ICYMI funding round-up: Bunq, Qapita, GajiGesa, Knowledge Bank, Anchor, Goalsetter, & Lamaa
In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) funding round-up for you to get the latest fintech funding news.
BNPL
TruePay raises $32m in one of the largest Series A rounds in Brazil
The B2B BNPL fintech says it will invest in team and product development.
BNPL start-up Pace raises $40m in pan-Asian Series A
The Singapore-based company has plans for international expansion.
Mexican BNPL platform Aplazo completes $27m Series A round
Increase in headcount and Latin American expansion planned.
Kafene secures $75m funding to accelerate growth
Capital to support Kafene’s point-of-sale financing to Americans with limited access to credit.
Land of opportunity: The growth of BNPL in Brazil and South America
Brazil is South America’s biggest market for buy now, pay later (BNPL), and it looks set to keep growing.
Hong Kong-based Qupital raises $150m to boost expansion plans
Partners in Series B include Citi, GBA Homeland and Nordstar.
Zip completes acquisition of Czech BNPL firm Twisto
The move will grant Zip access to the EU market from its UK springboard.
London BNPL firm Zilch worth more than $2bn following $110m Series C
The company plans a hiring spree in Miami, where its US headquarters are located.
BNPL giant Klarna acquires Nordic price comparison site PriceRunner
Firm aims to diversify its offering with price comparison platform acquisition.
B2B BNPL platform Billie raises $100m in Series C round
Billie claims the funding round is the “world’s largest to date in the B2B BNPL market”.
Live now, pay later
I’d love to see the excitement caused by BNPL stretch to areas where lending is desperately needed.
BNPL: The now and the later
How can the BNPL industry do more to protect consumers and help the world we live in?
Standard Chartered to invest $500m in Asia’s largest BNPL platform Atome
Investment forms part of a 10-year partnership to deliver mobile financial services in the region.
Amazon-backed Indian BNPL firm Capital Float raises $50m
The investment brings Capital Float’s total money raised to date to over $600m.
Aussie BNPL firm Zip targets Indian expansion with ZestMoney investment
The investment underlines Zip’s strategy to capitalise on the high-growth Indian BNPL market.
Dear Luc: How do I get a slice of the BNPL pie?
This week someone asks: I want to add BNPL to my service, what do I need to consider?
