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Aplazo Raises $27M in Series A Funding for Mexico BNPL Growth 
November 16, 2021

Mexican omnichannel buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Aplazo on Tuesday (Nov. 16) announced it’s raked in $27 million in Series A funding, four months after it grabbed $5.25 million in seed funding, and it plans to use the fresh capital for growth, including adding...

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Canadian FinTech Float Nets $30M for Its V-Card, Spend Management Offerings
November 15, 2021

Float, a corporate card and spend management platform, has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round, FinTech Futures reported. The company’s total funding is now $34 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Personal Care Vendor SOS Lands $3.4M in Funding 
November 15, 2021

SOS, the women-founded interactive vending machine operator, has raised $3.4 million, the Boston-based company announced Monday (Nov. 15). 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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B2B Payments Startup Podium Closes $201M Series D Funding Deal
November 15, 2021

Local business communication and payments platform Podium closes a $201 million Series D funding round at a $3 billion-plus valuation led by YC Continuity, with participation from Durable Capital Partners, Arpex Capital, Accel, Album VC, IVP, Sapphire Ventures, Summit Partners and Sorenson Capital, according to...

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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...