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French fintech Pennylane doubles valuation to $2.2 billion as Alphabet’s venture capital arm takes stake
Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao | Moment | Getty Images French accounting software firm Pennylane has doubled its valuation to 2 billion euros…
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After 20 years at the helm, Klarna’s CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski is about to face his biggest test yet
Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna, speaking at a fintech event in London on Monday, April 4, 2022. Chris Ratcliffe |…
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Affirm announces JPMorgan Chase merchants can soon offer installment loans at checkout
Max Levchin, co-founder of PayPal and Affirm David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Fintech lender Affirm said Tuesday…
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Anthropic closes in on $3.5 billion funding round as investor interest soars
Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s CEO, speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21,…
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Zelle payments top $1 trillion in 2024 as network’s growth outpaces rivals including PayPal
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HR unicorn Deel prepares for IPO as soon as 2026 after revenue jump
Alex Bouaziz, CEO and co-founder of Deel, onstage at the Collision 2022 conference at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Vaughn…
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Alphabet-backed fintech GoCardless halves losses, targets first annual profit in 2026
Hiroki Takeuchi, co-founder and CEO of GoCardless. Zed Jameson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Financial technology unicorn GoCardless more than…
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Elon Musk’s X begins its push into financial services with Visa deal
Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Tuesday announced the launch of a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payments services provided by…
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Klarna scores global payment deal with Stripe to expand reach ahead of blockbuster U.S. IPO
“Buy-now, pay-later” firm Klarna aims to return to profit by summer 2023. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Klarna…
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Banking app Dave, back from the brink, is this year’s biggest gainer among financials with 934% surge
Jason Wilk Source: Jason Wilk Jason Wilk, the CEO of digital banking service Dave, remembers the absolute low point in…
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