Klarna aims to strengthen its underwriting capabilities through Moneymour acquisition
Swedish FinTech unicorn Klarna has bought Italian payment company Moneymour from its founders and minority investors.
Klarna launches global Consumer Council initiative to essentially get more feedback
Some companies are happy to do just customer surveys to get more feedback. Klarna has taken that idea one step further with its latest initiative.
Galileo opens offices in Mexico just as the Latin American FinTech scene is booming
Salt Lake City-based Galileo has just announced that its open for business in Mexico City as a wave of investments washes over Latin American FinTech companies.
SoftBank-backed OPay struggles with service outages and its customers are not happy about it
Customers of OPay, the Nigerian-based PayTech company, were left unable to tap into their account through the company’s app over the weekend.
Clearhaus gains UK license days after Brexit
Digital payments acceptance startup Clearhaus has reportedly received a license to offer its services in the UK.
Alibaba-backed Global Blue is getting listed on the New York Stock Exchange as it...
Tax-free shopping and payment solution provider Global Blue is being listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Shopify launches starter loans for budding online merchants
The Canadian e-commerce company Shopify has announced that it wants to help SMEs trade things on the web by launching starter loans.
PayPal has closed the $4bn acquisition of Honey Science Corporation
Having first been announced in November 2019, PayPal has now finalised its acquisition of the rewards and shopping platform Honey Science Corporation.
HyperPay closes funding to support growth across Egypt and GCC
HyperPay, a Saudi Arabia-based payment service provider, has closed an eight-digit funding round.
PayPal becomes first foreign payments platform in China after latest acquisition
Payments giant PayPal has acquired a 70% stake in China-based payment gateway GoPay.
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Insight Investment deploys €100m debt capital to iwoca
Global asset manager Insight Investment has reportedly supplied European small business lender iwoca with €100m in debt capital to help the FinTech finance more loans.
Pioneering FinTech VC house QED Investors hits $350m final close for oversubscribed Fund VI
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FinTech venture capital pioneer QED Investors has hit a $350m final close for its oversubscribed sixth flagship fund.
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