Amazon to offer BNPL services to its US market through Affirm alliance
Global retail giant Amazon has partnered with buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm to provide its US customers with a BNPL option at the checkout.
PollenPay sets out to create BNPL buzz
PollenPay, the Manchester-based ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) company has officially launched in the UK.
PayTech Selfbook secures $25m in Tiger Global-headed Series A
Hotel payment software platform Selfbook has raised $25m from a Series A funding round led by Tiger Global Management.
FCA calls for stricter buy now pay later regulations “to protect consumers”
The buy now pay later sector may have had its best year ever in 2020, but now the UK’s top financial watchdog is calling for stricter rules “to protect consumers”.
Boku adds $13.7m for bigger carrier bills
Carrier billing company Boku has raised $13.7m in new venture funding. The round was led by a consortium of UK investors, including angels Andrew Black and Robert Markwick.
SumUp collaborates with ZSL on new contactless fundraising tech
UK-headquartered FinTech SumUp has partnered with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to develop a digital in-house fundraising technology to make contactless donations.
Safaricom, Vodacom acquire African payments company M-PESA in joint venture
Kenyan mobile network Safaricom and Vodacom, the South African division of Vodafone, have acquired phone-based money transfer service M-PESA.
Satispay becomes Italian unicorn with €320m raise
Satispay, a Milan-based payment network, has raised €320m in Series D funding, exceeding a €1bn valuation.
Klarna rival Zilch launches buy now pay later feature for in-store purchases in the...
UK-based buy now pay later (BNPL) FinTech firm Zilch introduced a ‘tap and pay-over-time’ solution which enables high street shoppers to make in-store purchases and pay later.
Wirecard’s CEO leaves company after search for missing €1.9bn hits a dead end
The Wirecard scandal sweeping across the European FinTech space intensified over the weekend with CEO Markus Braun leaving the company as the board says the missing €1.9bn ($2.1bn) "do not exist."