Tag: Fintech

Robinhood, already a ‘comeback’ stock, has even more aggressive plans for 2025

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has a lot to celebrate this holiday season. After a bumpy few years following Robinhood’s 2021 IPO — a...

Bench shuts down, leaving thousands of businesses without access to accounting and tax docs

Bench, a Canada-based accounting startup that offered software-as-a-service for small and medium businesses, has abruptly shut down, according to a notice posted on...

Revenue-based financing startups continue to raise capital in MENA, where the model just works

In an era where it has become tougher to raise venture capital, many companies have turned to non-dilutive, revenue-based financing (RBF) as an...

KPay, a financial management platform for SMEs, raises $55M Series A

Sometimes, the easiest way to find a great idea for a startup is to look beyond the current problem you’re solving for your...

Latin America fintech will be a market to watch in 2025

Heading into 2024, Mike Packer, a partner at fintech-focused QED Investors, predicted we’d hit the bottom for funding to Latin American fintech startups...

Trump’s tariff threats don’t scare this Mexican fintech

Mexico’s economic development — turbocharged by the amount of nearshoring in recent years — has made it fertile ground for startups. But the...