TECHCRUNCH: NerdWallet, the six-year-old company launched with $800 by company co-founder and chief executive, Tim

TECHCRUNCH: Thanks to the JOBS Act, the world of equity crowdfunding is blowing wide open. FlashFunders, an

GeekWire:  The 16 million Starbucks customers who use the company’s mobile payment service may want to strengthen

VENTUREBEAT: PayPal revealed today that it has loaned $500 million to small businesses since its launch of Working

TECHINASIA: The Philippines has made technology-based ridesharing services like Uber legal, providing a regulatory framework for

The Next Web: Square Cash now lets you send a direct payment of a specific amount

THE ECONOMIST: Fintech has made inroads, but the incumbents still dominate day-to-day banking. For how long?

ROBINHOOD: Dedicated to providing free access to the financial markets and inspiring a new generation of

The New York Times: New York State’s top financial regulator has granted the first license to

FINEXTRA: Denmark’s government is planning to help usher in the long-awaited cashless society by giving

TECHCRUNCH: Zenefits today said it has raised $500 million in a round led by Fidelity and TPG

RE/CODE: Having dabbled in online slideshows and fertility tracking, PayPal co-founder Max Levchin has swung fully back to his

CROWDFUND INSIDER: Zopa, the first peer to peer lender in the UK, has partnered up with another

TECHCRUNCH: It’s only been a few short months since automated savings startup Digit opened to the public, but

The Next Web: Y Combinator non-profit alum Zidisha is launching its cross-border P2P lending platform in Haiti, its

TECHCRUNCH: For those who are looking to invest in real estate, finding good opportunities can

TECHCRUNCH: In what may be one of its first investments in a Series A round,

Fast Company: If anything could benefit from better design, it’s online finance, says Kate Aronowitz, Wealthfront’s

FINEXTRA: Barclays Bank is launching a £100 million fund to provide debt-financing to help fast-growing UK

Fast Company: Imagine yourself as a first-time homebuyer. You’re about to write the biggest check of

Fast Company: From the Amazon of India to the Warby Parker of Warby Parkers, the

TECHCRUNCH: Circle, the Bitcoin startup that veteran entrepreneur Jeremy Allaire started, just raised $50 million from Goldman

TECHCRUNCH: MX, the personal finance startup formerly known as Money Desktop, has just inked a $30

TECHCRUNCH: Dopay, a London-headquartered startup that offers a payroll service for the unbanked, has closed a

TECHCRUNCH: Less than two months after raising $110 million, Foodpanda — the Rocket Internet-backed food delivery service — is

Accenture and a consortium of 10 prominent financial institutions have officially opened the application process

The Washington Post: Of 10 major societal institutions, just two — the military and scientists — garnered majority

Fast Company: Starbucks calls it an “espresso shot” of a store. It’s just 538 sqft in

TECHCRUNCH: E-commerce platform Bigcommerce announced today that it has made its first acquisition, point-of-sale and inventory management software startup Zing.

TECHCRUNCH: About six months after it initially crossed the pond, Coinbase is finally landing in the United Kingdom. Coinbase