The FinTech IPO Index climbed 2.2% this week as a spate of acquisitions dominated the headlines headed into the end of the second quarter. One of those acquisitions came from InsurTech provider Huize, which saw its stock top the $1 mark after a rocky Q2...
The holiday-shortened week saw the FinTech IPO Index slip 2.1%. Year to date, the index has eked out a meager 2.3% gain. Apple’s continued push into payments — and specifically, paying over time — grabbed its share of headlines this past week. Apple, Affirm in...
British payments FinTech Zilch has raised $127 million in debt financing via Deutsche Bank. The funding will help the company accelerate its ability to launch new products for a wider customer base as it prepares to go public, Zilch announced Wednesday (June 19). “With this...
Affirm saw its stock rally 7.8% this past week, but the overall trend for the FinTech IPO Index was down, as the group sank 3.8%. Affirm Gets a Bump from Apple Apple said that Apple Pay users in the United States will be able to...
July 19, 2024
Earnings season has yet to start making headlines and moving stocks in the FinTech IPO Index, but the overall group was up 3.8% through the week, and platforms were the prime movers. Lemonade shares surged more than 21%. In a Tuesday (July 16) announcement, Lemonade said that it had launched buildings and contents insurance in […]
June 28, 2024
The FinTech IPO Index climbed 2.2% this week as a spate of acquisitions dominated the headlines headed into the end of the second quarter. One of those acquisitions came from...
June 21, 2024
The holiday-shortened week saw the FinTech IPO Index slip 2.1%. Year to date, the index has eked out a meager 2.3% gain. Apple’s continued push into payments — and specifically,...
June 14, 2024
Affirm saw its stock rally 7.8% this past week, but the overall trend for the FinTech IPO Index was down, as the group sank 3.8%. Affirm Gets a Bump from...
June 19, 2024
British payments FinTech Zilch has raised $127 million in debt financing via Deutsche Bank. The funding will help the company accelerate its ability to launch new products for a wider customer base as it prepares to go public, Zilch announced Wednesday (June 19). “With this new securitization, we’re poised to triple sales volumes and achieve […]
April 24, 2024
Today’s customers of the FinTech industry are no longer asking just for ways to accept online payments; they’re asking for “software-defined financial services.” So said Stripe co-founders Patrick Collison and John Collison Wednesday (April 24) during...
January 10, 2024
Last year’s FinTech funding drought didn’t touch the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Investments in that sector fell by half all over the world as investors were scared off by steep interest rates...
January 05, 2024
Indian digital payments firm MobiKwik has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) worth up to 7 billion rupees ($84 million). This move comes after the company’s previous attempt in 2021 was postponed due...
