Mary Ann Azevedo

Senior Reporter, TechCrunch

Mary Ann Azevedo has more than 20 years of business reporting and editing experience for publications such as FinLedger, Crunchbase News, Crain, Forbes and Silicon Valley Business Journal. Prior to joining TechCrunch in 2021, she earned numerous awards including the New York Times Chairman’s Award and others for breaking news coverage. She holds a Master’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas in Austin, where she currently lives.

Mary Ann Azevedo
Fintech

Inside TabaPay’s drama-filled decision to abandon its plans to buy Synapse’s assets

Mary Ann Azevedo
8 hours ago

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we look at the drama around TabaPay deciding to not buy Synapse’s assets, as well as stocks dropping for a couple of fintechs, Monzo raising…

Inside TabaPay’s drama-filled decision to abandon its plans to buy Synapse’s assets
Startups

Acquisitions are heating up, and Mercury eyes the fintech crown

Theresa Loconsolo
7:15 AM PDT • May 10, 2024
31 Min

Finally, some good news! This week, we were pleasantly surprised to see that FTX’s fraud victims would be getting some money back — even if…

Acquisitions are heating up, and Mercury eyes the fintech crown
Fintech

Inside Mercury’s competitive push into software and Ramp’s potential M&A targets

Mary Ann Azevedo
10:05 am PDT • May 7, 2024

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at Mercury’s latest expansions, wallet-as-a-service startup Ansa’s raise and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories…

Inside Mercury’s competitive push into software and Ramp’s potential M&A targets