At the start of the year, Matt Norton, Santander Bank North America’s head of point of sale lending, told PYMNTS that banks were increasingly eyeing opportunities in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) market. “Banks have an opportunity to be a major solutions provider in...
Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Italian banking group, Mediobanca announced it has made two acquisitions in the BNPL space., and the emirate of Ajman launched a new government payment portal in the metaverse. Mediobanca Doubles Down on BNPL With 2 New Investments...
Compass, the consumer credit arm of Italy’s Mediobanca Group, has completed two deals in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space, according to a Thursday (Oct. 13) press release. In the first, Compass has purchased Italian BNPL provider Soisy, which provides an installment-based credit solution...
Real estate technology startup Compass scaled back its initial public offering (IPO), raising $450 million, about 50 percent less than anticipated. Compass priced its 25 million shares at $18 each on Wednesday (March 31), Financial Times reported. The New York-headquartered company reduced the number of...
June 23, 2025
Real estate brokerage Compass has reportedly sued Zillow for its ban on private home listings. The suit, filed Monday (June 23) in federal court in Manhattan, accuses Zillow of employing “anticompetitive tactics to protect its monopoly and revenues in violation of the antitrust laws,” the Associated Press (AP) reported. According to the report, Compass alleges […]
October 14, 2022
Compass, the consumer credit arm of Italy’s Mediobanca Group, has completed two deals in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space, according to a Thursday (Oct. 13) press release. In...
April 01, 2021
Real estate technology startup Compass scaled back its initial public offering (IPO), raising $450 million, about 50 percent less than anticipated. Compass priced its 25 million shares at $18 each...
March 23, 2021
Compass, a real estate brokerage backed by SoftBank, is looking at raising as much as $936 million for an initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported. With the proposed IPO, the...