Launch
Monzo Tackles the UK’s Most Taboo Topic: Asking for Your Money Back
British digital bank Monzo thinks you're too British to ask for your money back, so it built an app to do it for you.
Launch
Robinhood’s Prediction Markets Hub Turns Investing Into a Casino With Extra Confetti
Robinhood’s new Prediction Markets Hub turns interest rates and sports outcomes into bets. Is this financial innovation—or just gamified gambling?
Fintech
Klarna Files for IPO, Proving You Can Finance Anything—Even an Exit Strategy
Klarna, the global beacon of financial "empowerment" (also known as Buy Now, Panic Later), just had to file to go public.
Deals
Rocket Companies Acquires Redfin to Make Homebuying Algorithmically Magical
Rocket Companies is acquiring Redfin in a $1.75 billion all-stock deal, promising AI-powered homebuying convenience, cost savings, and 14 petabytes of consumer data — but raising big questions for real estate, mortgages, and housing competition.
Funding
Ramp’s $13B Valuation: Another Fintech Victory Lap We Couldn’t Ignore
Ramp, the “leading financial operations platform” (as they humbly describe themselves), announced with great fanfare that their valuation has ballooned to $13 billion.