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News/payments
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is to introduce new rules for buy now, pay later firms amid mounting fears of a growing debt burden for cash-strapped shoppers.
02 February 2021
News/startups
Scalapay, a third-party payments outfit that lets customers buy, now, pay later, has raised $48 million in a seed funding round led by Fasanara Capital.
29 January 2021
Company update/payments
Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) today announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Allegro Credit, a leading provider of point-of-sale consumer financing for audiology products, dental services and musical instruments.
28 January 2021
French buy now, pay later outfit Alma has raised €49 million in a Series B funding round joined by Cathay Innovation and Idinvest.
25 January 2021
Czech buy now, pay later app Twisto has raised €16 million in a funding round led by Australian BNPL player Zip and Elevator ventures.
21 January 2021
dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, today announced a new partnership deal with Dinie to allow global merchants to offer installment payments to their customers in Brazil as a form of small business lending.
19 January 2021
The UK Government has voted down a bill supported by 70 MPs to regulate buy now, pay later firms like Klarna, Laybuy and Clearpay.
15 January 2021
Citizens today announced that it has further expanded the reach of its national point-of-sale offering for merchants, which it has renamed Citizens Pay to reflect its proven and straightforward approach to providing businesses with budget-friendly payment options for customers who want a more transparent and predictable way to finance purchases.
12 January 2021
A quarter of Brits used buy now, pay later services to fund Christmas shopping, setting up a £2.3 billion bill, according to Credit Karma.
08 January 2021
Company update/retail
Uplift, the leading enterprise Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution serving over 100 of the world's top travel brands, announced today they have secured a new $68 million credit line from Atalaya Capital Management.
07 January 2021
Affirm, Max Levchin's buy now, pay later credit card alternative, expects to achieve a valuation of just over $9 billion from its forthcoming IPO on Nasdaq.
06 January 2021
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