Fintech

Chainalysis permanently parts ways with its founding CEO

Michael Gronager, the co-founder of Chainalysis, has agreed to leave the company permanently, two months after taking a temporary personal leave of absence. Chainalysis, a buzzy 10-year-old, New York-based blockchain data platform, will now be led by co-founder Jonathan Levin, he told TechCrunch, explaining that on Tuesday, its board of directors gave him Gronager’s job.

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The race is on to make AI agents do your online shopping for you

Millions of Americans will pop open their laptops to buy gifts this holiday season, but tech companies are racing to turn the job of online shopping over to AI agents instead. Perplexity recently released an AI shopping agent for its paying customers in the United States. It’s supposed to navigate retail websites for you, find

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HUB2 banks $8.5M to become the ‘Stripe for Francophone Africa’

A fintech from Ivory Coast — part of one of the most economically challenged and financially fragmented regions in the world — has raised funding for an ambitious goal: to become the ‘Stripe for Francophone Africa’. HUB2, as the startup is called, already works with some 55 neobanks, payment companies, remittance companies and cryptocurrency providers,

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Financial inclusion drives African fintech M-KOPA to $400M in ARR

An African fintech that has grown on the strength of a 30,000-strong team of direct salespeople is moving into profit country by sub-Saharan country. Now, M-KOPA, the pay-as-you-go asset financing platform serving 5 million underbanked Africans, is racing toward a major milestone: surpassing an annual revenue rate of $400 million by year-end. The London-headquartered fintech

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This Mexican fintech isn’t too worried about Trump’s tariff threats

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re taking a look at: If you’d like to receive the Fintech newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday, sign up here! The big story Trump’s tariff threats don’t scare this Mexican fintech Mexico’s economic development has made it a fertile ground for startups. But the trend is under threat

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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 trend is under threat if President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his idea of taking a harder line on trade with Mexico.  Jaime Tabachnik, co-founder and CEO of Mexican trucking finance startup

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Revolut to launch mortgages, smart ATMs and business credit products

Revolut, the London-based fintech unicorn, shared a few items on the company’s 2025 roadmap at a corporate event in London on Friday. One of its main focuses for next year will be the introduction of an AI-enabled assistant to help its 50 million customers navigate the financial app, manage their money, and customize the software.

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