Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at Stripe’s big product announcements, a bump in valuation for a Brazilian fintech startup and much more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Sunday at 7:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here.  The big story Stripe announced that it will…

This week’s main blog discussions include … I just debanked my bank … before they debanked me There’s a huge furore in Britain about debanking: the process where a bank says we cannot trust you anymore so get lost. It happened to Nigel Farage, a high profile figure, and now it’s happened to me. What……

Things we’re reading today include … HSBC CEO Noel Quinn to Retire in Surprise Announcement – Bloomberg Starling Bank’s SaaS business can be bigger than the bank, says its boss, who has no ambitions to be a future Starling CEO – Tech.eu SoFi reports strong Q1 revenue and profits | Fintech Nexus Top 10 fintech……

Fintech funding hit a four-year low in the first quarter of 2024, partly driven by the higher cost of capital and a change in priorities for investors.   Global fintech funding clocked in at $7.3 billion in Q1, down 54% year over year, while the number of deals completed fell to 904, down by 28%…

Technology provider Jack Henry leans into its financial health training and offerings during April — Financial Literacy Month. Jack Henry’s financial institution clients can tap into the tech provider’s direct API connection to benefit from data aggregation, personal financial management and fraud detection tools, Nicole Harper, director of corporate strategy at Jack Henry, told Bank…

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NatWest is driving its costs down by reducing branches, trimming headcount and simplifying operations.   “We incurred higher severance, branch and property exit costs in the first quarter and expect these to be weighted to the first half of the year,” Chief Financial Officer Katie Murray said during the bank’s first-quarter earnings call today. “We…

I’ve been collecting rare coins and bank notes for years, and have a great collection that could send a dinner party to sleep before the main course is served. Yet I’m now worried that my hobby – called numismatics – is over as we go digital. What is numismatics? According to the Corporate Finance Institute, it……

I’ve been collecting rare coins and bank notes for years, and have a great collection that could send a dinner party to sleep before the main course is served. Yet I’m now worried that my hobby – called numismatics – is over as we go digital. What is numismatics? According to the Corporate Finance Institute, it……

I’ve been collecting rare coins and bank notes for years, and have a great collection that could send a dinner party to sleep before the main course is served. Yet I’m now worried that my hobby – called numismatics – is over as we go digital. What is numismatics? According to the Corporate Finance Institute, it……