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Synctera raises $33M Series A to pair fintechs with banks
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Synctera, which aims to serve as a matchmaker for community banks and fintechs, has raised $33 million in a Series A round of funding led by Fin VC. The raise comes just under six months after the fintech raised $12.4 million in…
Mastercard is acquiring identity verification company Ekata for $850M
This post is by Ron Miller from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch As online identity management grows in importance, Mastercard swooped in this morning and bought identity verification company Ekata for $850 million. Mastercard certainly sees the rapid digital transformation that is happening in online commerce, a move that was accelerated by COVID. It’s a…
Cheese raises $3.6M for its digital bank aimed at the Asian-American community
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Many things have accelerated in the world of fintech over the past year, not the least of which is the trend of digital banks aimed at specific communities in the U.S. In the past few months alone, a number of neobanks targeting…