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Postmates founder Bastian Lehmann is hungry for more with Tiptop, a new fintech startup

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After selling Postmates to Uber for $2.65 billion, Bastian Lehmann is back with Tiptop, a startup that wants to unlock the monetary value of things you already own. Tiptop is building an instant trade-in program that is available at checkout. Retailers can integrate Tiptop as a payment option and Tiptop handles everything from quotes to […]

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How two neobanks grew during challenging times and the future of online banking

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While there have been a number of digital bank shutdowns in recent years, there are some players that are not only doing well, but thriving. Neobanks Dave and Varo Bank each have millions of customers, growing despite a challenging macroeconomic environment and an increasing number of competitors. What are these companies doing to help them

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Remote ropes in Carta to simplify equity grants for distributed teams

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A few months after acquiring equity management company Easop, Remote, an HR platform for managing geographically distributed teams, is doubling down on its focus on managing equity compensation with a new product, Remote Equity. Remote already makes it easy for companies to work with talent all around the globe. Companies can hire workers based anywhere

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Indian fintech Slice seals bank merger

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Indian fintech startup Slice has completed its merger with North East Small Finance Bank, marking a rare instance of a startup successfully entering India’s tightly regulated banking sector. The merger, first proposed last year, transforms the Bengaluru-based startup into a banking entity, following months of regulatory scrutiny that has reshaped India’s fintech landscape. Slice, which

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Finix raises $75 million to take on Stripe as a payment processor

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Finix has been slowly chipping away at Stripe – which handles payments with millions of businesses – for years now. But after previously helping companies set up internal payment systems of their own, the startup officially became a payment processor in 2023, just like Stripe. Now, Finix is geaingr up for its biggest push against

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Cash collection startup Upflow also wants to handle B2B payments

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Upflow, a French startup we’ve been covering for quite a while, originally focused on managing outstanding invoices. The company is now announcing a shift in its strategy to become a B2B payment platform with its own payment gateway to complement its accounts receivable automation solution. Like many software-as-a-service products, Upflow started by building a central

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India’s Paytm wins approval to resume payments growth

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Paytm, a leading Indian financial services firm, has received regulatory approval to resume adding new UPI payments users, following an eight-month restriction on many of its operations. UPI, which processes over 15 billion monthly transactions, dominates India’s online payments. Walmart-owned PhonePe and Google Pay process about 87% of UPI transactions, whereas Paytm’s market share has

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