Better, a 5-year-old digital mortgage lender, is merging with special-purpose acquisition company Aurora Acquisition Corporation, in a $7.7B deal to take the company public.
Read MoreKlarna, a Sweden-based ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) provider with global reach, is launching a program to help pandemic-affected U.S. businesses, which includes in-kind media services, and free BNPL offerings.
Read MoreThe Big Issue, a 30-year-old U.K.-based publication that employs homeless street vendors, is incorporating QR code payments to increase sales.
Read MoreChime, one of the largest digital banking startups in the U.S., has agreed to stop conflating its offerings with those offered by banks in its marketing and advertising messages, per a March settlement agreement with California regulators.
Read MorePayPal, in its first quarter 2021 earnings report, said it processed $285B in payments – a 50% bump year-over-year – and added 14.5 million net new active customers.
Read MoreGrayscale investments, the world’s largest cryptocurrency asset manager, entered into the first-ever cryptocurrency partnership with an NFL Team with a new agreement with the New York Giants.
Read MoreBill.com, which reports earnings this week, is reportedly on the cusp of acquiring expense-management startup Divvy, which was recently valued at $1.6B.
Read MoreCard issuing and processing startup Marqeta is reportedly on pace to move forward with a June IPO, making the paperwork public in May.
Read MoreTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen is reportedly about to appoint a former senior Federal Reserve official to the post of acting comptroller of the currency.
Read MoreE-commerce marketplace eBay, in various media interviews this week, suggested it may accept crypto as a payment method in the future.
Read MoreSoFi, the banking, lending, and investing platform that will soon go public via merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, announced that it’s letting its clients redeem their cash back rewards in bitcoin or ethereum.
Read MoreFidelity is delving deeper into digital assets, and to do that, it’s rolling out an analytics offering called Sherlock to help its institutional investor clients monitor the performance of their digital assets.
Read MoreUS Bank is rolling out a group of specialized products for special-purpose acquisition company sponsors covering trustee administration, investment, and disbursement services.
Read MoreWealthfront, one of the largest independent robo-advisers, announced that it’s going to let its users invest in cryptocurrencies, alongside a broader move to allow customers to further customize their portfolios.
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