BNPL provider ViaBill raises $120m in equity and debt
ViaBill’s funding round was led by London-based Fasanara Capital.
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French BNPL fintech Alma raises €210m Series C to support European expansion
To date, Alma has raised €180m in equity and more than €100m in debt financing.
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Aussie BNPL firm Zip confirms Sezzle takeover talks
The potential deal would follow a string of acquisitions by Zip over the past 18 months.
Insurance payments platform Ascend lands $30m Series A
Ascend claims to be “the first modern insurance payments platform”.
BNPL provider Splitit appoints new CEO, Nandan Sheth
Nandan Sheth moves from Fiserv, where he was head of global digital commerce and the firm’s Carat business.
Santander enters BNPL market with launch of new platform Zinia
Already live in Germany, Santander now plans to roll out the service in the Netherlands and Spain.
Rupifi appoints early investor Rajesh Kamra to lead B2B payments innovation
Rupifi says it’s India’s “first embedded finance company” in the B2B payments space.
Indian fintech start-up M2P raises $56m in Series C1 round
M2P claims to have raised more than $100 million in the past year alone.
Start-up Vartana launches with $57m funding with aim to become the “Affirm for B2B”
Vartana is a new provider of managed checkout and BNPL options for businesses.
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African fintechs Finclusion and Lipa Later raise pre-Series A funding
Finclusion has landed $20 million and Lipa Later has secured $12 million.
Retail finance platform Divido appoints Todd Latham as CEO
Latham has also held senior positions at American Express and Microsoft.
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Travel BNPL fintech Fly Now Pay Later lands $75m debt funding package
The funding package will finance the UK fintech’s expansion into the United States.
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B2B embedded finance fintech Rupifi raises $25m in Series A round
The fintech says B2B commerce has undergone a digital transformation over the past few years.
Colombian BNPL firm Addi raises $200m to support LatAm expansion
Addi CEO Santiago Suarez says: “Business is accelerating a lot faster than expected.”
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Indian BNPL start-up Uni raises $70m in Series A funding round
“BNPL is growing at a breakneck speed in India,” says CEO Nitin Gupta.
B2B BNPL firm Resolve lands $25m in latest funding round
“The market for simplifying net terms payments and embedding BNPL payment options is exploding”, CEO says.
Nigeria’s B2B e-commerce fintech TradeDepot raises $110m
The funds will support the delivery of BNPL services to five million SME retailers across Africa.
BNPL firm Kueski raises $202m in equity and debt financing
Kueski is one of the largest buy now, pay later and online consumer lenders in Latin America.
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Slice hits unicorn status with $220m Series B funding round
Cash injection will be used to further develop its product offerings and hire more staff.
Microsoft met with criticism over BNPL plans for Edge
Microsoft has partnered with Zip to offer a BNPL payment option in its Edge browser.
Indian fintech start-up Simpl lands $40m in Series B funding
Fast-growing Indian e-commerce sector is in the company’s sights with its cardless payments offerings.
