Fintech Tala Raises $145M to Launch Crypto Product for Emerging Markets

Fintech Tala Raises 5M to Launch Crypto Product for Emerging Markets
Fintech startup Tala has raised $145 million in a Series E round to expand its financial services and develop a mass-market crypto product for emerging markets. Lending platform Upstart led the round, which Tala says brings its total funding to more than $350 million.“We’ll use this investment to provide those services and accelerate the rollout of our new financial account experience, which provides fresh new tools to grow, save, and manage your money. We’ll also work to develop one of the first mass-market crypto products for emerging markets to help make crypto solutions more affordable and equitable for those who…