There are myriad tax pain points that come from selling goods, content or services globally. As the world has seen a surge in cross-border transactions, digital-first businesses face the challenge of understanding and managing global tax and compliance matters as they grow and scale internationally. Enter Dublin, Ireland-based Fonoa. Founded by three ex-Uber alumni — […]
Kaszek leads Z1’s latest round as it develops its bank app aimed at LatAm teens
The new capital will provide support as the company aims to grow 10 times over the next 12 months and add new features to enhance the financial inclusion and literacy of customers.
Slope takes in first capital with visions of being ‘Stripe for global B2B payments’
The company is growing at an incredible pace — 15 times in gross merchandise volume in just the last 30 days.
In Amazon scuffle, Visa’s loss could be Affirm’s gain
Let’s look at why BNPL is becoming a more attractive payment option for big e-commerce companies like Amazon and Walmart, as well as merchant marketplaces like Square and Shopify.
India’s Paytm makes market debut
A decade ago, Vijay Shekhar Sharma flew to Hong Kong to attend an All Things D conference. At the event, he watched Silicon Valley executives Jack Dorsey and Brian Chesky talk about the firms they were building. But the conversation that would change the trajectory of his firm, One97 Communications, was an interview of Alibaba […]
Sequoia, 120 angel investors back former Google execs’ consumer finance startup Arbo Works
A team of Google executives, many of whom worked with one another for years, left the company earlier this year to launch a startup. The fintech firm, Arbo Works, has raised a financing round led by Sequoia Capital India, the two said Thursday. Arbo Works, spearheaded by Caesar Sengupta, said on Thursday 120 angel investors, […]
Airwallex raises $100M at a $5.5B valuation to expand its business banking and payments platform globally
E-commerce and other online businesses are becoming increasingly global in their operations and customer bases, and a startup called Airwallex — which has built a banking solution that addresses the opportunity to provide cross-border financial services — has been seeing a massive surge of activity. To capitalize further on that opportunity, today the company is […]
TechCrunch+ roundup: Growth budgets, hiring tips, zero-party data Twitter Space
Are you curious about marketing with zero-party data? Join a Twitter Space with with Ben Parr, president and co-founder of Octane AI, tomorrow at 3 p.m. PST/6 p.m. EST.
3 ways fintech companies can help retailers launch financial services
As retailers expand banking opportunities, they will need help positioning their products, keeping them safe and selling to end users. Now is your chance to make connections in that world.
Superhuman CEO Rahul Vohra’s 5 essential rules for your first fundraise
I am often asked for fundraising advice, and these are the five tips I give out over and over again.