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Credit that speaks Brazilian Portuguese. São Paulo‑based Ume helps merchants build instalment plans and revolving credit using Brazil’s Pix payment rails and AI underwriting. Products like Limite Ume, Pix Parcelado, and Empréstimo Pessoal serve both merchants and consumers, while an LLM‑powered assistant manages repayment and customer engagement.
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Banking for mission‑driven orgs. Mazlo builds a compliance‑driven financial stack for nonprofits: bespoke checking accounts, integrated accounting tools, and smart cards, all under one roof. Its business model combines interest on deposits, card interchange, and a flat SaaS fee per account. The San Francisco company emerged from stealth
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Vertical SaaS needs better payments. Rainforest is a platform that helps software companies embed card processing and payouts without becoming payment facilitators themselves. Its low‑code API, merchant portability, and no‑risk model let platforms deliver chargeback handling, ACH validation, and partial authorisations while staying compliant. On September 8, the
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Advisers deserve better tools. Marloo builds an AI‑first assistant that automates meeting notes, document creation, and client communications for financial advisers. It was founded by Hardy Michel, Ben Robertson, and Shakeel Lala, who closed a $2.7M pre‑seed led by Blackbird Ventures. Investors include Revolut’s Chief Legal
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Global esports payouts, one API. No friction. Payment Labs is a global payout engine built for esports, sports, and the creator economy. It removes the payout headache for tournament organizers and streaming platforms across 150 currencies and 180+ countries, bundling KYC, tax reporting, and compliance. The startup was co‑founded
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Corporate spend that's effortless, intelligent, and CFO-approved. Speedchain offers modern commercial card programs and AI‑powered expense management for businesses. The Atlanta‑based firm raised $111M in strategic equity and debt financing, with debt from Community Investment Management and equity from investors including GTMfund, Village Global, TTV
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Insurance for homes on the edge. Kin Insurance is a direct‑to-consumer home insurance provider using data to price policies in states where legacy insurers pull back. On September 8, it raised an oversubscribed $50M Series E at a $2B pre‑money valuation and secured a $200M debt facility.
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AI that knows the tax code. Accordance is a platform for tax, audit, and accounting teams. It launched publicly with $13M funding: a $10M seed led by Khosla Ventures and a $3M pre‑seed led by General Catalyst, with Anthropic, NEA, Bain Capital Ventures, and Sequoia Capital participating. Founded by
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Benefits as flexible as your team. Coverflex offers a Compensation OS that helps companies design personalised benefits packages: insurance, meal allowances, childcare, and more through one platform. In 2023, Coverflex raised a €15M Series A led by SCOR Ventures, with participation from BREEGA, MS&AD Ventures company, Armilar, Stableton,
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Your CFO is now a Slack channel. Central is the first autonomous back‑office platform built for startups: payroll, benefits, state registrations, HR, accounting, and taxes are all run by AI agents inside Slack. Instead of forcing founders to click through outdated dashboards, Central’s software handles compliance tasks and
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Banking without borders. Munify (YC S25) is building a neobank for expatriates from Egypt and the broader Middle East. Users can open USD accounts instantly, get a virtual card, and send money home at competitive FX rates. Beyond consumers, Munify provides an API for companies to handle international payroll and
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Making old banks dance. TransBnk - Transaction Banking Platform builds API‑led infrastructure that lets banks and corporates create escrow accounts (money is held safely and released only when conditions are met), automate cash flows, and reconcile transactions without manual spreadsheets. It’s integrated with over 40 banks and serves 220+