Tala, a startup that makes micro-loans to entrepreneurs in the developing world via smartphone app, has raised a $30 million Series B round as it expands into new geographical markets. The round marks ...

Shivani Siroya’s idea for a digital lending app serving “underbanked” people in emerging markets came to her while she was working in Sub-Saharan and West Africa. “I interviewed over 3,500 individual ...

Digital financial startup Tala is relocating within Santa Monica. “Our challenge was to create an opportunity to house the company’s expanding workforce and dispose of Tala’s current Santa Monica ...

For the ninth consecutive year, Tala has been recognized for its impactful service and innovation as a fintech company by global media house Forbes, with its inclusion in the Forbes 2025 Fintech 50 ...

Jeff Kauflin is a New Jersey-based senior editor and covers fintech. This article is more than 6 years old. Tala CEO Shivani Siroya has grown the startup into a 600-person company that has delivered ...

For the ninth consecutive year, Tala has been recognized for its impactful service and innovation as a fintech company by global media house Forbes, with its inclusion in the Forbes 2025 Fintech 50 ...