Does regulation pose a threat to buy now, pay later market growth?
The BNPL market has seen a financial boon in recent years, creating market leading behemoths like Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay – who are all recording strong growth on the back of clear market demand. Could a growing call for regulation in the sector change this?
Pakistan’s largest Bank invests in country’s leading small business lender
Habib Bank Limited (HBL) became the first bank in Pakistan to invest in a FinTech startup with its significant participation in the last tranche of Finja’s $10.15m Series A1 round.
Volante, Deloitte partnership looks to transform FIs payments business
Cloud payments provider Volante Technologies and Deloitte have teamed to offer a new service aimed at transforming how financial institutions (FIs) run their payments business.
Zeta secures unicorn label following $250m Series C
Indian neobank startup Zeta has received unicorn status after a $250m Series C funding round took it to a $1.45bn valuation.
Zip strengthens grip on BNPL market with Twisto, Spotii acquisitions
Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zip will expand into Europe and the Middle with the purchases of BNPL competitors Twisto and Spotii.
Polaris expands digital footprint with new online banking platform
Nigeran bank Polaris has boosted its digital presence with the launch of VULTe, its new digital bank.
BNPL firm Sunbit secures unicorn status following $130m Series D
California-headquartered buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Sunbit has achieved unicorn status after a $130m Series D brought its value up to $1.1bn.
After graduating from YC, Houm banks $8m to improve the home rental market in...
Fresh out of Y Combinator’s W21 cohort, PropTech firm Houm secured an $8m seed round.
Uncapped lands $80m from Spotify investor Lakestar to offer startups wider banking services
UK-based startup which provides funding to startups without taking equity Uncapped raised an $80m funding round to launch a suite of banking services tailored for tech-driven companies.
Temenos strengthens money transfer capabilities with Wise alliance
Swiss banking technology firm Temenos will be able to offer money transfers on its platform following an agreement with FinTech juggernaut Wise.
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