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MoradaUno wants to make it easier to rent apartments in Mexico

Rebecca Szkutak — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Renting in Latin America is restrictive. Most landlords require three months of rent as a deposit and a guarantor that owns property in the same city to co-sign the lease. Santiago Morales, the co-founder and CEO of proptech MoradaUno, said this dynamic makes 40% of prospective renters ineligible. His company wants to get more tenants […]

Alan unveils AI health assistant for its 680K health insurance members

Romain Dillet — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 09:27:54 +0000

Alan wants to build a super app for healthcare, so it's rolling out three new product updates, including an AI chatbot that's vetted by doctors.

Affirm launches in the UK as ‘buy now, pay later’ market faces regulatory overhaul

Paul Sawers — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) giant Affirm is launching in the U.K., its first market outside North America. Affirm’s long-anticipated arrival comes as U.K. lawmakers mull new rules to bring BNPL firms into line with other traditional consumer credit services, though such laws aren’t expected to come into effect until at least 2026 — long […]

Former Caribou founder launches Further, a fintech that’s focused on helping people buy homes

Rebecca Szkutak — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:15:50 +0000

Buying a home has always been complicated. You have to figure out how much money to put down and how that down payment will affect a monthly mortgage bill. Then there are the closing costs and fees. Kevin Bennett launched Further to try to help make the financial process easier to navigate — especially for first-time […]

Kalshi secures tens of millions in loans from VCs, eyes $50M+ round amid election betting boom, source says

Marina Temkin — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:07:55 +0000

Investors are rushing to throw millions at a hot startup called Kalshi as loans or even as unusual we’ll-figure-it-out later cash. Kalshi is an exchange that allows people to bet, as official commodity trading contracts, on the outcomes of cultural events, from election results to how long Taylor Swift’s latest album will top the charts. […]

TechCrunch Disrupt 2024: Day 3

TechCrunch Events — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the third and final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 at Moscone West in San Francisco! The excitement here is still in full swing, and there’s no slowing down. If you thought it was too late to join, think again—there’s still time to register and be part of the action. Today brings some of […]

How Slice entered India’s regulated banking sector

TechCrunch Staff — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:30:00 +0000

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week we’re looking at a company making a rare entrance into India’s significant — but locked-down — banking market and a new lawsuit facing SoLo Funds. If you’d like to receive the Fintech newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday, sign up here! The big story Indian fintech Slice seals bank […]

TechCrunch Disrupt 2024: Day 2

TechCrunch Events — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Day 2 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 has arrived, and the energy from day 1 is still electrifying across San Francisco! We’re only partway through the 250+ speakers, 200+ sessions, and 350+ exhibiting startups at Disrupt. As expected, yesterday saw over 10,000 tech enthusiasts, startup founders, and investors filling Moscone West with energy — we’re not […]

Google and DPI back African fintech Moniepoint in $110M round

Tage Kene-Okafor — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:33:01 +0000

African fintech Moniepoint just closed $110 million in new financing, and it has landed Google’s Africa Investment Fund as a new investor. The Series C round was led by Development Partners International’s African Development Partners (ADP) III fund. Other investors, including African private equity firm Verod Capital and existing investor Lightrock, also participated. Moniepoint, also […]

Visa Everywhere Initiative: The Ultimate Fintech Pitch Competition

Yashad Kulkarni — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 22:50:00 +0000

Fintech startups inspire—Visa enables. Join us at the Visa Emerging Innovators (VEI) program, where we celebrate the next generation of fintech pioneers. This year, we are thrilled to announce that we are doubling the prize to an incredible $100K! Visa has carefully selected five visionary startups from around the world, each poised to pitch their […]

Post-Synapse meltdown, this is the state of the banking-as-a-service industry

Yashad Kulkarni — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 22:20:00 +0000

The bankruptcy of banking-as-a-service (BaaS) fintech Synapse shows just how treacherous things are for the often-interdependent fintech world when one key player hits trouble. Synapse’s problems have hurt and taken down a number of other startups and affected millions of consumers all over the country. Many believe regulatory clarity is needed moving forward. One analyst […]

The global future of remote work, according to three HR startup leaders

Yashad Kulkarni — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:50:00 +0000

Software is eating the world, and companies are hiring global talent more frequently than ever. They want to be able to hire talent in foreign countries and retain employees who want to move abroad. That’s why a new wave of global HR startups are helping companies hire people all around the world with local contracts. […]

Postmates founder Bastian Lehmann is hungry for more with Tiptop, a new fintech startup

Yashad Kulkarni — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:25:00 +0000

After selling Postmates to Uber for $2.65 billion, Bastian Lehmann is back with Tiptop, a startup that wants to unlock the monetary value of things you already own. Tiptop is building an instant trade-in program that is available at checkout. Retailers can integrate Tiptop as a payment option and Tiptop handles everything from quotes to […]

How two neobanks grew during challenging times and the future of online banking

Yashad Kulkarni — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:55:00 +0000

While there have been a number of digital bank shutdowns in recent years, there are some players that are not only doing well, but thriving. Neobanks Dave and Varo Bank each have millions of customers, growing despite a challenging macroeconomic environment and an increasing number of competitors. What are these companies doing to help them […]

Here’s what’s happening on day 1 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

TechCrunch Events — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Welcome to day 1 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2024! We’re beyond excited to have you here with us as we kick off this incredible event. Get ready for three action-packed days of immersive tech experiences! Learn from industry leaders onstage and in hands-on sessions, network with fellow innovators, meet the startups shaping the future of technology, […]

Remote ropes in Carta to simplify equity grants for distributed teams

Romain Dillet — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

A few months after acquiring equity management company Easop, Remote, an HR platform for managing geographically distributed teams, is doubling down on its focus on managing equity compensation with a new product, Remote Equity. Remote already makes it easy for companies to work with talent all around the globe. Companies can hire workers based anywhere […]

Indian fintech Slice seals bank merger

Manish Singh — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 04:00:24 +0000

Indian fintech startup Slice said it has completed its merger with North East Small Finance Bank, marking a rare instance of a startup successfully entering India’s tightly regulated banking sector. The merger, first proposed last year, transforms the Bengaluru-based startup into a banking entity, following months of regulatory scrutiny. Slice, which gained prominence by issuing […]

Get ready! TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 kicks off tomorrow and ticket prices increase

TechCrunch Events — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000

We’re just 24 hours away from one of the most highly anticipated tech events of the year! Excitement is building as we prepare to welcome the global tech community to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024! Brace yourself for a week of vibrant energy lighting up San Francisco! Disrupt 2024 runs from October 28-30, but the excitement will […]

Final Countdown: 2 days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 begins and ticket prices increase

TechCrunch Events — Sat, 26 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000

We are a mere two days away from one of the most anticipated tech events of the year! San Francisco is about to be electrified by the global tech community. Join the crowd at Moscone West from October 28-30 (and all week) as Silicon Valley’s finest come together for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. Only two days […]

Stripe’s biggest acquisition yet, and what’s a16z doing with all of those Nvidia GPUs?

Theresa Loconsolo, Anthony Ha, Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:35:56 +0000

It’s no secret that Stripe has doubled down on its crypto offerings, enabling crypto purchases in the EU back in July and announcing a Pay with Crypto feature earlier this month. This week, the fintech giant made its dedication even clearer with its largest deal to date: its acquisition of stablecoin platform Bridge for an […]