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eBike Startup Zoomo Notches $60M Series B Funding  
November 15, 2021

Australian electric bike startup Zoomo has raised $60 million in Series B funding, according to a Monday (Nov. 15) report from Tech Crunch.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Investment Capital Finds Its Place at the Intersection of Software and Payments
November 15, 2021

It may seem like a lifetime, but it was only a few years ago — nearly three, in fact — when the payments mega-deals began to surface. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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IPO/SPAC Announcements Get a Boost from Paytm and Presto 
November 12, 2021

IPOs and SPAC announcements in the banking sector this year to date have totaled 61, followed by firms that are engaged in transforming the way companies’ workflows operate (the “work”) segment, at 48.  The activity was decidedly international in scope.  Payments firms follow, with 36...

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Mexican FinTech Stori Grabs $200M in Series C Funding
November 11, 2021

Mexican FinTech Stori on Thursday (Nov. 11) closed a $125 million oversubscribed Series C equity funding round led by venture capital firm GGV Capital and growth-stage investor GIC, paired with a debt raise to fund Stori’s credit card portfolio. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Socure Raises $450M at $4.5B Valuation in Oversubscribed Series E
November 11, 2021

Digital identity verification and fraud platform Socure raised $450 million in an oversubscribed Series E funding round that puts its valuation at $4.5 billion, the company announced Tuesday (Nov. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Indonesian Super App GoTo Lands $1.3B in Funding 
November 11, 2021

GoTo Group has secured $1.3 billion from investors as the Indonesian tech company prepares for its initial public offering.  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...

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SaaS BNPL Startup Cacheflow Closes $6M Seed Funding Deal
November 10, 2021

Cacheflow closed a $6 million seed funding round to help the startup grow its platform that enables software-as-a-service (SaaS) firms to offer buy now, pay later (BNPL) installment options at check-out, according to a press release Wednesday (Nov. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Payitoff Notches $8.5M Ahead of Feb. 1 Student Loan Repayments
November 10, 2021

Payitoff, an automated student loan management company serving the FinTech sector, has generated $8.5 million in a seed round, according to a Wednesday (Nov. 10) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Presto Completes $1B SPAC Merger to Go Public
November 10, 2021

Restaurant-technology startup Presto will have a valuation of about $1 billion when it goes public through special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Ventoux CCM Acquisition Corp., the companies told The Wall Street Journal Wednesday (Nov. 10).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...