UK BNPL fintech Zilch raises $125 million, sees IPO within 2 years

UK BNPL fintech Zilch raises 5 million, sees IPO within 2 years

Zilch CEO Phil Belamant. Zilch LONDON — British fintech firm Zilch said Wednesday it’s raised $125 million in debt financing from German banking giant Deutsche Bank in a deal that will help the company triple sales in the next couple of years and move closer toward an initial public offering. The company, which offers shoppers … Read more

Immigrants help keep job growth high as inflation cools

Immigrants help keep job growth high as inflation cools

U.S. President Joe Biden greets members of the U.S. Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., February 29, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Immigration — both authorized and unauthorized — has helped the U.S. job market sustain a fiery run in recent months without reigniting inflation, economists and analysts say. The effect … Read more

Trump CEO meeting to include Dimon, Fraser, Moynihan

Trump CEO meeting to include Dimon, Fraser, Moynihan

US President Donald Trump gestures as CEO of Bank of America Brian Moynihan (L) speaks during a meeting with banking leaders to discuss how the financial services industry can meet the needs of customers affected by COVID-19 at the White House in Washington, DC on March 11, 2020. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images … Read more

Waystar shares slip in debut after pricing IPO in middle of range

Waystar shares slip in debut after pricing IPO in middle of range

Waystar celebrates their IPO at the Nasdaq on June 7th, 2024.  CNBC Waystar shares slid about 3% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday, after the health-care payment software vendor priced its IPO in the middle of the expected range. The stock opened at $21 per share, below the IPO price of $21.50 per share late … Read more

Starling says no plans to pursue EU bank license, focus on Engine

Starling says no plans to pursue EU bank license, focus on Engine

Raman Bhatia, incoming chief executive officer of Starling. Bhatia moved over from OVO Energy Ltd., where he was CEO.  Zed Jameson | Bloomberg | Getty Images AMSTERDAM — Digital bank Starling will not re-apply for a European Union banking license and instead pursue international expansion through its software business, the incoming CEO said, in a … Read more

A juggernaut of the market’s growth hit wall, buy these stocks

A juggernaut of the market’s growth hit wall, buy these stocks

We danced around it all week. We called out the many culprits for Salesforce’s weak quarterly results on Wednesday — and subsequent stock plunge — including an elongated sales cycle, a measured economic environment, and the need for more senior executives to check off on products. But one we didn’t call out was the law … Read more

Here’s what adding Nvidia would mean for the 128-year-old Dow Industrials

Here’s what adding Nvidia would mean for the 128-year-old Dow Industrials

CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Nvidia last week announced a 10-for-1 stock split which will bring its share price from over $1,000 to a more affordable level for retail investors and company insiders alike. Nvidia joins a number of companies that have recently announced sizable stock splits, including Walmart earlier this year and … Read more

Digital health companies are launching programs around GLP-1s

Digital health companies are launching programs around GLP-1s

Patent protection for Wegovy — Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight loss drug, which contains the second generation GLP-1 active ingredient and is at least twice as effective — is expected to expire by the decade’s end. Michael Siluk | UCG | Getty Images For Gray Beard, a kindergarten teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina, losing weight had … Read more

Peloton shares plunge after refinancing

Peloton shares plunge after refinancing

A pedestrian walks by a Peloton store on May 08, 2024 in Palo Alto, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Peloton shares plunged on Monday after the connected fitness company said it’s launching a “global refinancing,” as it looks to stave off a cash crunch amid falling sales.  The company is offering $275 million in … Read more

Booming luxury travel and a jump in ‘relief’ loans

Booming luxury travel and a jump in ‘relief’ loans

At American Express, consumers are continuing to open high-fee credit cards and splurge on luxuries like travel. But for lending firm Upstart, there’s a strong interest in microloans as cash-strapped Americans try to scrape by. That juxtaposition underscores the growing picture of bifurcation among income brackets in America. And adds to an increasingly popular view … Read more