Wise gears up for potential direct listing on London Stock Exchange
UK FinTech juggernaut Wise has revealed it seeking the first direct listing of a technology firm on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
BNPL giant Klarna looks to bolster its role in e-commerce with its new HERO...
Swedish FinTech Klarna acquired HERO, a social shopping platform that provides consumers with advice and shoppable content coming directly from retailers’ physical stores, with the aim to bring the best of in-store experience for its 90 million consumers.
BharatPe earns the horn, triples valuation to $2.85bn after Tiger Global-led oversubscribed round
Merchant payments and financial services provider BharatPe raised $370m in a primary and secondary mix, as a part of a Series E funding round led by new investor New York-based Tiger Global Management.
PayTech PawaPay scores $9m in seed capital to scale presence
African payments firm PawaPay has raised $9m from a seed funding round led by MSA and UK investment fund 88mph.
Modern Treasury passes $2bn valuation following Altimeter-led Series C
Payments operation software platform Modern Treasury has raised $85m in a Series C funding round led by Altimeter Capital.
Klarna expands its grip on online retail
Global retail bank, payments and shopping service Klarna has launched a browser extension that enables consumers to shop with its flexible payment options even...
Pay Theory bags seed to support financial inclusion with families
Pay Theory, which claims to build financially inclusive payments for families, has bagged $2m in its seed funding round.
hoolah hoops Primer for BNPL growth across Asia
hoolah, Asia’s omnichannel Buy Now, Pay Layer (BNPL) platform, has partnered with Primer, a no-code automation platform for payments and commerce, to fuel growth across Asia.
Global Payments acquires EVO in $4bn deal
Global payment technology provider Global Payments will acquire fellow PayTech solution developer EVO in a $4bn deal.
ABA Bank launches instant card issuance kiosk
Cambodian financial institution ABA Bank has become the first bank in the country to launch an instant card issuance kiosk, through a partnership with Compass Plus Technologies.