Mary Ann Azevedo

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The fintech space continues to be competitive and drama-filled

By: Mary Ann Azevedo, Christine Hall

It was a very busy week in the startup and venture worlds, and the fintech industry was no exception. The Interchange takes a look here.

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Petal raises $35M, spins off data unit 'to bring credit scores into the 21st century'

By: Mary Ann Azevedo

Petal offers three Visa credit card products aimed at underserved consumers; its goal is to help people “build credit, not debt.”

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Fintech startup Brex was among the bidders for SVB's early-stage and growth portfolios

By: Mary Ann Azevedo, Christine Hall

Brex confirms that it put its name in the hat for parts of Silicon Valley Bank's business after the institution shut down.

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Anthemis targets $200M for new fund after layoffs and canceled SPAC

By: Mary Ann Azevedo

Anthemis Group, a London-based fintech-focused venture capital fund, laid off 28% of its staff earlier this year.

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Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, calls it quits

By: Mary Ann Azevedo

Daylight had raised a total of $20 million in venture funding and was recently the target of a lawsuit by three former employees.

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QED Investors says pace of investing from new funds will be 'extremely disciplined'

By: Christine Hall, Mary Ann Azevedo

QED Investors' Frank Rotman has likened the recent ups and downs in fintech to Darwin taking a two-year vacation, but now finally returning.

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SecureSave's secret weapon: Suze Orman

By: Theresa Loconsolo, Mary Ann Azevedo

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single person, think about their work and unpack the rest. This week, Mary Ann hopped on the mic with number one […]

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Revolut alums raise millions for Vault, a startup offering banking services to Canadian SMBs

By: Mary Ann Azevedo

Gradient Ventures and Fin Capital co-led the round for Vault, whose mission is to “revolutionize” the banking experience for Canadian SMBs.

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Fintech giant Stripe is getting into the credit game

By: Mary Ann Azevedo

Financial infrastructure giant Stripe today is announcing a new charge card program, giving platforms a way to offer access to credit.

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Inside Stripe's latest moves

By: Mary Ann Azevedo, Christine Hall

Stripe bought a company and expanded into credit, while Brex and Mesh Payments shared some company milestones.