Trends in fintech are ever-evolving. The year 2023 will be no different regarding the software and programs used and being developed to deliver financial services. Since the COVID-19 pandemic and its continuing effects globally on financial processes, companies, both established and new, have worked to find solutions to pressing fintech industry challenges. But first … […]
One of the hottest areas of fintech today is anti-fraud. It has never been more challenging to stop fraudsters and for most fintechs this is not a core competency. Thankfully, new companies are arriving on the scene with deep experience to help fintechs combat the increasing fraud threats. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One […]
Rujul Zaparde of Zip On today’s episode, I’m joined by Rujul Zaparde, Co-Founder & CEO of Zip. Rujul and I talked about the frustrations he and his co-founder encountered, which led to the idea behind Zip, the importance of a consumer-grade solution, the growth trajectory Zip is currently on, raising capital, Roger Federer, and much, […]
Open Finance has come a long way in Latin America, with many of its major fintech ecosystems benefitting from the novel framework. In Colombia, however, it is still a new concept. But the country is catching up with a series of regulatory initiatives. The third-largest fintech sector in the region, the South American country, is […]
The following is a guest post by Jonathan Polk, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Melio. Startups bringing innovative products to market face a daunting array of challenges. They need to find a viable solution to a real-world problem, raise funding, and gather the team necessary to build, market and deploy the product in […]
After a brief interim response to ongoing issues in the banking crisis, regulators have embarked again on their campaign against crypto. This time, their target is Coinbase. On Wednesday, March 22, the CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, took to Twitter to announce the company had received a “Wells Notice.” The warning of potential legal action […]
Creditas, one of Brazil’s largest lending unicorn companies, posted a net loss of 209 million reais ($40 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022. The result marks an improvement over a 363 million reais loss in the year-ago quarter, as the company gradually works toward breakeven. The company is one of the most prominent digital […]
Join us for our live weekly news roundup show with hosts Todd Anderson and Peter Renton, with special guest Stephany Kirkpatrick of Orum. This fast-paced show features the content leaders of Fintech Nexus discussing the biggest fintech news stories of the past week. The show kicks off at 5 p.m. EST. Fintech Nexus Staff This […]
Six months after announcing the beginning of its operations and raising $1.2 million, Brazilian fintech Barte — which works with B2B payments — plans to leverage its projects to the next level with new funding. The fintech recently raised $3 million in a seed round led by funds NXTP and Force Over Mass. Global Founders […]
In a sector in trouble following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Latin American fintech companies continue to draw in new early-stage funding deals. Mexican startup Cometa raised $5 million this month in a seed round. The fintech caters financial technology services to a particular clientele: Mexican private schools. The startup closed an investment round […]