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Seattle’s ORCA transit system gets major tech upgrade with new ‘Tap to Pay’ feature

Seattle’s ORCA transit system is rolling out an upgrade that will let riders pay fares by tapping their credit card or smartphone — no dedicated ORCA card required. Read More

Coinme to resume WA state operations after reaching interim deal with regulators

Seattle cryptocurrency company Coinme has reached an interim deal with Washington state regulators allowing it to resume operations after a temporary cease-and-desist order was stayed. The agreement follows allegations that the company improperly claimed more than $8 million owed to consumers from unredeemed crypto vouchers. Read More

HSA Bank acquires fintech startup SecureSave, providers of employee savings solutions

A 2020 spinout of Seattle’s Pioneer Square Labs, SecureSave was co-founded by CEO Devin Miller, CTO Bassam Saliba, and TV personality and best-selling author Suze Orman. Read More

Upward, a Seattle fintech startup led by former Remitly execs, raises $8M and partners with Mastercard

Seattle startup Upward raised $8 million and announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard to make it faster and simpler for… Read More

Spokane fintech startup Treasury4 acquires TreasuryGo

Treasury4, a Spokane, Wash.-based startup that sells software for treasury management, acquired TreasuryGo, a Seattle-area company offering similar financial technology… Read More

Seattle entrepreneurs raise cash for new startup aiming to democratize thematic portfolio investing

A new startup founded earlier this year is building a marketplace for high-performance model portfolios, aiming to give everyday investors… Read More

Three startups selected for inaugural Curinos FinTech Incubator based at UW’s CoMotion

Three startups have been chosen to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Curinos FinTech Incubator, launched in partnership with… Read More

UW’s CoMotion relaunches Seattle fintech incubator with new partner Curinos

The fintech incubator at the University of Washington is back. The UW’s CoMotion innovation arm announced Tuesday that it is… Read More

Osyte, a Seattle startup that helps multi-asset investors optimize portfolios, raises $4M

Seattle-based startup Osyte announced a $4 million seed round to fuel growth of its software used by investors who manage… Read More

Meet the climate startup helping other climate startups fund their ventures with lower cost loans

Government grants and publicly funded projects have been a boon to climate tech and clean energy businesses. But while companies… Read More

Finpilot, a Seattle startup using generative AI to help financial analysts with research, raises $4M

Seattle startup Finpilot raised a $4 million investment round led by Madrona to help fuel its “ChatGPT for financial questions”… Read More

Fintech startup PortX raises $16.5M and forms new subsidiary to serve credit unions

The news: Seattle-area financial services technology startup PortX landed $16.5 million in fresh cash. Investors: The Series B funding round… Read More

Financial budgeting and analytics platform Jirav raises $20M

Seattle-based fintech startup Jirav raised $20 million. The company sells a financial planning, forecasting and analytics platform to small- and… Read More

Seattle startups among winners in BECU and CoMotion fintech incubator competition

The BECU Fintech Incubator named three companies that won its fifth annual competition, including two from the Seattle region. The… Read More

Seattle-area startup Cheq lands $8M for mobile ordering platform used in stadiums, restaurants

Editor’s note: The headline and story were updated to better reflect CHEQ’s business and technology. Seattle-area startup Cheq Lifestyle Technology… Read More

Seattle startup ModusBox spins out PortX into new financial services company and raises $10M

Seattle-based ModusBox is taking half of its financial services technology business and spinning it out into a separate startup called… Read More

Seattle startup helping teens learn about and invest in crypto raises $2.7M

Stack, a Seattle-based startup building a platform that enables teens to invest in and learn about cryptocurrencies, has raised $2.7… Read More

Who has the winning formula? Watch 3 fintech startup CEOs compete in GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch

It’s time for a new episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch! This week’s installment of our startup pitch competition focuses on… Read More

Seattle startup aims to make it easier to invest in social or environmental impact companies

A former finance executive and a veteran software engineer are teaming up to build a platform that allows users to… Read More

Why some high-tech lending companies aren’t worried about rising interest rates

Rising interest rates caused by recent inflation may hurt traditional lenders, but some tech-fueled financial companies are seeing tailwinds. Tony… Read More

Fintech startup SecureSave, co-led by Suze Orman, raises $11M

SecureSave, the Seattle-area financial technology startup co-led by TV personality and best-selling author Suze Orman, has raised $11 million in new… Read More

Seattle fintech startup Possible Finance lands $20M to launch ‘safest credit card ever’

The news: Possible Finance, a Seattle startup that offers loans, just raised an additional $20 million and plans to launch… Read More

Seattle startup ModusBox raises $7.5M to meet demand for its financial services integration tech

ModusBox, a Seattle startup whose technology helps integrate financial services, has raised $7.5 million in a Series A funding round,… Read More

Copper, a banking app for teens with nearly 1M users, lands $29M to expand into investing

If Eddie Behringer asked his mother about using a technology app to store cash when he was a teenager, she… Read More

Another real estate tech startup comes calling in Seattle, as Knock offers its financing services

Knock has come knocking in the Seattle-area real estate market. The company, which helps homebuyers compete with cash to sweeten… Read More

Remitly reports $458M in 2021 revenue, up 78%, as remittance company suspends service in Russia

Shares of Remitly rose 9% in after-hours trading Wednesday following the release of the company’s fourth quarter earnings report. The… Read More

Mark Cuban, Robinhood CEO, Coinbase Ventures among investors in new Seattle fintech startup

The news: Seashell, a new Seattle fintech startup that says it can offer up to 10% interest to users, raised… Read More

Remitly revenue climbs 69% to $121M in first earnings report as public company

Seattle-based financial services company Remitly issued its first earnings report since its initial public offering, reporting revenue of $121.2 million… Read More

Amazon will offer ‘buy now, pay later’ option via partnership with Affirm

Customers shopping on Amazon.com will be able to buy more products in monthly payments thanks to a new partnership with… Read More

Seattle fintech startup Allio raises $5M for robo-advisor investment tool

Allio, a new Seattle startup building a robo-advisor investment tool for consumers, has raised $5 million. “We’re the first micro-savings… Read More

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