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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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Consumer Savings App Acorns To Go Public Via SPAC At $2.2B Valuation
May 27, 2021

Acorns Grow Inc., which offers a savings and investing app, is poised to go public by combining with Pioneer Merger Corp, a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that is traded on Nasdaq. The combined company, with a valuation of about $2.2 billion, is expected to be...

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India’s Paytm Eyes $3 Billion IPO At $25 Billion Valuation
May 27, 2021

Indian payments provider Paytm is eyeing a $3 billion (218 billion rupee) initial public offering (IPO) at a valuation of $25 billion to $30 billion that could be the biggest the country has ever seen, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (May 27), citing an unnamed source....

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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...

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New Payments IPOs: Paymentus Looks To Raise $210 Million; Flywire Seeks $251 Million
May 26, 2021

Two U.S. payments platforms — Paymentus and Flywire — are seeking initial public offerings at the top of their marketed range. Both started trading on Wednesday (May 26) and are expected to close on Friday (May 28).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to...