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Circle Finalizes $440 Million Financing To Spur Blockchain, Platform Expansion
May 31, 2021

FinTech Circle has completed a financing round with $440 million, according to a company blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Auto Refinance Platform MotoRefi Raises $45 Million In Goldman-Led Series B
May 28, 2021

Motor vehicle refinance FinTech MotoRefi raised $45 million in a Series B funding round led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, the company said in a press release on Friday (May 28). Participants in the round included new investor IA Capital and previous backers Moderne Ventures,...

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Stock Brokerages Lure Young Adults Looking To Invest COVID Savings
May 27, 2021

U.K. stock brokerage firms AJ Bell and Charles Stanley are eyeing young adults with pandemic savings as potential investors who have shown an eagerness to take a gamble on the markets, the Financial Times reported on Thursday (May 27). Both investment platforms are introducing new...

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Wayflyer Raises $76 Million To Help eCommerce Businesses Grow
May 27, 2021

Dublin, Ireland-based Wayflyer has landed $76 million in funding, the company announced in a Thursday (May 27) blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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New Funding Round Could Value BNPL Firm Klarna At $40 Billion
May 27, 2021

European buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Klarna is on the verge of securing a new funding round that could value the firm at $40 billion, CNBC reported Thursday (May 27), citing sources close to the matter. The network reported that the investment has the backing of...

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Germany’s Ada Health Raises $90 Million Series B Led By Bayer
May 27, 2021

Germany’s digital healthcare startup Ada Health raised $90 million in a series B fundraise led by Leaps by Bayer, the impact investment arm of Bayer. Samsung Catalyst Fund, Vitruvian Partners, Inteligo Bank, F4 and Mutschler Ventures, also participated in the round. Get the Full Story...

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SpotOn Raises $125 Million For SMB, Restaurant Payment Platform
May 26, 2021

Software and payments company SpotOn has raised $125 million in Series D funding round, bringing the company’s valuation up to $1.875 billion, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Nigerian Payments Giant OPay In Talks To Raise $400 Million At $1.5 Billion Valuation
May 26, 2021

Payments company OPay could be looking at raising $400 million, according to a report from TechCabal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Global FinTech Paysend Closes $125 Million Funding Deal
May 26, 2021

Global FinTech Paysend closed a $125 million Series B funding round led by One Peak, with participation from Infravia Growth Capital, Hermes GPE Innovation Fund, and existing investors including Plug and Play, the company announced in a press release emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full...