Aplazo has raised $70 million in equity funding, including a $45 million Series B, to continue building its omnichannel payment platform. The Mexico-based company will also use artificial intelligence (AI) to better understand the needs of consumers and merchants and to enhance risk decisions, Aplazo...
For Bumper CEO James Jackson, a career at tech firms over the course of more than a decade has served up “lots of valuable lessons on how you scale FinTechs and how you raise capital,” as he noted to Karen Webster. But his time at PayLater,...
Amid economic turmoil, technological leaps and evolving consumer behavior, the payments and digital commerce landscape experienced unprecedented transformations that rippled across sectors in 2023. These changes demanded adaptability and innovation, shaping strategies in response to evolving consumer preferences and the complex web of macroeconomic dynamics....
Merchants affiliated with acquirers offering installment plans are interested in their potential to boost sales, as consumers may make larger purchases if they can spread out the payments over time. Although 56% of acquirers claim they facilitate general-purpose credit card installment plans before or during...
January 10, 2024
For Bumper CEO James Jackson, a career at tech firms over the course of more than a decade has served up “lots of valuable lessons on how you scale FinTechs and how you raise capital,” as he noted to Karen Webster. But his time at PayLater, part of the Wonga Group, helped shape insights into the […]
December 21, 2023
Merchants affiliated with acquirers offering installment plans are interested in their potential to boost sales, as consumers may make larger purchases if they can spread out the payments over time....
August 12, 2021
Customers’ return to physical stores has been underway in recent months, with many viewing in-person retail as a treat after more than a year of health-related restrictions. Despite this, they...
December 17, 2018
The typewriter had a good run. It ruled the roost as far as corporate word processing went for well over 100 years before the computer-based word processing showed up in...
October 31, 2024
Swedish FinTech Klarna has launched a payments partnership with video communications platform Zoom. The collaboration, announced by the buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Thursday (Oct. 31), is designed to give consumers greater access to Zoom’s premium services. “We want Klarna at every checkout, available everywhere, for everything, all the time,” David Sykes, the company’s […]
May 13, 2024
Aplazo has raised $70 million in equity funding, including a $45 million Series B, to continue building its omnichannel payment platform. The Mexico-based company will also use artificial intelligence (AI)...
August 15, 2023
Installments-as-a-service platform provider Splitit has secured an investment of $50 million from private equity firm Motive Partners. This commitment is composed of two tranches of $25 million in exchange for the issuance of...
June 05, 2023
Breef has added payment infrastructure to its online marketplace that connects brands and agencies. With this new Breef(Pay) offering that is powered by business-to-business (B2B) flexible payments platform Tranch, brands can use...
