January 5, 2020
2020 will be a challenging year for challenger banks
Over the past year, startup banks have proven that they have a shot at...
December 6, 2019
A look at Latin America’s emerging fintech trends
Because many Latin American gig economy workers don't have access to basic...
November 14, 2019
Eigen nabs $37M to help banks and others parse huge documents using natural language and ‘small data’
One of the bigger trends in enterprise software has been the emergence of...
November 8, 2019
Every startup is a bank–or wants to be
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture...
October 3, 2019
Brex wants to replace startup bank accounts with Brex Cash
Brex announces its newest product, Brex Cash, onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt.
October 1, 2019
Upstart banking company Dave is now worth $1 billion, as Norwest puts in $50 million
Two years after the Los Angeles-based fintech startup Dave launched with a suite...
September 11, 2019
Nigerian online-only bank startup Kuda raises $1.6M
Nigerian fintech startup Kuda — a digital-only retail bank — has...
July 24, 2019
How Axis went from concept to shipping its Gear smart blinds hardware
Axis is selling its first product, the Axis Gear, on Amazon and direct from its...
July 22, 2019
UK challenger bank Atom raises another £50M from BBVA and more, sources say at £530M valuation
Another hopeful among Europe’s so-called challenger banks — startups...
July 16, 2019
Flybits nabs $35M to build consumer recommendation engines for the financial sector
Financial service companies like banks have seen some of their business...