will allow users to trade the cryptocurrency MobileCoin quickly, easily, and most importantly, privately. If you’re in the U.K., or have some way to appear to be, […]

Signal tests payments in the UK using MobileCoin

This entry was posted in Mobile payments privacy Startups TC on April 6, 2021 by Devin Coldewey

Signal tests payments in the UK using MobileCoin

This entry was posted in Mobile payments privacy Startups TC on April 6, 2021 by Devin Coldewey

Facebook confirms it’s testing a new QR code feature and payment links for use with Facebook Pay to make it easier for people in the U.S. to send or request money from one another. The QR code feature, similar to Venmo’s QR codes and others, will allow a user to scan a friend’s code with […]

Facebook confirms ‘test’ of Venmo-like QR codes for person-to-person payments ...

This entry was posted in Finance Messenger payments Social and tagged facebook on April 6, 2021 by Sarah Perez

Clubhouse, a one-year-old social audio app reportedly valued at $1 billion, will now allow users to send money to their favorite creators — or speakers — on the platform. In a blog post, the startup announced the new monetization feature, Clubhouse Payments, as the “the first of many features that allow creators to get paid […]

Clubhouse launches payments so creators can make money

This entry was posted in Apps payments Social Startups stripe TC on April 5, 2021 by Natasha Mascarenhas

Let's rewind back through TechCrunch's ironSource coverage during its life as a private company and then examine its financial results.

ironSource is going public via a SPAC and its numbers ...

This entry was posted in Apps payments Social Startups TC Venture Capital on March 22, 2021 by Alex Wilhelm

The shift toward social+ is not going anywhere, and the fintech vertical is no exception. The good news is the social+finance trend is still in its infancy, which means there are opportunities to gain a first-mover advantage by acting now.

Social+ payments: Why fintechs need social features

This entry was posted in Column Finance payments Social TC on March 19, 2021 by Annie Siebert

The last year has been one of financial hardship for billions, and among the specific hardships is the elementary one of paying for utilities, taxes and other government fees — the systems for which are rarely set up for easy or flexible payment. Promise aims to change that by integrating with official payment systems and […]

With $20M A round, Promise brings financial flexibility to outdated ...

This entry was posted in Finance Fundings & Exits Government Mobile payments Startups TC on February 19, 2021 by Devin Coldewey

With $20M A round, Promise brings financial flexibility to outdated ...

This entry was posted in Finance Fundings & Exits Government Mobile payments Startups TC on February 19, 2021 by Devin Coldewey

After spending more than a decade disrupting the neighborhood stores in the U.S. and several other markets, Amazon and Walmart are employing an unusual strategy in India to face off this competitor: Friending them. Walmart and Amazon, both of which face restrictions from New Delhi on what all they could do in India, have partnered […]

From India’s richest man to Amazon and 100s of startups: ...

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alt.bank, Brazil’s latest fintech targeting the unbanked, raises $5.5M

Signal tests payments in the UK using MobileCoin

Signal tests payments in the UK using MobileCoin

With $20M A round, Promise brings financial flexibility to outdated ...

With $20M A round, Promise brings financial flexibility to outdated ...

From India’s richest man to Amazon and 100s of startups: ...