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| 11.09.2026 | Ant International's Agentic Mobile Protocol Rolls Out Globally with Wallets and Acquirers; Initiating Collaboration on KYA Interoperability Framework with Mastercard and Visa | With payment leaders accelerating adoption, the Alipay+ ecosystem — with 50+ mobile payment partners, over 10 national QR schemes and serving over 2 billion consumer accounts — is evolving into the world's largest agentic payment network fo... |
| 09.09.2026 | ZeroRisk Secures $10M Series A to Transform Merchant Cybersecurity | Dublin-based cybersecurity startup ZeroRisk has secured $10 million in a Series A funding round led by MiddleGame Ventures. Existing investor Elkstone also participated in the round, which aims to accelerate the company’s global expansion a... |
| 07.09.2026 | Hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos joins UK wealth exodus | The hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos has joined the ranks of ultra-wealthy residents in leaving the UK, in a decision likely to cost the government billions of pounds lost tax revenue.
Rokos, the founder of his namesake investment firm Ro... |
| 03.09.2026 | Minor Hotels partners with Checkout.com to power high-performance payments across global hospitality | Checkout.com will support Minor Hotels' global expansion through its global acquiring network, powering high performance payments across international markets
AI-powered payment optimization will help Minor Hotels improve acceptance rates a... |
| 16.07.2026 | Pure Raises $8 Million To Build Compliance-First Platform For Real-Money Peer-To-Peer Games | Pure has raised $8 million in seed funding to expand its compliance-first platform for real-money peer-to-peer games. The financing was raised across multiple rounds led by Hidden Capital. Additional investors included MaC Venture Capital, ... |
| 15.07.2026 | Pure Raises $8M in Seed Funding | Pure, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a social, compliant-first, financial infrastructure platform for peer-to-peer games, raised $8M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Hidden Capital. Additional participants included MaC Venture C... |
| 03.07.2026 | Checkout.com partners with Agoda to deliver AI-powered payment performance for global travel | Checkout.com supports Agoda's payment processing across more than six million properties worldwide.
Virtual card issuing delivers highly reliable payment operations for Agoda's global supplier network.
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| 11.06.2026 | Agentic Commerce: AI enabled Digital Commerce Is Surging but Significant Challenges Must be Addressed | A research study from Checkout.com highlights a striking disconnect in the evolving ecosystem of digital commerce: consumers are increasingly eager to embrace AI-driven shopping, but significant hurdles around trust, control, and infrastruc... |
| 05.06.2026 | Market Roars: NYSE Ignites IPOs, Fintech Pushes Boundaries | NYSE saw dynamic trading. Two significant initial public offerings launched. Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) debuted. It raised $650 million. This marked a major aerospace sector event. Sunshine Silver Mining and Refining (SSMR) also... |
| 03.06.2026 | NYSE Content Update: Applied Aerospace & Defense Raises $650 Million in IPO | NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.
NEW YORK, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today's NYSE Pr... |
| 21.04.2026 | PayNuts broadens offer for SMEs as surcharging reforms loom | - |
| 02.04.2026 | Unpacking the Impact of Agentic Commerce Across ANZ | - |
| 01.04.2026 | Cross River Bank Raises $50M in Funding | CRB Group, Inc., the Fort Lee, NJ-based parent company of Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, announced a $50m common equity capital raise.
The investment came from certain existi... |
| 31.03.2026 | Checkout.com builds on APAC momentum with 71% TPV growth | For the third consecutive year, Checkout.com has delivered more than 50% year-over-year net revenue growth across APAC.
Alibaba, Trip.com, Temu, SHEIN, JD, Heytea, and NetEase are among the enterprise merchants now using Checkout.com's plat... |
| 27.03.2026 | The Cashless Frontier: Digital Payments Reshape Global Finance | Digital payments are exploding. A global transformation is underway. The market nears $20 trillion by 2028. This represents one-fifth of global economic activity. Southeast Asia leads this charge. The region processed $1.3 trillion in 2025.... |
| 27.03.2026 | Fintech's New Imperative: Building Trust Through Data-Driven Thought Leadership | Fintech companies face a significant trust deficit, a stark contrast to established financial institutions. They cannot rely on decades of physical presence or inherited brand familiarity. Instead, fintechs must strategically build credibil... |
| 27.03.2026 | Fintech Redefines Growth: Investment Shifts, Payments Lead IPOs, Content Drives Brands | Fintech navigated a transformative boom-bust cycle, now embracing sustainable, profitable growth models. Global investment, exceeding $210 billion from 2020-2024, now targets resilient sectors: B2B payments infrastructure, critical regtech ... |
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| 25.03.2026 | How Fintech Leaders Gain Recognition Through Media Exposure | Share
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In February 2025, Checkout.com founder Guillaume Pousaz was named to Bloomberg’s list of the 50 most influential people in global finance. Pousaz had never held a position at a traditional financial institution... |
| 25.03.2026 | Why Fintech Thought Leadership Drives Business Growth | Share
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In Q3 2024, Marqeta published a report analysing the shift from physical to virtual card issuance across its platform. The report, based on data from over 1.2 billion processed transactions, showed that virtual... |
| 25.03.2026 | Why Fintech Brands Invest in Industry Publications | Share
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In 2024, Klarna allocated $18 million of its marketing budget to content and thought leadership initiatives, a 45% increase from 2023. The company published 142 pieces of industry analysis across platforms incl... |
| 25.03.2026 | Trip.com teams up with Checkout.com to simplify payments for global travelers | Checkout.com brings local acquiring and digital payments expertise to help Trip.com offer faster, more reliable transactions for travelers around the world.
The partnership supports Trip.com's global expansion, unlocking growth in key marke... |
| 25.03.2026 | Three of the Five Largest IPO Filings in Early 2026 Are Payments Companies | Share
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Three of the five largest IPO filings submitted to the SEC in Q1 2026 are payments companies. Klarna filed at a $67 billion valuation. Stripe’s confidential S-1 reportedly targets a $91 billion valuation, accor... |
| 25.03.2026 | Why Publishing Industry Analysis Strengthens Fintech Reputation | Share
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When Adyen published its quarterly earnings letter in February 2025, the document included a detailed breakdown of payment processing volumes across 47 countries, segmented by transaction type and merchant cate... |
| 25.03.2026 | How Fintech Startups Use Digital PR to Reach Global Markets | Share
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In March 2024, London-based fintech startup Zilch secured a $100 million funding round after a 12-month digital PR campaign that generated coverage in over 140 international publications. The company’s PR strat... |
| 25.03.2026 | How Publishing Expert Commentary Strengthens Fintech Brands | Share
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When the European Central Bank announced its digital euro pilot programme in November 2024, Worldline’s chief innovation officer published a detailed analysis within 72 hours explaining the technical architectu... |
| 24.03.2026 | Fintech Unicorns: How Over 300 Companies Achieved Billion-Dollar Valuations | Share
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More than 300 fintech companies worldwide have reached valuations of $1 billion or more’ Global Unicorn Tracker. In 2015, there were fewer than 20 fintech unicorns. The number tripled between 2019 and 2021 alon... |
| 24.03.2026 | The Global Digital Payments Market Projected to Hit $20 Trillion: Opportunities for Fintech Platforms | Share
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The global digital payments market is projected to exceed $20 trillion in total transaction value by 2028#8217;s Digital Payments forecast. That figure covers everything from mobile wallet transactions and onli... |
| 24.03.2026 | Why Fintech Investment Surpassed $210 Billion in Recent Years and What Comes Next | Share
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Global fintech investment surpassed $210 billion in cumulative funding between 2020 and 2024#8217;s Pulse of Fintech reports. That figure includes venture capital, private equity, and M&A activity across ev... |
| 24.03.2026 | Global Fintech Market Expected to Reach $556 Billion by 2030: What the Numbers Mean for Startups | Share
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Multiple research firms now project the global fintech market will sit between $556 billion and $652 billion by 2030. Mordor Intelligence puts the figure at $652.80 billion. Fortune Business Insights, which val... |
| 13.03.2026 | Outpost Fuels Global Trade: $17.5M Propels AI Commerce Infrastructure | Outpost secured $17.5 million in Series A funding. The London and New York-based firm provides AI-powered infrastructure for seamless cross-border commerce. Outpost acts as a legally liable entity for merchants. It manages global payments, ... |
| 13.03.2026 | One Irish company makes list of world's most valuable start-ups | Stripe, the payments company founded by Irish brothers John and Patrick Collison, is one of the top five most valuable unicorns in the world, according to new analysis by BestBrokers.com.
The San Francisco and Dublin-headquartered fintech a... |
| 11.03.2026 | Outpost Raises $17.5M in Series A Funding | Will Mahon-Heap
Outpost, a London, UK-based startup building infrastructure that enables merchants to sell worldwide with zero liability, raised $17.5M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Ribbit with participation from Better Tomorrow... |
| 10.03.2026 | Outpost: $17.5 Million Raised For Cross-Border Commerce Infrastructure Platform | Outpost, an AI-powered payments and compliance infrastructure platform for cross-border commerce, has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding led by Ribbit. The London and New York-based company said the round also included participation f... |
| 26.02.2026 | Checkout.com Reports Full-Year Profitability Milestone with $300B Payment Volume in Past Year | London-based fintech Checkout.com has delivered a seemingly solid 2025 performance, achieving full-year profitability while processing more than $300 billion in total payment volume—a remarkable 64% increase from the previous year. The resu... |
| 25.02.2026 | Beyond Tools: Why Deep Integrations Are the Future of Payments and Creator Platforms | Created by Gretchen M. Stone
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| 24.02.2026 | Checkout.com says 2025 full-year profitable, ups headcount | London-headquartered payments fintech Checkout.com today said it upped headcount by double digits last year to 2,000 staff, and pointed to the diversity of its merchant partners to indicate the robustness of its business, as it released sel... |
| 24.02.2026 | Checkout.com defies AI job fears with hiring spree | Checkout.com has defied fears of a slowdown in tech company recruitment after one of Britain’s most valuable private tech firms ramped up hiring despite widespread implementation of new AI tools.
Top tech companies have reportedly pared bac... |
| 24.02.2026 | Top entrepreneurs demand ‘radical reset’ in new campaign | Britain is entrenched in a narrative of decline that can only be reversed with a radical political and cultural reset, a group of top entrepreneurs has warned at the launch of a campaign to improve the investment and trading environment for... |
| 19.02.2026 | Digital payments growth moderates to 11%, as adoption matures | - |
| 09.02.2026 | Avenia levanta US$ 17 milhões em rodada Série A | A Avenia anunciou a conclusão de uma rodada Série A de US$ 17 milhões, equivalente a cerca de R$ 90 milhões, com participação de fundos como Quona, Big Bets, Headline, Fluent Ventures, Tomorrow Capital, Palm Drive Capital, Scale Up by Endea... |
| 05.02.2026 | Shoplazza Awards Mark Fourth Year as Merchants Shift Toward AI-Driven, Sustainable Growth, Spotlighted on the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square | NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoplazza recently announced the winners of the 2025 Shoplazza Awards at Times Square in New York City, marking the program's fourth year. In partnership with PR Newswire, the campaign communication pa... |
| 03.02.2026 | Identity intelligence firm Fingerprint launches AI agent signature ecosystem for the web
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| 27.01.2026 | Checkout.com Expands European Fintech Presence with Acquisition of Blue EMI and New Vilnius Hub | Global payment solutions provider Checkout.com has announced the acquisition of Blue EMI, a Lithuania-based electronic money institution specializing in euro-backed stablecoins. This acquisition, coupled with the establishment of a new tech... |
| 19.12.2025 | Avarda and Engelsons Form New Partnership to Strengthen the Customer Payment Experience Across Europe | Avarda and Engelsons Form New Partnership to Strengthen the Customer Payment Experience Across Europe
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| 12.11.2025 | Tech Leaders Slam Rumoured 20% ‘Exit Tax’ Ahead of Budget | Rumours of an ‘exit tax’ targeting entrepreneurs leaving the UK are gaining momentum ahead of this month’s looming Budget, triggering a wave of criticism and warnings to the Chancellor that such a move could have a chilling effect on Britis... |
| 11.11.2025 | AI Security Institute chair moves investment firm away from UK | The chair of the AI Security Institute has moved an investment firm he co-founded away from the UK, City AM can reveal, as concerns grow over an exodus of tech investors from Britain.
Serial entrepreneur Ian Hogarth, who set up Plural with ... |
| 10.10.2025 | Top Startups to Watch in 2025 | Seven years after our first “Top 200 Startups to Watch,” we return with the definitive 2025 list. From AI and fintech to space and defense tech, these 20 startups are shaping the future of global innovation.
The tech landscape in 2025 looks... |
| 03.10.2025 | Checkout.com secures Georgia banking charter milestone, accelerating US investment to win the enterprise digital payments market | Checkout.com's application for a Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter accepted by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance
The charter will enable greater control, deliver improved digital payments performance for ent... |
| 01.10.2025 | Qovery Secures $13M to Redefine Cloud Deployment, Automate DevOps | Parisian SaaS firm Qovery landed $13M Series A funding, spearheading a new era of DevOps automation. The platform simplifies complex application deployment on any cloud or Kubernetes environment, directly addressing critical industry pain p... |
| 30.09.2025 | Qovery Raises $13M in Series A Funding | Qovery, a Paris, France-based provider of a SaaS platform that automates DevOps, raised $13M in Series A funding.
The round was led by IRIS, with participation from Speedinvest, Crane Venture Partners, Techstars, Irregular Expressions, and ... |
| 30.09.2025 | Paris-based Qovery lands €11.3 million to simplify multi-cloud application deployment and expand to the US | Qovery, a French SaaS platform that automates DevOps and makes application deployment effortless on any cloud, has raised €11.3 million in Series A funding to accelerate expansion in the region, scale its team and advance its AI-driven prod... |
| 30.09.2025 | Qovery raises $13M to redefine DevOps automation | Paris-based Qovery, a SaaS platform that automates DevOps and simplifies application deployment on any cloud, has raised $13 million in Series A funding. The round was led by IRIS, with participation from Speedinvest, Crane Venture Partners... |
| 30.09.2025 | Checkout.com Aims to Achieve Full-Year Profitability, Announces Employee Share Buy Back | Checkout.com, a global digital payments provider, announced steady progress on its growth plan for 2025, “reaffirming its commitment to achieve full-year profitability.” In the first half of the year, the company has “made significant progr... |
| 29.09.2025 | Checkout.com’s valuation crashes from $40 billion to $12 billion as employees cash out shares | Checkout.com, once hailed as one of Europe’s brightest fintech stories, is facing a reality check. The London-based payments unicorn has launched a share buyback program that gives employees a chance to cash out, but the deal comes at a val... |
| 26.09.2025 | Checkout.com valuation slides to $12bn as it unveils employee share buyback | Checkout.com said its valuation has hit $12bn (£9bn) as the London fintech reported a surge in growth and unveiled an employee share buyback.
The valuation is a boost on the reported $9.4bn it had been valued at in 2023 but remains well dow... |
| 26.09.2025 | Nscale raises $1.1BN Series B, the biggest European energy deals in H1 2025, and inside Antler’s "Day Zero" strategy | This week, we tracked more than 80 tech funding deals worth over €2.2 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most ... |
| 26.09.2025 | Checkout.com launches employee share buyback at $12bn valuation | Checkout.com, the payments firm, is undergoing an employee share sale at a $12bn valuation, as it says it’s on course to be full-year profitable for the first time. The London-headquartered fintech told its around 2,000 staff today that the... |
| 26.09.2025 | Once a $40 billion fintech darling, Checkout.com is now valued at $12 billion | London-based payments platform Checkout.com says it’s launching a share buyback program for employees at a $12 billion valuation.
The internal valuation represents a significant decline from the $40 billion assigned to Checkout.com in a 202... |
| 18.08.2025 | London-based cybersecurity startup Innerworks raise €3.7 million aiming to stop AI fraud in its tracks | Innerworks, a London-based cybersecurity startup pioneering Synthetic Threat Intelligence, has announced a €3.7 million ($4 million) seed funding round to expand its AI-powered fraud detection platform. Led by AlbionVC, the round also saw p... |
| 14.08.2025 | UK Consumers Less Trusting of Digital Identity Solutions than Other Global Users : Checkout.com | Checkout.com, a global digital payments company, unveils data showing that consumers in Asia and the MENA region, are embracing digital identity wallets and biometric verification, “closely followed by Brazil and New Zealand.”
Meanwhile, ad... |
| 30.07.2025 | European Tech Accelerates: Billions Flow, AI Leads Innovation | European technology firms are attracting significant investment. Lightyear, an investment platform, secured a $23 million Series B round, pushing customer assets past $1 billion. The company launched advanced AI market intelligence tools, p... |
| 24.07.2025 | Lightyear closes $23M and launches AI-powered market intelligence | European investment platform Lightyear has secured a $23 million Series B investment round, alongside unveiling a new suite of AI market intelligence tools.
With this Series B, Lightyear also announces hitting $1 billion in customer assets,... |
| 24.07.2025 | Estonia’s tech elite are getting behind a European challenger to Robinhood | European investing app Lightyear is set to announce that it’s raised $23 million in a funding round led by NordicNinja.
A host of Estonia’s top tech entrepreneurs — including ride-hailing unicorn Bolt’s CEO Markus Villig — also invested in ... |
| 23.07.2025 | Trust at the checkout is make or break for Australian consumers, new research finds | Monique Biady, Head of ANZ Commercial, Checkout.com
Aussie consumers are quick to abandon online purchases if the checkout experience feels untrustworthy, according to new Checkout.com research. AUSTRALIA, July 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -... |
| 14.07.2025 | Spacelift Secures $51 Million Series C to Redefine Enterprise Infrastructure Automation | Spacelift, a leader in modern infrastructure orchestration, closed a $51 million Series C funding round. Five Elms Capital led the investment. Endeavor Catalyst and Inovo VC also participated. This capital injection propels Spacelift's miss... |
| 14.07.2025 | Checkout.com Expands into Canada | Checkout.com, a UK-based Fintech, is expanding its footprint with an expansion into Canada. The company is already operating in the US. The company added that it has also had a leadership “refresh.” Zack Levine has been appointed as Head of... |
| 11.07.2025 | Spacelift: $51 Million Series C Raised To Transform Enterprise Infrastructure Automation | Leading infrastructure platform Spacelift announced it secured $51 million in Series C funding, led by Five Elms Capital, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and Inovo VC.
Spacelift simplifies managing complex multi-cloud and hybrid e... |
| 10.07.2025 | Data center infrastructure automation startup Spacelift gets ready for takeoff after raising $51M
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| 06.06.2025 | Wise’s London listing snub shows the need for urgent City reform | The loss of the primary listing of the fin tech Wise from London is another body blow to those seeking to reboot its fortunes as the international market where the best ideas find the best capital, writes shadow business secretary Andrew Gr... |
| 28.05.2025 | Billionaire tech entrepreneur joins non-dom exodus | The billionaire founder of one of Britain’s top fintechs has quit the UK for Monaco, becoming the latest super-rich foreigner to flee the government’s crackdown on non-doms.
Guillaume Pousaz, who started payments firm Checkout.com in 2012, ... |
| 28.05.2025 | Similarweb Launches AI Agents Powered by Comprehensive Digital Data | Similarweb, the AI-powered digital intelligence platform, announced the launch of Similarweb AI Agents. This groundbreaking suite of digital AI experts lets businesses transform how they analyze SEO trends, engage customers, and execute str... |
| 22.05.2025 | Money20/20 Unveils Global Powerhouse Jury for Inaugural Money Awards | Distinguished Global Leaders to Judge Transformative Innovation in Fintech
BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 May 2025 – Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show, and the place where money does business, today announced it... |
| 15.05.2025 | Trust in the Digital Economy: A Global Perspective | In a world where digital transactions dominate, trust is the currency that fuels economic growth. The inaugural Digital Economy Trust Index, launched by Checkout.com, sheds light on how consumer confidence in digital systems varies across n... |
| 14.05.2025 | Australia among top 10 for digital economy trust, according to new global index from Checkout.com | Checkout.com launches inaugural Digital Economy Trust Index, which ranks countries based on consumer perception of security, transparency and user experience
Australian consumers score well on trust in digital systems, reflecting the countr... |
| 14.05.2025 | New global Digital Economy Trust Index exposes correlation between GDP growth and consumer trust in online payments | Checkout.com launches inaugural Digital Economy Trust Index, which ranks countries based on consumer perception of security, transparency and user experience
China tops the digital economy trust rankings, followed closely by the Middle East... |
| 14.05.2025 | New Zealand leads on trust in AI and digital ID, according to new global index from Checkout.com | Checkout.com launches inaugural Digital Economy Trust Index, which ranks countries based on consumer perception of security, transparency and user experience
While 8th overall, New Zealand outperforms many peers in trust in AI and digital I... |
| 02.05.2025 | The Future of Shopping: AI Agents and Payment Innovations | The landscape of shopping is shifting. Imagine a world where artificial intelligence (AI) handles your errands. No more tedious grocery lists or complicated travel bookings. Just a seamless experience where you sit back and let technology d... |
| 29.04.2025 | No more window switching: Mastercard’s Agent Pay transforms how enterprises use AI search | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More
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| 16.04.2025 | eBay announces global payment acquiring partnership with Checkout.com | The partnership expands eBay's global payment platform capabilities to enhance customer experience and drive operational efficiencies
SAN JOSE, Calif. and LONDON, April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- eBay, a global commerce leader that connects m... |
| 10.04.2025 | CellPoint Digital and Checkout.com Announce Strategic Partnership to Maximise Payment Performance for Travel Merchants | Collaboration to Deliver AI-Powered Payment Optimisation, Global Acquiring, and Frictionless Transactions for Travel Brands
DALLAS, April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CellPoint Digital, the global leader in Payment Orchestration for airlines an... |
| 18.03.2025 | Checkout.com and Tabby to Expand BNPL Solutions for UAE and Saudi Retailers | Listen to this article
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| 28.02.2025 | Digital Payments Platform Checkout.com Expands North America Operations with San Francisco Office | Listen to this article
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Global digital payments company, Checkout.com, announced its expansion plans in North America, with the opening of a new office in San Francisco to expand its local operations.
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| 28.02.2025 | Hands In secures over €1.2 million to expand split payment solutions | London-based Hands In, a FinTech innovator in split payment solutions, has successfully raised over €1.2 million in its latest funding round to expand across key sectors, enhance its technology, and scale operations to support a growing ent... |
| 22.02.2025 | Digital Payments Provider Checkout.com Teams Up with HEYTEA | Listen to this article
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| 24.01.2025 | Pomelo Group Announces Acquisition of Singapore Fintech Arrow Checkout | Listen to this article
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The firm was established back in 2021 by leading Payments professionals from Grab and Tence... |
| 24.01.2025 | Yuno Makes Strategic Hire in Europe as Its Global Growth Continues | Yuno, the world’s leading payment orchestration platform, today announces the appointment of Miguel Duarte Fernandes, as its SVP, Head of Growth and Commercial for Europe, further expanding its geographic footprint. This strategic hire mark... |
| 23.01.2025 | Checkout.com Looks to Return to Profit as It Hires Hundreds | (Bloomberg) -- Checkout.com is returning to growth after a multibillion-dollar slump in valuation and years of losses, with plans to increase its headcount by 15% and return to profitability in 2025.
The London-based electronic payments fir... |
| 23.01.2025 | Checkout.com targets full-year 2025 profitability but no immediate IPO plans | One of the UK’s most valuable startups says it expects to be full-year profitable for 2025 but says it has no immediate plans to IPO. Checkout.com, which was once Europe’s most valuable private tech startup, turned a profit at the end of 20... |
| 22.01.2025 | Pomelo Group acquires fellow Singaporean FinTech Arrow Checkout | Pomelo Group, the Singapore-based payment infrastructure platform that enables financial institutions to offer modern payment solutions to their end users, today announced the acquisition of Arrow Checkout. The Singaporean-based company, br... |
| 21.01.2025 | Egyptian fintech MoneyHash raises $5.2 million Pre-Series A from Flourish Ventures | MoneyHash, an Egyptian fintech startup that provides APIs to help businesses in Africa and the Middle East manage their online payments on a single platform, has raised $5.2 million in a pre-Series A funding round. MoneyHash will use the fu... |
| 04.01.2025 | Swave Photonics: A New Dawn for Holographic Displays | In the heart of Belgium, a revolution is brewing. Swave Photonics, a fledgling company born from the innovative womb of imec, has secured €27 million in Series A funding. This is not just a financial boost; it’s a launchpad for a new era in... |
| 03.01.2025 | The state of European tech in 2024, Swave Photonics secures €27M, and Brno’s dynamic startup scene | This week we tracked 10 tech funding deals worth over €93 million, and 3 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most important/industry... |
| 02.01.2025 | Checkout.com reduces losses as headcount down over 70 per cent | London-headquartered payments fintech Checkout.com made a pre-tax loss of $6m in the year ending 2023, a significant reduction on the $138m loss the year previous, new figures shows.
The figures also show that employee numbers at Checkout.c... |
| 27.12.2024 | The 100: Abdulmajeed Alsukhan, Co-founder, and CEO of Tamara The 100: A Definite Guide to Success | Abdulmageed Alsukhan is the CEO & Co-Founder of Tamara. Before launching Tamara, he co-founded Habli in 2017, a Saudi-based logistics provider for grocery delivery, which was acquired in the same year by Nana. Alsukhan has a BA in finan... |
| 28.11.2024 | UK “gone down a few places” as employment base following Budget, says European payments boss | The UK has “gone down a few places” as a destination for a top European fintech to employ staff following the UK Budget, according to the CEO of European payment fintech Mollie.
Koen Koppen, CEO of Mollie, which employs around 750 people in... |
| 27.11.2024 | Digital Payments Fintech Checkout.com Announces Expansion into Japan | Listen to this article
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Global digital payments company, Checkout.com, announced its expansion into Japan supported by new direct acquiring capabilities.
This move reflects Checkout.com’s commitment to delivering p... |
| 24.10.2024 | The Top 10 Unicorns in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom has always been a hotbed for tech innovation, birthing over 100 tech unicorns over the years. | Today, the UK is home to 87 active privately held startups, each valued at over US $1 billion allowing each to reach the coveted "unicorn" status. These unicorns operate in a broad range of sectors, from cleantech to crypto, from ... |
| 09.10.2024 | Checkout.com becomes first Global PSP to launch Octopus, the leading payment method in Hong Kong, for online payments | Checkout.com is the first global digital payments provider to offer Octopus as an online payment method for merchants.
Octopus, the leading payment method in Hong Kong, boasts an impressive 98% penetration among its 7.5 million residents, m... |
| 02.10.2024 | Crypto "not a focus" for Checkout.com, as it concentrates on e-commerce and fintech partners | Crypto is a “not a focus” for European payment processor Checkout.com, which is continuing to concentrate on its core e-commerce and fintech partners, says one of its bosses.
Checkout.com, a fintech European darling, has recently launched s... |
