Category: Technology
India’s central bank extends some Paytm Payments Bank restrictions deadline to March 15
India’s central bank extended the deadline for some of the business restrictions it’s imposing on Paytm’s Payments Bank to March 15 from February 29, giving [more…]
Cash App takes on Apple with a 4.5% APY for savings accounts (with direct deposit)
Apple’s recent move to boost the interest rate for its Apple Card Savings Account to 4.5% is now prompting a competitor to do the same. [more…]
How a French health insurance unicorn plans to leverage AI to reach profitability
Alan’s meteoric rise in the French tech ecosystem has been both figurative and literal. A few years ago, the startup’s office was limited to one [more…]
General Atlantic leads $50M Series C into Bold to grow digital payments in Colombia
Bold provides low-cost payment terminals, called dataphones, that enable small and medium businesses to accept link payments. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal [more…]
YC-backed Cambio puts AI bots on the phone to negotiate debt, talk to a bank’s customers
A Y Combinator-backed startup called Cambio is bringing AI to the banking world in a surprising way: it’s putting AI bots on the phone with [more…]
FlowFi takes in first funding to give founders insight into financials
FlowFi combines technology with financial experts to go beyond traditional bookkeeping to show founders essential non-GAAP financial metrics. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For [more…]
Finom, a European challenger bank for SMEs, raises $54M
Finom, a European challenger bank aimed at SMEs and freelancers, has raised €50 million ($54 million) in a Series B equity round of funding. Founded [more…]
India stumped on how to cut PhonePe and Google dominance in payments
India is facing a quandary in enforcing long-delayed rules to curb the dominance of PhonePe and Google Pay in the country’s booming digital UPI payments [more…]
Paytm target slashed by Macquarie on regulatory woes
Macquarie dramatically cut its 12-month price target on One97 Communications Ltd., the parent company of digital payments firm Paytm, citing heightened regulatory scrutiny. Macquarie, which [more…]
Maybe we’ll finally see a fintech IPO in 2024
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! We’re back after a brief hiatus, and I can tell you that judging by the volume of pitches [more…]
