Ryan Lawler

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Fintech Reporter at Axios

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Fundbox taps Vaya duo for SMB embedded credit push

4 days ago | axios.com | Ryan Lawler

Fundbox has acquired the founding team of Vaya Technologies to bolster its embedded credit infrastructure, CEO Prashant Fuloria tells Axios exclusively. Why it matters: The talent deal shows the embedded finance land grab heating up. Driving the news: Vaya co-founders Ankit Singh and Soham Sen will join Fundbox's New York product and engineering hub. No IP or other Vaya assets were acquired as part of the talent-driven deal.
Spinwheel lands $30M to cut consumer debt friction

4 days ago | axios.com | Ryan Lawler

Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosSpinwheel, a fintech startup focused on consumer debt management, raised $30 million in Series A funding, CEO Tomás Campos tells Axios exclusively. Why it matters: Debt management solutions remain fragmented and difficult for users to manage effectively. How it works: Spinwheel helps fintech platforms and banks authenticate users, automate data retrieval and facilitate payments, reducing the friction of managing consumer debt.
Tensec raises $12M to upgrade cross-border payments

1 week ago | axios.com | Ryan Lawler

Tensec, a fintech startup aiming to simplify cross-border trade for global SMBs, raised $12 million in a seed round led by Costanoa Ventures, CEO Helcio Nobre tells Axios exclusively. Why it matters: SMBs account for one-third of exports in advanced economies, but often lack the banking and foreign exchange infrastructure of multinationals.
Jet HR lands €25M from Base10 to modernize Italian payroll

1 week ago | axios.com | Ryan Lawler

Jet HR, a Milan-based platform serving small and midsized enterprises, raised €25 million in funding led by Base10 Partners, founder Marco Ogliengo tells Axios exclusively. Why it matters: There is increased investor appetite for vertical SaaS solutions tailored to regional markets with high regulatory complexity. How it works: Jet HR provides an all-in-one payroll and HR platform that is specifically designed to navigate Italy's complex payroll regulations.
XFX raises $9.1M seed to streamline cross-border stablecoin FX

1 week ago | axios.com | Ryan Lawler

XFX, a startup building infrastructure for international settlements, has raised a $9.1 million seed round led by Haun Ventures, founder and CEO Santiago Alvarado tells Axios exclusively. Why it matters: Cross-border payment volume reached $190 trillion in 2023 and is projected to hit $290 trillion by 2030. The big picture: Legacy FX and settlement rails remain inefficient, requiring banks to pre-fund accounts and manually manage liquidity, locking up significant working capital.
Exclusive: Payabli raises $28 million to embed payments

1 week ago | axios.com | Ryan Lawler

Payabli, a Miami-based embedded payments platform, has raised $28 million in Series B funding led by existing investors QED Investors and Fika Ventures, its founders tell Axios exclusively. Why it matters: Payments are becoming a core strategy for software vendors and SaaS platforms to unlock new revenue streams and deepen customer relationships.
Chime COO talks IPO and what's next for the neobank

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Ryan Lawler

Chime went public today, marking a major milestone for one of the most prominent consumer fintechs to emerge over the past decade. Why it matters: The IPO puts a spotlight on Chime's business model and deepening product suite, as it joins a new wave of fintechs returning to Wall Street. Driving the news: Chime COO Mark Troughton spoke with Axios about the company's business model, long-term growth priorities, and what going public means for its next chapter.
Chime prices IPO at $27, valued at $11.5B

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Ryan Lawler

Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Tiffany Herring/AxiosChime Financial priced its IPO at $27 per share Wednesday evening, raising about $700 million and valuing the neobank at roughly $11.5 billion. Why it matters: Pricing above the initial range inches Chime's valuation closer to its $25 billion peak in 2021 — and sets a benchmark for other private consumer fintechs eyeing public exits.
Exclusive: Farsight aims to automate investor workflows

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Ryan Lawler

Farsight, a New York-based startup building AI agents for finance professionals, has raised $16 million in seed and Series A funding, founder Samir Dutta tells Axios exclusively. Why it matters: High finance still depends heavily on analysts and associates spending long hours assembling pitch decks, models, and memos from scratch. How it works: Farsight embeds into investment banker, private equity investor, and wealth manager workflows to replace manual work with usable outputs in seconds.
Crypto security startup Hypernative raises $40M

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Ryan Lawler

Hypernative, a provider of real-time threat prevention for crypto companies, raised $40 million in Series B funding, its founders tell Axios exclusively. Why it matters: Security remains a major barrier to mass adoption of crypto, which is plagued by increasingly sophisticated hacks and exploits. How it works: Hypernative's technology monitors blockchain transactions to detect and respond to potential threats before they happen.