It’s been more than a decade since the boom of neo and challenger banks stepping into the market to fill the biggest service gaps left by FI giants. Generally considered more nimble and digital-friendly than legacy banks, challengers have injected a much-needed dose of technological...
For platforms offering a variety of services — courting sticky relationships with their end users — the holy grail is the super app. It’s a way to build an ecosystem, a conduit to daily interactions that run the gamut from travel to healthcare to banking....
Current announced that it has closed a $20 million Series B round, bringing its fundraising total to $45 million. The round was led by first-time investor Wellington Management Company, as well as Galaxy Digital EOS VC Fund. CMFG Ventures, the venture capital arm of CUNA...
FinTech startup Open is partnering with global payments tech leader Visa to offer better banking options for SMEs in India. The collaboration gives Open the power to co-create new products with Visa, like real-time payments and business credit cards for startups, the companies announced in...
May 09, 2022
The Bank of Mom & Dad (BOMD) isn’t just a sitcom line. One analysis found that parents lent their kids a collective $47 billion in 2019, mostly in the form of down payments on first homes. What if those first-time homebuyers had become financial ninjas at 15? They might not have needed that humbling BOMD […]
September 10, 2020
For platforms offering a variety of services — courting sticky relationships with their end users — the holy grail is the super app. It’s a way to build an ecosystem,...
October 25, 2019
Current announced that it has closed a $20 million Series B round, bringing its fundraising total to $45 million. The round was led by first-time investor Wellington Management Company, as well as Galaxy Digital EOS VC Fund. CMFG Ventures, the venture capital arm of CUNA Mutual Group, also participated, along with previous investors QED Investors, […]
July 30, 2019
FinTech startup Open is partnering with global payments tech leader Visa to offer better banking options for SMEs in India. The collaboration gives Open the power to co-create new products...
