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Klarna Seeks Startups As New Funding Pushes Valuation To $31 Billion

Klarna Seeks Startups As New Funding Pushes Valuation To $31 Billion
Klarna Seeks Startups As New Funding Pushes Valuation To $31 Billion
March 01, 2021  |  Investments

Swedish buy, now pay later (BNPL) platform Klarna is now valued at $31 billion after raising $1 billion from new and existing investors.  Get the...

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Essential Federal Credit Union Teams With Elan Financial Services On Credit Cards
Essential Federal Credit Union Teams With Elan Financial Services On Credit Cards
March 01, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

To connect its members with a collection of credit card products and services, Louisiana-based Essential Federal Credit Union (Essential) has teamed with Elan Financial Services,...

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Paytm’s Monthly Transactions Climb To 1.2 Billion
Paytm’s Monthly Transactions Climb To 1.2 Billion
March 01, 2021  |  Digital Payments

India-based Paytm said it reached 1.2 billion monthly transactions in February as eCommerce continued its boom in that country. India’s Economic Times reported that Paytm...

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Indian Hotel Platform Oyo Rolls Back Global Expansion Plans
Indian Hotel Platform Oyo Rolls Back Global Expansion Plans
March 01, 2021  |  International

Indian hotel platform Oyo is scaling back its international ambitions as it pulls out of the U.S. and European markets and severs its Latin American...

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Walmart, Super Apps, And The Rise Of The New ‘Retail’ Bank
Walmart, Super Apps, And The Rise Of The New ‘Retail’ Bank
March 01, 2021  |  Retail

Retail banking, indeed. 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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Reliance Teams With Google, Facebook In Bid For Indian Digital Payments License
Reliance Teams With Google, Facebook In Bid For Indian Digital Payments License
March 01, 2021  |  eCommerce

Reliance Industries, India’s largest company by market value, is looking to link up with Facebook and Google in a bid to get a digital payments...

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Innovative Approaches To Retail And Banking 
Innovative Approaches To Retail And Banking 
March 01, 2021  |  Today In Data

Carvana set a number of records for its last quarter and full year, but the used car seller posted a bigger-than-expected loss from quick growth as it struggles...

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Hudson Unveils First Airport C-Store With Amazon’s Just Walk Out Tech
Hudson Unveils First Airport C-Store With Amazon’s Just Walk Out Tech
March 01, 2021  |  Retail

Hudson revealed its inaugural Hudson Nonstop store harnessing Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology at Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) in a Monday (March 1) announcement....

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Klarna Banks $1B In New Funding As BNPL Competition Heats Up
Klarna Banks $1B In New Funding As BNPL Competition Heats Up
March 01, 2021  |  Retail

Swedish buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Klarna said on Monday (March 1) that it has raised $1 billion in fresh capital, not only providing...

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