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FinTech Stripe Eyes Funding Round That Could Put Valuation At $100B

PYMNTS

Bloomberg noted that the company has been taking advantage of the eCommerce interest, starting its own card-issuing service for U.S. The company has also been fundraising this year, including a $600 million round from April, from investors Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital, which afforded the company's current $36 billion value.

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Consumer Credit Update for 2Q 2023

South State Correspondent

Home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and bank card usage are up 24% and 17%, respectively. Capital rotation is to HELOCs and away from autos. Within autos, the capital rotation is for new cars over used cars. Consumer Credit – Cards There is a shift of capital occurring to the prime tiers of cardholders.

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Metro Bank UK: 2023’s Next Bank Collapse? | Samsung’s Trackable Card Unveiled | UBS Tests Tokenized Fund on Public Blockchain

Bussman Advisory

Since its establishment in 2010 as a challenger to major UK banks, Metro Bank’s shares have dropped nearly 66% since mid-September. This decline was exacerbated when UK regulators denied its request to modify capital requirements calculations for its residential mortgages. The post Metro Bank UK: 2023’s Next Bank Collapse?

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Marqeta Expanding Overseas, Sets Up Shop In The UK

PYMNTS

Investing.com , citing a Reuters report, said that the company, which helps other startups issue payment cards, has set its sights on London and has already hired five employees and signed up customers. The startup has created a platform that makes it easier to issue payment cards. The expansion into the U.K.

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Munchery Leaves Consumers, Vendors Out $6M

PYMNTS

Meal kit service Munchery has filed for bankruptcy and still owes $3 million in unfulfilled customer gift cards and another $3 million to its vendors and suppliers. The business had raised more than $100 million in venture capital funding from investors including Menlo Ventures, Sherpa Capital, e.Ventures, and Cota Capital, among others.

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Stripe, a $23 Billion Startup, Reckons With Waning Globalization

Bank Innovation

In 2010, when Patrick Collison founded Stripe Inc. with his younger brother John, he thought the world was headed toward ever-increasing globalization, economic stability and international commerce. Now, based on the events of the last couple years, no one holds “so Panglossian a view,” said the 30-year-old chief executive officer.

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Branches more important than apps?

Chris Skinner

Building on my challenger bank discussions, there’s some interesting points coming out of a new report by Price Waterhouse Coopers (or Playing the Wrong Cards as they’re now called, after the Oscars) on challenger banking. It’s well worth a read, especially as they found that having branches is more important than mobile apps.