It’s a fintech example of everything old becoming new again. The QR code will reign as one of this year’s top ten fintech trends.
Feb 02, 2021
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Divvy’s business model is aimed at boosting homeownership: it purchases the home, rents it back to the borrower for up to three years while they build their equity, credit, and savings.
Feb 02, 2021
Virtual mortgage servicer Valon (formerly known as Peach Street) announced on Tuesday it picked up $50 million in a Series A funding round spearheaded by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
Feb 02, 2021
Fintech Narmi, which builds digital banking solutions, has closed a $20.4 million Series A funding round led by venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates, with participation from investors including executives from Plaid, Brex and Expanse.
Feb 02, 2021
As a managing partner at Flourish Ventures, a $500 million global venture fund that was launched in 2019 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, Emmalyn Shaw is an experienced tech investor. Flourish Ventures plans to invest in companies that leverage technology to advance financial health and economic resilience. As a co-manager, she leads the U.S. investment […]
Feb 01, 2021
Insurtech Metromile announced that Uber’s former senior vice president of global operations Ryan Graves plans to make a $50 million investment in the company both personally and through his investment firm Saltwater.
Feb 01, 2021
A number of fintechs were launched in 2020 to work with freelance or gig workers as many people have sought more flexible working environments during the coronavirus pandemic. Freelance workers must contend with building and promoting their business while also dealing with paying their employees, invoicing clients, saving money for expenses and paying taxes. The […]
Feb 01, 2021
Although what fintech trends come to fruition in 2021 are yet to be seen, FICO Vice President Tim VanTassel said he thinks that markets are running off a sugar high because of the stimulus flowing through the economy.
Jan 30, 2021
The top cops in two of the country’s biggest states are turning up the legal heat on Robinhood and other wealthtech platforms in the wake of the GameStop stock debacle, with one of them saying the situation “stinks of corruption.” In a brief statement issued Jan. 28, New York Attorney General Letitia James said she […]
Jan 29, 2021
Plaid’s central role as a financial services utility gives it a lot of options, and investors are likely to jump at the prospect of new funding rounds.
Jan 29, 2021