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On-Demand Employee Pay Platform Rain Raises $66 Million
A startup that helps employees access their earned wages more quickly and easily has just raised some major funds of its own. This week, Rain announced that it has raised $66 million in equity. The Series A was led by QED Investors and Invus Opportunities, while WndrCo, Tribe Capital, and Dreamers VC also participated. In addition to the equity round, Rain raised an additional $50 million via debt facility, arranged...
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TTV Capital Closes Fund VI for Early-Stage FinTech Investments
A major venture capital firm has announced the closure of its latest fund, which will invest in a number of growing FinTech startups. This week, TTV Capital announced the closure of its sixth fund (Fund VI), with a total of $250 million. Capital in this fund was contributed by both new and existing partners, including institutional and strategic investors. According to the firm, initial plans called for the fund to...
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Nitra Latest FinTech to Join Visa's Fast Track Program
A spending insights platform built for healthcare professionals is getting a big boost by joining up with a major card company. This week, Nitra announced that it was the latest startup to join Visa's Fast Track program. As a result, the company will now have access to Visa's global payment network, VisaNet Nitra is a FinTech offering spending management tools for private practice physicians. With the platform, clients can issue...
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Stripe Raises $6.5 Billion, Now Valued at $50 Billion
FinTech giant Stripe has just closed a massive funding round, but is once again cutting its valuation. The online payments company has announced that it's just raised $6.5 billion. The Series I included participation from returning investors Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, MSD Partners, and Thrive Capital, while new investors GIC, Goldman Sachs Asset and Wealth Management, and Temasek also joined. Goldman Sachs served as sole placement...
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Money at 30: Why Does Decluttering Feel Like Saving Money?
A few weeks ago, I shared that I was going on a bit of a subscription cancelation binge — and, let me tell you, I've been on a high ever since. In fact, after slashing those costs and racking up savings, I was inspired to keep the good times rolling... except how? Well, after sitting with this feeling, I realized that what I really wanted to do was engage in...
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Credit Card Debt Increased by $180.3 Billion in 2022
After a year in 2021 that saw credit card debt declining during all four quarters, 2022 officially saw debt steadily increasing. According to new figures from WalletHub, consumer credit card debt increased by $85.8 billion during the fourth quarter of 2022. This marks the largest quarterly increase on record. It also brings 2022's total to $180.3 billion in credit card debt added. As WalletHub notes, the Q4 2022 increase was 1.8...
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