TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

“We are also the only co-branded card to offer points on rent.”. He learned about Bilt from a colleague who attended a proptech conference where Jain demoed the Bilt card. The card “is incredibly easy to use” and integrates into property owners’ online payment systems. A rewards program for your rent payments?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

While credit cards are commonplace in the United States, they are far less ubiquitous in many other countries, particularly those in Latin America. But card usage is growing as more people are shopping online than ever before. And for the founders of Mexico City-based startup Stori , they spell opportunity.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

X1 , a consumer fintech startup which recently launched an income-based credit card to the public, has raised an additional $15 million in funding. . The startup first made headlines for its unique model which allows it to underwrite customers based on their income rather than their credit scores.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As credit card and payments firms eye BNPL as a new growth opportunity, incumbents like Klarna and Affirm are seeking ways to make their installment loans available to more consumers. Now that consumers are growing comfortable with BNPL services, the big credit card providers are taking steps to ensure they aren’t left behind.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 8, 2023

Greenlight Financial Technology has long provided financial education and debit cards to its child and teen customers since 2014; however, today the company launched the Greenlight Family Cash Mastercard to help those same customers build their credit before they reach adulthood. Read more here.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

We’ve all looked at our credit card statements and seen the reference numbers that are just a string of letters, numbers and symbols that don’t mean much to the average consumer. processed more than $124 billion credit and debit card transactions in 2020, so what if there was a way to more easily decipher that string of data?

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

However, even the most successful businesses don’t always have a pile of cash on hand to supplement its cash flow—that’s where a business line of credit or a business credit card can come in handy. First, let’s cover the nitty-gritty details of business lines of credit and business credit cards.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2021

Moss provides credit cards and a spending platform to small and medium businesses in Germany. The company has developed its own risk engine to come up with a credit card limit for your company. Moss promises higher credit card limits compared to credit cards offered by traditional financial institutions.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Power , a fintech infrastructure startup, is now kicking off its full-stack credit card issuance platform after a year in stealth mode and with $16.1 million in seed funding and $300 million in a credit facility. It also walks customers through card design, packaging, unboxing, marketing, loyalty, rewards and servicing the card.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

When Anik Khan graduated from college, his first job was working on credit cards and business expenses at Accenture. There, he found that someone could bring in a couple of thousand dollars just by having the right credit cards and following the rewards and promotions. Upgrade launches a credit card with bitcoin rewards.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Flexbase is turning construction financing on its head with a new credit card — the industry’s first, according to the founders — that offers up to 60 days interest-free financing. We are providing you enough credit in two minutes to grow the kinds of projects and the client base.”. That is also why they go bankrupt so often.”.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Upgrade is focusing on responsible credit for consumers in the U.S. It offers several credit cards that encourage you to pay your balance on time. cash back on all purchases with its Cash Rewards card. back in bitcoin with another credit card focused on bitcoin rewards. The company offers 1.5%

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Accepting debit and credit card payments can help your business make more money. But if you’re new to running your own business, you may not know how to accept credit card payments or what your credit card processing options are. Why accept credit cards? How do you process a transaction?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

In recent years, there has been a growing number of startups trying to make credit more accessible to consumers. . Founded in 2016, New York-based Petal offers two Visa credit card products aimed at underserved consumers with little to no credit history. The cards are issued by WebBank, a member of the FDIC). (The

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Last week, Ramp sent a message to crypto companies using its corporate card services saying that it is significantly lowering spending limits and mandating new requirements. While Ramp somewhat backtracked on the changes, its move offers a window into how corporate credit card companies could be stress-tested in the current environment.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

Later this year, the company is launching a credit card that works like a regular credit card — but you earn bitcoin rewards based on your purchases. The credit card will work on the Visa network and will be available in the U.S. BlockFi already announced its own card back in December.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

Credit card rewards often play a significant role in attracting users to a particular card over its peers. Mackinnon said he originally founded Kard in 2016 as a platform for consumers to compare and contrast rewards offerings from different credit cards to optimize their spending.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 3, 2024

Tally, a fintech startup known for helping people diligently pay down their credit card debt, today announced the release of its white labeled credit card debt management software, a B2B offering that scales Tally’s mission to give consumers a better path to debt management.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2022

We’ve seen attempts at gathering all cards (credit, debit, loyalty, etc.) in one before, but Card Blanch claims to have a fresh take on the concept and closed just shy of half a mil worth of angel investments with a very elegant deck. Can Card Blanch pull that off? Let’s dive right in! Slides in this deck.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2023

When a card is swiped or typed, the issuer sends Spade the data in real-time, and that transaction is linked with a verified merchant identity. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Over the previous two or three years we’ve seen an explosion of new debit and credit card products come to market from consumer and B2B fintech startups, as well as companies that we might not traditionally think of as players in the financial services industry.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

X1 Card is raising a $12 million funding round. The company is building a credit card that sets limits based on your current and future income, not your credit score. I covered X1 Card back in September and it attracted a lot of readers. Your credit score still affects your variable APR (from 12.9%

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

The corporate cards just keep on coming. Mercury announced last week that it launched a new corporate credit card. cashback on everything, no personal credit check and the first step to qualifying for the card is having just $50,000 in a Mercury account.” Image Credits: Mercury. It’s straightforward 1.5%

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

It took a credit-led neobank approach by providing loans to customers with thin credit histories via cards and a mobile app. . According to him, Fintech Farm is responsible for the business side of things — the app and credit decision making processes. Nigeria’s population is hungry for credit.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Fintech startup Upgrade has been quite successful with its two flagship products — a low-cost credit card and personal loans. The company is making its credit card more attractive by adding rewards. Upgrade Card consumers will earn 1.5% The company gives you a credit line of $500 to $2,000.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2022

Zambian card issuing fintech Union54 has raised $12 million in a seed extension round led by Tiger Global. Union54 founders launched the company last year when they went through painstaking processes to issue debit cards for their previous startup and challenger bank, Zazu.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

Several startups including Slice, Jupiter, Uni and KreditBee have long used the PPI licenses to issue cards and then equip them with credit lines. Several startups including Slice, Jupiter, Uni and KreditBee have long used the PPI licenses to issue cards and then equip them with credit lines.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

It’s difficult to get credit if you don’t have credit. from South Korea with her family as a child, was disappointed that her lack of a credit history proved to be such an obstacle despite the fact she had a job “and positive cash flow.”. Credit limits average around $3,000, but can scale to a maximum of $10,000.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

Parker , a startup offering a corporate credit card for e-commerce businesses, emerged from stealth Thursday with $157 million in equity and debt funding, much of which closed in 2022. We tried to use those cards for our own business and the cards just kept breaking,” Sibous added. “We

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

On the Business Beat, Jeff Sloan discusses how increased consumer credit card usage may signal trouble ahead. Now, during the pandemic household supported by direct cash payments and forbearance programs largely reduce their credit card debt. And this is driving those credit balances up. for the WJR Business Beat.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

Kredivo Holdings , which offers credit services to underbanked consumers in Indonesia and Vietnam, has raised $270 million in what it says was an oversubscribed Series D. He added that Kredivo now drives 3% to 4% of total GMV for its top e-commerce merchants in Indonesia, compared to 15% to 20% from credit cards.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

In developed countries where credit is traditionally accessed via credit cards, BNPL can be seen as a nice-to-have, mainly due to its installment aspect. However, for developing markets where credit penetration is low or having a credit history is asking for too much, BNPL has a more robust use case.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 15, 2023

We implemented a credit card upfront trial at Codecademy. In the consumer space, the best practice is to have them input a credit card to begin the trial. If you’re building a consumer product right now, don’t overthink this; just use a credit card trial upfront.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 23, 2022

As a small business owner, you know that a credit card can be a helpful tool for managing your business’s finances. But if they’re not used correctly, credit cards can quickly get out of control and cause severe problems for your business. Distribute Cards Wisely. Create an Expense Policy.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

” VCs to recommerce startups: Let’s pop some tags Funds offering ‘friends and family’ checks could bring the change underrepresented founders need Image Credits: Overearth / Getty Images America’s long-standing wealth gap between white and Black households contributes to the lack of diversity among startup founders.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

The acquisition of Zero Financial and its neobank, Level (plus its banking app assets), will give Avant the ability to offer “a full ecosystem of banking and credit product offerings” through one fully digital platform, according to Paris. Those offerings include deposits, personal loans, credit cards and auto loans.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

To that effect, CredPal , one of the earliest pioneers of buy now, pay later in Nigeria, has closed a bridge round of $15 million in equity and debt — the latter constituting a very large chunk of the financing — to expand its consumer credit offerings across Africa. Consumers can access credit from ?5,000

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