Tag: PayPal

Latin American ventures, Iron Man-backed enterprises and buy now pay later startups among the big winners of the 29 FinTech funding rounds reported on last week.

Saudi Arabia-based startup Tamara has secured $6m of seed capital on the back of increased activity in the buy now pay later sector.

Affirm began trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday with its shares jumping by more than 100% in the first day, laying the groundwork for huge growth in the buy now pay later space.

Everything from rings to smartwatches can be used to make payments these days, but ten companies are spearheading the market's development.

The ubiquitous adoption of smartphones has driven the worldwide adoption of mobile payments, but ten companies have been identified as leading the charge in the multi-trillion dollar sector.

PayPal-backed ride hailing and e-wallet company Gojek has paid $200m for a 22.1% stake in the Indonesian bank Jago.

Visa and Mastercard have cut ties with Pornhub after both payment providers investigated allegations of child sexual abuse.

Klarna and Afterpay are butting heads as market competition is getting fierce across the globe.

Coinbase has been accused of having created a culture fraught with bullying, racism and discrimination against black people in a new exposé from the New York Times.

Bitcoin's valuation soared to impressive heights this week and one of the people considering taking advantage of it was Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams.