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Apr
29

Stripe acquires TaxJar in multimillion dollar deal

Online payments company Stripe has acquired TaxJar, a leading provider of sales tax software for internet businesses in a multimillion dollar deal.

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Apr
29

Barclays US and Amount launch white label BNPL suite

Barclays US is joining forces with fintech firm Amount to offer merchants a white label point-of-sale buy now, pay later financing service.

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Apr
29

Fintech developer Securrency raises $30 million, to expand in UAE

Securrency will also expand in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where it already has an office, to provide financial services.

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Apr
29

Fintech startup Current valuation triples after Andreessen funding

Fintech startup Current has raised $220 million in a funding round led by venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz that lifted its valuation by three-fold to $2.2 billion. The New York-based company said in a statement on Tuesday it planned to use the new funds to expand its product portfolio, including cryptocurrencies. Current has no immediate plans of considering a stock market listing but will look to be ready to go public in the next few years, its founder and Chief Executive Officer Stuart Sopp said in an interview with Reuters. Venture capital firms are betting big on fintech firms after the COVID-19 pandemic drove a surge in online transactions last […]

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Apr
28

Taulia expands into inventory management, addressing a key supply chain challenge for companies

Taulia, the leading fintech provider of working capital solutions, has today announced it is expanding its offering to include inventory management.

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Apr
28

Mastercard and digital currency exchange Gemini to launch crypto rewards credit card

Mastercard Inc and U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Gemini will launch the first credit card that gives users crypto rewards on purchases.

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Apr
28

Startup gets backing to create clearing firm for equities

Embedded Financial Technologies is a new custodian-and-clearing firm for equities founded by Michael Giles, who previously ran Square’s Cash App.

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Apr
28

Greenlight raises $260 million led by Andreessen Horowitz to expand its family finance platform

“The demand for Greenlight’s family finance solution continues to grow,” said Johnson Cook, Co-Founder and President of Greenlight.

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