Kafene said to raise $14m to offer flexible payments and protect customers from debt
BNPL firm Kafene raised $14m in Series A funding to empower flexible ownership for subprime customers.
Klarna becomes Europe’s highest-valued private FinTech after netting $639m in funding
Swedish-based BNPL giant Klarna raised more than $639m in a new private fundraising round, led by Japan’s SoftBank, boosting its valuation to almost $46bn.
Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, Klarna founder back Indonesia-based BukuWarung in $60m round
Indonesian FinTech startup BukuWarung raised $60m in Series A funding in a round led by Valar Ventures and Goodwater Capital.
India-based Paytm preps for planned $3bn IPO
India’s Paytm invited employees to tender equity shares in part or in full for sale in the digital payments giant’s planned initial public offering (IPO), a step it dubs as the country’s largest stock market debut ever.
Y Combinator-backed Cashfree lands funding from SBI for its payment platform
Digital payments and banking technology company Cashfree received an undisclosed funding amount from the State Bank of India (SBI) at a valuation of around $200m.
BNPL giant Klarna launches interest-free shopping app which can be used at any online...
Banking, payments and shopping service Klarna launched its Shopping app, enabling users to pay in any online shop directly through the Klarna app, eliminating the need to use a credit card.
Truebill hauls in $45m to develop its personal finance app
Personal finance app provider Truebill raised $45m in Series D funding giving it a valuation of $500m.
Italy-based headless commerce platform Commerce Layer lands $16m
Commerce Layer closed a $16m Series B funding round led by Coatue Management, with participation from existing investors Benchmark and Mango Capital.
Curate Capital leads $1.5m seed funding round for Park Place Payments
Los Angeles-based FinTech Park Place Payments raised $1.5m in a seed funding round led by Curate Capital.
SpotOn valued at $1.88bn after Andreessen Horowitz-led investment
CA-based software and payments company SpotOn raised $125m in a funding round led by venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz that valued the startup at about $1.88bn.