Fintech startup Plaid has hired former Expedia CFO Eric Hart to serve as its first chief financial officer. When asked if the move meant that …
Nova Credit lands $45M to grow its cross-border and alternative data credit products
Moving from one country to another is difficult in many ways, not the least of which involves starting over financially. Nova Credit, which started out …
Braid shuts down, Stash marches toward an IPO and what happens when a fintech relationship fizzles out
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The …
Armed with $40M in fresh capital, fintech Stash says it’s moving toward an IPO
Stash, an investing app, is taking advantage of a tool that’s been around for some time – a convertible note. The company told TechCrunch exclusively …
Tradeshift co-founder accused of sexual assault by company, allegations he denies
Tradeshift, a late-stage fintech startup that has raised over $1 billion in venture and debt, has dismissed its co-founder Christian Lanng, citing “serious allegations of …
Block acquires music financial services startup Hifi
Block, the Jack Dorsey-founded fintech company previously known as Square, has acquired Hifi, a music-focused fintech startup. Hifi founder and CEO Damian Manning announced the …
Carefull lands $16.5M to shield seniors from financial fraud
Carefull, a fintech platform that aims to help banks protect older customers from fraud, scams and “money mistakes,” today announced that it raised $16.5 million …
Orus offers business insurance products to restaurant owners and other small companies
French startup Orus has raised an $11.6 million Series A funding round (€11 million). The startup offers insurance products specifically designed for small and medium …
Consumer payments startup Braid, backed by Index and Accel, shuts down
Braid, a four-year-old startup that aimed to make shared wallets more mainstream among consumers, has shut down. Founded in January 2019 by Amanda Peyton and …
Here’s how fintech Rainforest, a budding Stripe rival, aims to win over software companies
Rainforest raises $8.5M and PayPal gets hit with a lawsuit. We take a look at this and other hot fintech news from the previous week.