2-year-old LatAm fintech Yuno reaches $150M valuation with backing from DST, Tiger, a16z

A couple of years ago, payments orchestration was a foreign term to many large companies Juan Pablo Ortega would speak to. Today, the Yuno co-founder and CEO doesn’t have to do as much explaining. “The perception has changed dramatically,” Ortega told TechCrunch. “Many large companies are now well aware of...

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Nubank CEO dishes on the neobank’s profit surge and how tourist VCs in LatAm have gone home

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our interview show, where we sit down with a guest, think about their work, and unpack the rest. This week, we...

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Fintech giant Stripe’s valuation spikes to $65B in employee stock-sale deal

Payments infrastructure giant Stripe said today it has inked deals with investors to provide liquidity to current and former employees through a tender offer at a $65 billion valuation. Notably, the valuation represents a 30% increase compared to what Stripe was valued at last March when it raised $6.5 billion...

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Spain’s Embat, which has raised $16M, plans to compete with Trovata in real-time accounting

For obvious reasons, financial teams can spend a great deal of time on corporate treasury management, accounting and bank reconciliation, so anything that speeds up that process usually garners a lot of interest.  Today Embat, a Spanish fintech which does what they call “real-time treasury management”, has closed a financing...

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An Independent Review of TradeStature: The Ultimate Algorithmic Trading System Across Asset Classes

IntroductionOverview of TradeStatureFeaturesBuy and Sell SignalsMarket ScannerHigher Time Frame Trend AlignmentHigh Probability Reversal ZoneReal-World Performance EvaluationMethodologyIntraday Trading ResultsSwing Trading ResultsTechnical Requirements and IntegrationCustomer SupportPros and ConsConclusion Photo on Tradestature.com1. IntroductionIn a world where speed, precision, and data analytics are critical, algorithmic trading has carved out its indispensable place within the...

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Grifin’s new model can automatically invest your money as you shop

Investing app Grifin today officially launched its anticipated investing model called “Adaptive Investing,” which enables you to automatically invest in your favorite brands that you frequently shop from. Grifin was founded in 2017 with the hope of making investing less intimidating and normalizing it for people who aren’t that financially...

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Product-Market Fit: The Crucial Role in Fintech

In the ever-evolving world of fintech, where technology meets finance, the competition is fierce. New startups emerge daily, each promising revolutionary solutions. However, many of these businesses fade away, and one primary reason is their failure to achieve a pivotal business milestone: product-market fit. Let’s delve into why product-market...

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