Category: FinTech News
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Private P2P Payment App Mezu Announces Impending Shut Down
Recently it seems as though the FinTech industry has been on a bit of a hot streak. Between major acquisitions and impressive funding rounds, there's been plenty of good news to go around for startups in the space. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case across the board as there have been some casualties. The latest example of this is the Cleveland-based peer to peer payment app Mezu. Over the weekend,...
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Lemonade Expands into Pet Insurance Market
In recent years, the insurtech company Lemonade has made a splash while helping to popularize renters insurance policies in America. Now the company has branched out into another under-utilized policy option: pet health insurance. Speaking to TechCrunch, Lemonade CEO Daniel Schreiber explained that 70% of their current renters/homeowners insurance policyholders have pets. Despite this, the vast majority of American pet owners don't have pet insurance, with only as much as...
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Robinhood Adds to Latest Funding Round for $600 Million Total
The popular trading app Robinhood has just announced that it's raised even more money. As TechCrunch reports, the FinTech has more than doubled its previously declared $280 million Series F by raising another $320 million. Following this round, the investment platform is now valued at $8.6 billion. For the record, the additional funds were raised at the same valuation as the rest of the round, although the extra cash has...
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SoFi Re-Applies for a National Bank Charter
SoFi — short for "Social Finance" — is ready to become a bank. This week, the FinTech filed for a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). In their application, SoFi says having its own bank charter would help lower their funding costs by simplifying their business model. That said, some restructuring may be in order due to SoftBank's large investment in the FinTech....
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FinTech nCino Plans Initial Public Offering
It looks as though another FinTech initial public offering could soon be upon us. This week, nCino announced plans to go public. As TechCrunch reports, the firm is currently eying a share price between $22 to $24. With nCino planning to issue 7.625 million shares, the IPO could raise as much as $183 million and put the company's value somewhere in the neighborhood of $2 billion. The stock is set...
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Chainalysis Announces Expansion of Series B to $49 Million
The blockchain analysis company cleverly named Chainalysis has just upped its latest funding effort. Originally announced last year as a $36 million round with participation from Accel, Benchmark, MUFG, and Sozo Ventures, Chainalysis has now expanded the Series B by $13 million. The additional investments come from Ribbit Capital and Sound Ventures. As part of the deal, Ribbit Capital General Partner (and former Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the...
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