Tagged: layoffs

September 20, 2025 @ 2:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SoftBank Vision Fund, the fintech venture capital powerhouse, announced plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 20% as part of a broader initiative to channel resources into artificial intelligence -focused ventures. The decision, which has sent ripples through the investment community, underscores the fund’s push… Read More

August 27, 2025 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eclipse Labs, a Layer 2 blockchain developer, has announced a drastic reduction of its workforce by 65% and the appointment of Sydney Huang as its new CEO. This restructuring follows the company’s recent token generation event (TGE) and aims to realign resources toward building consumer-facing… Read More

June 12, 2025 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PostFinance, a key part of Switzerland’s financial ecosystem and a subsidiary of Swiss Post, is navigating a turbulent business / economic environment as it implements significant organizational changes to secure its competitive edge. In recent announcements, the financial institution revealed plans to reduce its workforce… Read More

May 23, 2025 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TD Bank, one of Canada’s financial institutions, has revealed plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 2%, affecting around 2,000 employees, as part of a broader restructuring effort focused on digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI). The announcement, made under the leadership of newly appointed… Read More

May 2, 2025 @ 4:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Swiss-based banking technology provider Temenos (SIX: TEMN) initiated a major workforce reduction, eliminating several hundred positions across its offices in India. This move is part of a broader strategic realignment aimed at optimizing the company’s global operations and enhancing its focus on high-growth markets. The… Read More

March 27, 2025 @ 6:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Block (NYSE: XYZ), the fintech co-founded by Jack Dorsey, announced a significant workforce reduction, laying off 931 employees—approximately 8% of its total staff. Known for its subsidiaries Square, Cash App, and TIDAL, Block framed the layoffs as a strategic move to enhance organizational efficiency rather than… Read More

February 20, 2025 @ 6:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based money transfer firm Zepz is reportedly laying off about 200 workers, according to a recent update from CNBC. Zepz – previously doing business as WorldRemit – is slashing approximately 20% of its 1000-member professional team as it closes down units operating in Poland and… Read More

February 4, 2025 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank payments Fintech GoCardless has released its UK Companies House filing for fiscal year 2024, indicating growth in various markets including North America. GoCardless, which claims it managed to lower losses after a 20% reduction in company staff, says it has now shifted some employees… Read More

January 24, 2025 @ 1:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move that has sent ripples across the fintech and broader financial services sectors, Stripe, the global payment processing giant, announced a reduction in its workforce by 300 employees. Financial infrastructure firm Stripe’s management claimed that this restructuring is reportedly part of a broader… Read More

January 3, 2025 @ 7:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital payments processing Fintech Checkout.com has reportedly cut staff members following significant sales losses. UK-headquartered payments processing Fintech Checkout.com has slashed nearly a quarter of its professional work-force after a considerable decline in reported revenue. As indicated in Checkout.com’s accounts for the financial year 2023,… Read More

July 12, 2024 @ 5:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistan based Fintech firm Sadapay has reportedly laid off around 30% of its employees, which includes sevearl C-suite execs, according to an update shared by local sources. Sadapay claims that the layoffs were made due to cost-cutting measures and the decision was announced during a… Read More

June 20, 2024 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluevine is reportedly laying off around 12% of its Israel-based workforce. Bluevine says it is on a mission to enable “a better financial future for small business owners through innovative banking solutions designed just for them.” By combining technology and security with their team’s expertise… Read More

June 8, 2024 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mihkel Stamm, CEO of Estateguru, says that the firm will reach profitability by the end of the year. Estateguru, a real estate-backed crowdfunding platform, announced several decisions this week that should “enable the company, which has struggled with losses in recent years, to end this… Read More

November 14, 2023 @ 8:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US-headquartered equity management Fintech Carta is reportedly announcing another round of layoffs. As first reported by Fortune, three workers have stated that San Fransisco-headquartered Carta is currently going through a restructuring process for the third time in 2023. The two other layoff announcements had been… Read More

June 28, 2023 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stock trading app provider Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has reportedly laid off another 7% of its workforce, around 150 workers. This, according to a recent update from the WSJ. With trading volumes declining considerably over the past year, the Fintech company made the cuts in order to… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which claims to be the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of overall trading volume and scope of operations, recently revealed that it may be reassessing its workforce following numerous other industry-wide reports of layoffs and an extended bear market. On Wednesday (May 31,… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On Thursday, May 18, 2023, Insurtech Pie CEO, John Swigart, shared an important message with all “Pie-oneers.” Swigart noted that as Dax and him shared with the team earlier, during their all-hands meeting, they’ve made “the very hard decision to reduce their headcount by about… Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 3:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Iress has announced changes “to its operating structure and senior leadership teams following a strategic review of its business.” The change forms “part of the steps the company is taking to strengthen its position in all markets, drive innovation and help the industry tackle the… Read More

March 3, 2023 @ 10:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Startups in 2023 are facing compensation markets “unlike any in recent memory,” according to an update from Carta. Layoffs have “afflicted large, public tech companies as well as companies across the VC ecosystem.” In the private markets, declining valuations and increasing intervals between funding rounds… Read More

February 9, 2023 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Max Levchin, Founder and CEO at Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), has shared an update with their employees and that he also wants to share the message publicly. In a move to reduce costs in a flagging market, Affirm will be slashing its workforce. Affirm reported earnings… Read More