Thejo Kote
Decentralized finance may be the answer to banking’s payment rails problem
Current payment rails, particularly in the U.S., are decades old. In recent years, fintech companies have built new ones, but it takes years and millions of dollars to do.
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How a fintech company handled a fintech crisis
Spend management company Airbase found itself trying to access its own funds while also helping customers make payments through Silicon Valley Bank during the bank’s collapse.
Say hello to the kick-ass final agenda for the TechCrunch+ stage at Disrupt 2022
TechCrunch is bringing our flagship event, Disrupt, back to the real world this year, which means we’re hard at work on our big October 18-20 shindig. Founders, investors, tech denizens,…
Disrupt early-bird pricing extended to Friday
We see how hard early startup community members work to build their dreams. You’re all wicked busy, and that’s why we’re extending our early-bird pricing on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt,…
Anthemis, Airbase and Ramp will talk about balancing runway and growth in competitive sectors at Disrupt
How long is your startup’s runway? It’s an important question and an essential metric for every early-stage founder to know. But for startups wading into hot sectors with big markets…
Only four days left to snag early-bird savings on Disrupt passes
Tick tock, early-stage startup enthusiasts. TechCrunch Disrupt takes place on October 18–20 — the very height of pumpkin spice season. However, your chance to score early-bird passes (and soak up…
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Brex leaving adrift some SMB customers roils corporate spend market
Given how competitive the corporate spend world has proved, Brex has kicked off an interesting strategic conversation in the well-funded fintech startup niche. Let’s talk about it.
These Y Combinator-backed startups want to build the next Brex
At least four startups at Y Combinator’s W22 batch – from three different regions – referred to themselves as the “Brex for” their particular geography.
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Airbase announces free tier, plans to return nearly all interchange revenue to its customers
A good thing about technology products is that they can make a particular type of service cheaper over time. We’re seeing the phenomenon play out in the corporate spend market.
As corporate cards are subsumed into software, Airbase posts rapid growth
A few weeks back, TechCrunch wrote about how Ramp, a corporate credit card startup with a focus on cost control, had added expense management software on top of its company…
