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| 21.08.2025 | AI Guards Software: Phoebe Secures $17M to End Outages | Phoebe, a London-based AI software startup, secures $17M from GV and Cherry Ventures. It introduces AI agents. These agents form a "digital immune system" for software. They proactively detect, diagnose, and fix critical system fa... |
| 20.08.2025 | Bugs, be gone: Phoebe raises €15.6 million to build the immune system your software | Phoebe, a London-based startup founded by former Stripe Europe leaders Matt Henderson and James Summerfield, has launched publicly today with a €15.6 million ($17 million) seed round led by GV (Google Ventures) and Cherry Ventures. The comp... |
| 28.06.2024 | 'Fintech leaders need to be vocal advocates for diversity and inclusion' says PPRO CEO | Pride month is coming to a close, with the main celebrations continuing into this weekend in London. Pride is about much more than parades, parties, and rainbows. It is about the practical process of acceptance and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ ide... |
| 01.05.2024 | Nearly 500 Fintech Deals Were Completed in Q1 | Royal Park Partners (RPP), a fintech focused corporate advisor organisation, released their latest Quarterly Fintech Market Update, which showed nearly 500 fintech financing and M&A (mergers and acquisitions) deals in the first quarter ... |
| 17.04.2024 | Fintech on the lead again - HSBC Innovation Banking and Dealroom's UK Innovation Update | In their latest UK Innovation Update – Q1 2024, HSBC Innovation Banking and Dealroom revealed that fintech is back on top as the UK’s most funded startup sector.
In 2023, for the first time, the most funded sector was energy. It didn’t last... |
| 17.03.2024 | PPRO's €85M Boost for Global Payment Solutions | PPRO, a London-based fintech firm, has secured a hefty €85M in funding to expand its digital payment solutions worldwide. The investment, a mix of new and existing backers like Eurazeo and PayPal Ventures, will fuel growth in key markets an... |
| 15.03.2024 | PPRO Raises €85M in Funding | PPRO, a London, UK-based local payments platform, completed a dual tranche funding round totalling €85m.
The funding was provided by new and existing investors, including Eurazeo, HPE Growth, Sprints, PayPal Ventures, J.P. Morgan, Citi Vent... |
| 14.03.2024 | UK’s fintech firm PPRO secures €85M for global expansion of digital payment solutions | Read this article in:
PPRO, a London-based local payments platform, announced that it has completed a dual-tranche funding round, securing a total of €85M.
This funding will fuel expansion efforts in key markets and strengthen its global ne... |
| 08.03.2024 | Payments Fintech PPRO Announces Key Appointments to Support Legal and Compliance Processes | PPRO, the local payments platform, has announced the appointment of three new senior leaders across legal and compliance: Selene Brett as Chief Legal, Risk and Compliance Officer, Marc Kuzak as Legal Director, and Massimiliano Conte as Comp... |
| 18.12.2023 | Saudi shopping and BNPL platform Tamara tops $1B valuation in $340M Series C funding | Tamara, a buy now, pay later platform for consumers in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region, has raised $340 million in a financing round that values the fintech at $1 billion.
Saudi asset manager and financial institution SNB Capital and ... |
| 31.10.2023 | Buy now, pay later platform Tabby nabs $200M in Series D funding at $1.5B valuation | The past year and a half have witnessed multiple startups facing valuation cuts as funding from VCs waned in an environment of rising interest rates. In this context, fintechs, especially buy now, pay later companies serving Western custome... |
| 10.11.2022 | Mastercard’s Study Shows That Buy Now, Pay Later Is Rising in Popularity in APAC | Buy now, pay later (BNPL) options are rising in popularity in Asia-Pacific (APAC) where consumers are increasingly turning to these payment arrangements to pay for bigger-ticket items like electronics and appliances, findings from a Masterc... |
| 01.03.2022 | PPRO Research Discovers US Retailers are Falling Behind as the Global E-Commerce Market Competition Tightens | LONDON (PRWEB) March 01, 2022
PPRO, the leading infrastructure provider for local payment methods, released its latest report which takes a look at the global e-commerce market in 2022 and how American businesses can maximize their efforts ... |
| 25.10.2021 | PPRO Research Confirms Local Payment Methods Will Dominate As Cross-Border E-Commerce Grows | LONDON (PRWEB) October 25, 2021
PPRO, the leading global provider of local payments infrastructure, today released the 2021 edition of its Payment Almanac.
As the global e-commerce landscape grows to be worth an expected $US 6.9 trillion by... |
| 11.10.2021 | Fintech Activity Accelerates in Indonesia With Multiple Startup Fundraises | Fintech activity is accelerating in Indonesia, a trend marked by significant startup venture capital rounds, accelerated growth of local fintech startups, and increased participation of foreign companies in the domestic market.
These past m... |
| 11.06.2021 | In DiDi IPO, a one-time rival Uber stands to gain | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
A few years ago, local ride-hailing upstarts in countries including Southeast Asia and China defe... |
| 26.03.2021 | London's PPRO extends latest round to $270M | Payments company PPRO has raised an additional $90 million from JPMorgan Chase and Eldridge. The fresh capital is an extension of a $180 million round that was announced in January, bringing the total to $270 million. London-based PPRO prov... |
| 26.03.2021 | British fintech unicorn PPRO raises an additional €76.35M in funding from JPMorgan Chase, Eldridge | PPRO, the London-based fintech company, that provides local payment infrastructure for online commerce, has raised an additional $90M (approx €76.35M) in a funding round from JPMorgan Chase and Eldridge.
This investment is an extension of t... |
| 25.03.2021 | PPRO : Announces Strategic Investment From JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bringing Total Round to $270 Million | PPRO, a leading provider of local payments infrastructure, has announced new investments today from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Eldridge. The latest investment is an extension of the US $180 million round from Eurazeo Growth, Sprints Capit... |
| 25.03.2021 | PPRO extends latest round to $270M, adding JPMorgan and Eldridge to grow its localized payments platform | In January, localized payments provider PPRO became the latest fintech-as-a-service startup to hit a billion-dollar valuation when it closed $180 million in funding. As a mark of how payments and e-commerce continue to be major areas of foc... |
| 29.01.2021 | PPRO: $180 Million Funding And Valuation Of Over $1 Billion | PPRO — a global provider of local payments infrastructure — recently announced it raised over $180 million in funding. These are the details.
PPRO — a global provider of local payments infrastructure — recently announced it raised over $180... |
| 20.01.2021 | Payments Specialist PPRO Achieves Unicorn Status With US$180 Million New Funding | PPRO, a London-based payments infrastructure provider, announced over US$ 180 million in new investment which pushed its valuation to over US$ 1 billion.
Investors include Eurazeo Growth, Sprints Capital, and Wellington Management. This new... |
| 20.01.2021 | Payments Platform-as-a-Service PPRO Raises $180 Million | PPRO, a payments as a service provider based in London, has raised $180 million in financing led by Eurazeo Growth, Sprints, Wellington, and “one of the world’s largest asset managers” who remains unnamed. This most recent funding round arr... |
| 20.01.2021 | British fintech PPRO achieves Unicorn status after raising €148M at €823M valuation: Know more here | After the pandemic began, the world witnessed a rise in the need for digital services, including the banking sector. In a recent development, a London-based fintech company PPRO, a provider of local payment infrastructure for online commerc... |
| 19.01.2021 | PPRO Financial Ltd. announced that it has received $180 million in funding from Eurazeo SE, Wellington Management Group LLP, Sprints Capital Management Limited, and other investors | PPRO Financial Ltd. announced that it has received over $180,000,000 in a round of funding led by new investor Eurazeo Growth, a fund managed by Eurazeo SE (ENXTPA:RF) on January 19, 2021. The transaction includes participation from a group... |
| 19.01.2021 | PPRO nabs $180M at a $1B+ valuation to bring together the fragmented world of payments | The pandemic has hastened a shift of most commerce becoming e-commerce in the last year, and that has brought a new focus on startups that are helping to enable that process.
In the latest development, PPRO, a London-based startup that has ... |
| 19.01.2021 | PPRO Raises $180M in Funding; Valued Over $1 Billion | PPRO, a London, UK-based global provider of local payments infrastructure, raised over US $180m in new funding.
Investors included Eurazeo Growth, Sprints Capital, and Wellington Management. This round came six months after the company rais... |
| 19.01.2021 | PPRO : Raises $180 Million for the Next Era of Local Payments Infrastructure, Is Now Valued Over $1 Billion | PPRO, the global provider of local payments infrastructure, today announced over US $180 million in new investment. Investors include Eurazeo Growth, Sprints Capital, and Wellington Management. This news comes just six months after the comp... |
| 19.01.2021 | PPRO raises USD 180 million for the next era of local payments infrastructure; is now valued at over USD 1 billion | LONDON, 19 January, 2021 – PPRO, the global provider of local payments infrastructure, today announced over US $180 million in new investment. Investors include Eurazeo Growth, Sprints Capital, and Wellingtion Management. This news comes ju... |
| 11.01.2021 | Southeast Asia Region Experienced Significant Digital Commerce Growth and Online Payments Adoption by Consumers: Report | The economies of Southeast Asian countries performed quite well in 2020 despite the COVID-19 outbreak and related challenges. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected a contraction of 3.8% for the region during 2020, which doesn’t see... |
| 11.01.2021 | E-Commerce Payment Trends in Southeast Asia | Southeast Asian economies performed remarkably well in 2020 despite the pandemic. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimates a contraction of 3.8% for the region in 2020, a modest figure when compared to the eurozone at 7.9% and Britain at ... |
| 11.08.2020 | PPRO announces growth over COVID-19 and successful US$50m investment round | By Catherine Knowles
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| 06.08.2020 | PPRO raises USD 50 million | Singapore: PPRO, a local payments platform-as-a-service with operations in Singapore, has closed a USD 50 million financing round from Sprints Capital (lead), Citi Ventures and HPE Growth.
PPRO provides partners with the ability to accept l... |
| 20.12.2019 | PPRO sells issuing business Crosscard | LUXEMBOURG, 20 December, 2019 — Leading local payments platform PPRO has sold its former issuing business unit, now called Crosscard S.A., to investors, in a transaction led by existing PPRO investor HPE Growth. Crosscard issues e-money acc... |
| 14.06.2019 | PPRO acquires Allpago to become the market leader in local payments | Allpago is the preeminent provider of payment and gateway services in Latin America covering 90% of the market. This expansion is a transformational step for PPRO to meet its ambition of globalising the company and build upon its recent exp... |
| 13.06.2019 | PPRO Acquires allpago | PPRO, a London, UK-based cross-border e-payments specialist, is to acquire allpago, a Latin American payments provider.
The amount of the deal, which aims to create a platform for local payments, was not disclosed.
Led by Philipp Bock, CEO ... |
| 01.02.2019 | 2019: Commerce Markets to Watch | by Ronnie D’Arienzo, Chief Revenue Officer at PPRO
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Credit and debit card payments account for the vast majority of the UK’s online purchases, particularly with the introduction of contactless.
However, this doesn’t ring true for the rest ... |
| 17.12.2018 | Four Payment Tech Predictions For 2019 | By Ronnie D’Arienzo, Chief Sales Officer at PPRO Group
Today’s ever-changing and competitive retail climate makes it essential for all IT security teams to be fully prepared for the future. As we edge closer to 2019, it is crucial for compa... |
| 19.07.2018 | PPRO Group Raises $50M in Funding Round | PPRO Group, a London, UK-based cross-border e-payment specialist, raised $50m in funding.
The round was led by PayPal with participation from Citi Ventures and return investor HPE Growth Capital. The investment is subject to regulatory appr... |
| 17.07.2018 | PayPal Leads $50M Investment Into Cross-Border Payment Solution Provider PPRO | 10 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Paypal and Citi may go head-to-head in the digital payment space, but there is at least one thing the payment providers agree on: no one company is going to dominate the global payment market anytim... |
| 16.07.2018 | PayPal leads $50M round for PPRO, a profitable cross-border payment specialist | As payments companies continue to look to the long tail of global markets to expand their businesses, a startup that helps them do business in disparate economies is getting a strategic investment from one of payment world leaders.
PayPal i... |
| 16.07.2018 | PPRO Group Accelerates Global Expansion with $50M USD Investment Round | PRO enables businesses to accept more than 140 alternative payments globally, partnering exclusively with leading payment service providers and financial institutions. Through this investment, PPRO plans to accelerate the expansion of its p... |
| 16.07.2018 | PayPal leads $50m funding round in PPRO | PayPal has led a $50 million investment round in UK-headquartered payments firm PPRO Group. Citi Ventures and return investor HPE Growth Capital also participated.
According to PPRO, it enables businesses to accept more than 140 alternative... |
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| 17.08.2015 | The tide is turning for Chinese brands in Europe | Whilst recent attention in the payments industry has been on China as the next e-commerce frontier -- with Alibaba’s Jack Ma recently courting US businesses to cross the border -- we are starting to witness the rise of Chinese companies bre... |
| - | PPRO | “From PSPs to tech companies, our partners depend on us to build their digital payments offering so they can free up their time and resources.” |