Cross River Intelligence Archives

March 2022

Apple’s Open Banking Acquisition; Goldman’s Crypto Trade; Fed Gets Hawkish

By Cole Gottlieb

March 27, 2022

Greetings, The Fed is getting more hawkish. The CFPB is expanding its view of discrimination. Corporate expense management startups raise rounds. BNY Mellon pulls back from Russia. Goldman executes its first OTC crypto trade. Cross River and Cherry Technologies ink debt deal. Robinhood’s new debit card. Figure announces crypto mortgages. Apple acquires an open banking startup. Opy offers ...


Affirm’s Canceled ABS; Stilt’s Credit-as-a-Service; Acorn’s $300Mn Raise

By Cole Gottlieb

March 20, 2022

Greetings, Inflation expectations stay high. Biden’s crypto EO is finally out – now what? Raskin withdraws as Fed nominee. Stilt raises $114Mn, launched credit-as-a-service offering. Argyle raises $55Mn Series B. Acorn buries failed SPAC, raises $300Mn Series F. Revenue-based financing startup Capchase raises Series B. Microsoft invests in ConsenSys. Affirm abandons bond deal. Coin ...


CRA Revamp; Crypto Executive Order; Marlette Raises $250Mn

By Cole Gottlieb

March 13, 2022

Greetings, Inflation hits a high. CRA revamp in the works. White House orders government-wide crypto review. Fed seeks comment on tiered reviews for access to services. Zeta raises $30Mn. Marlette’s $250Mn Series E. More payments companies pull out of Russia. BNPL as “shadow” student loan debt. Visa, Mastercard prep fee hikes. New here? Subscribe here to get our newsletter ...


SoFi Surges; Klarna’s Volume Grows; Citi Eliminates Overdraft Fees

By Cole Gottlieb

March 6, 2022

Greetings, The war in Ukraine enters its second week and sanctions start to bite. U.S. still set to raise rates. More states mull 36% rate caps. Zip buys Sezzle. TD expands in the U.S. Klarna’s volume (and losses) grow. Citi eliminates overdraft fees. Cross River partners on solar financing. JPMC’s new initiative caters to startups. SoFi surges on strong guidance. New here? Subs ...