Square plans $29bn acquisition of Aussie BNPL firm Afterpay
The deal will become Australia’s largest ever acquisition.
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Klarna signs merchant financing partnership with Liberis
Liberis will roll out its revenue-based solution in the coming months.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 13 | The terror of technological debt
Vincent Kilcoyne, executive vice president at SmartStream, joins us on our What the Fintech? podcast.
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Klarna raises $639m in SoftBank-led funding round
The BNPL firm claims it is now valued at $45.6 billion.
Klarna sways towards US over UK for stock market listing
Klarna boss Sebastian Siemiatkowski says: “It’s more likely that Klarna will list in the US.”
Video: fintech news pick of the week – HSBC, Klarna & Tandem
Top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Klarna shuts app down after users report being logged into random accounts
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski: the glitch is “sad and frustrating”.
Fintech funding deals globally 1-7 March 2021
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Why the BNPL sector is growing like crazy
There is plenty of room for experiments in BNPL, and many customer segments are yet to be addressed.
The perennial BNPL crown
Blind allegiance has seen the BNPL sector explode in 2020.
Cultivate investor platform aims for Silicon Valley in Europe
The new platform founded has been created by venture firm Blossom Capital.
Klarna selects Amazon Web Services as preferred cloud provider
Swedish banking and payment firm puts AWS at the centre of new strategy.
The uphill battle for European challengers success in the US
Find out if European neobanks can tackle the challenging US market.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 16 August 2019
Some of this week’s news, in video format!
Top fintech stories this week – 9 August 2019
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Klarna bags $460m equity funding
It’s now the most valuable EU fintech with a valuation of $5.5 billion.
ASOS and Klarna bring flexible payments to the US
The US will pay in four scheduled bi-weekly instalments to reflect the US salary schedule.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 09 May 2019
This week, Mastercard, Facebook and many more!
Klarna brings its alt payment options to retail shops
Bringing pay later to consumers in stores.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 1 April 2019
Apple’s new credit card, New York goes fintech, and more!
Top fintech stories this week – 8 December 2017
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Klarna to fuel payments for Worldpay
Worldpay and online payments firm Klarna are joining forces. Worldpay clients in Austria, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the UK will be able to use Klarna’s invoice and credit-based payments.
Tink secures investment and bank partners as it plans European expansion
Swedish fintech company Tink has signed with Nordic banks Nordea, Klarna and Nordnet. Integrating in 2018, the banks will use Tink’s payment technology and personal finance management (PFM) platform within their existing customer channels.
Visa invests in paytech firm and bank Klarna
Visa is investing in Klarna, a Swedish payments and banking firm, and the two firms intend “to develop a future strategic partnership”.
Top fintech stories this week – 23 June 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
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