Image Credits: Nattawat-Nat / Getty Images under a license. There may be plenty of funding for some startups these days. But plenty of companies will tell you otherwise. VC Lab, an accelerator for venture capital firms, wants to create investors who will back the rest of the world.

Link: https://techcrunch-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/techcrunch.com/2021/10/15/vc-lab-introduces-free-fund-formation-documents-to-make-startup-investing-cheaper-and-easier/amp/

The ways in which we pay for things today are infinitely more varied than the ways we used to. And they’re infinitely more digitalised. Gone are the days of pockets full of rattling change or catching the bus to the local bank to cash a cheque.

Link: https://www.weavr.io/the-rise-of-platforms-how-digitalisation-is-changing-banking/

Fast-growing fintech Brex has raised $300 million in funding that propels it to decacorn status, just six months after it was valued at $7.4 billion, according to people familiar with the deal.

Link: https://techcrunch-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/techcrunch.com/2021/10/21/brex-raises-300m-at-a-12-3b-valuation/amp/

Facebook plans to make a dramatic break with its past by rebranding the company next week, according to a report.

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/20/facebook-plans-to-change-its-name-as-part-of-company-rebrand-report