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  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Fintech
    SumUp struggles to €8bn valuation as tech sell-off hits UK fintech

    London-based payment-services group had earlier hoped to raise funds at €20bn pricetag

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Driven round the bend by cashless parking

    Is it convenience or council cost-cutting that’s really driving the race towards digital services?

  • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
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    GoTo jumps into ‘buy now pay later’ fray as global scrutiny builds on sector

    Indonesia’s biggest start-up is banking on the lending space as it works to become profitable

  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    Apple Inc
    Apple to offer buy now, pay later credit in challenge to Klarna and Affirm

    Tech group announces short-term loans system even as pandemic ecommerce boom begins to wane

  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    African companies
    African payments company makes rare purchase of US fintech

    Deal by MFS Africa is further evolution of continent’s rapidly growing fintech scene

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    Cars, bikes, planes and boats
    Tell us your views about parking apps

    FT Money wants to hear from readers being driven around the bend by digital parking payments

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    LexTelecoms
    Airtel Africa: underserved Nigeria is an opportunity for mobile payments Premium content

    Telecoms group is not without competition but digital banking shows great potential to boost revenues

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Financial fraud
    Regulator to force UK banks to offer scam victims compensation

    Announcement comes alongside government commitment to ensuring access to cash

  • Monday, 2 May, 2022
    EU tech regulation
    Apple charged by Brussels with abusing its market power in mobile payments

    EU preliminary findings say US group limits rivals’ access to ‘tap and go’ technology

  • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
    Nigeria’s Flutterwave reaches $3bn valuation after $250mn fundraising

    Payments company becomes the most valuable start-up in Africa as investors bet on continent’s fintech scene

  • Friday, 11 February, 2022
    Affirm Holdings, Inc
    Affirm shares plunge after botched earnings release shows wider losses

    ‘Buy now, pay later’ company posted partial results to Twitter before market close

  • Wednesday, 12 January, 2022
    Fintech
    Checkout.com hits $40bn valuation after funding round

    Payments group overtakes digital bank Revolut as UK’s most valuable private tech company

  • Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
    Special ReportNext Tech Growth Markets
    FT-Omdia Digital Economies Index: spotting the next tech growth markets

    Which countries offer the most potential for handsets, broadband networks, payment cards and streaming?

  • Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
    Special ReportNext Tech Growth Markets
    Emerging markets ‘leapfrog’ the west in digital payments race

    Covid-led drop in cash transactions and a shift to mobile payments drive digital wallet adoption

  • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
    Fintech
    South-east Asian fintech fundraising surges after lockdown shopping spree

    Consumers turn to mobile banking and ecommerce during pandemic, fuelling investor interest

  • Thursday, 18 November, 2021
    LexPaytm Mobile Solutions Pvt Ltd
    Paytm/Ant: IPO flop weakens Indian play for China tech stock money  Premium content

    The float disappointed despite a strong local listing market, with record funds raised this year

  • Sunday, 17 October, 2021
    Klarna AB
    Klarna overhauls UK ‘buy now, pay later’ service ahead of crackdown

    Regulatory changes include new wording to clarify the group is offering credit and a ‘pay now’ option

  • Friday, 8 October, 2021
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    Eurowag/IPOs: shaky foundations make this a buyer’s market Premium content

    Payment group’s listing highlights risk of pushing ahead when market sentiment has turned negative

  • Friday, 20 August, 2021
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    How US payments groups ended up on the wrong side of India’s plans

    Strict rules on data storage trip up overseas businesses hoping to expand in a big growth market

  • Thursday, 19 August, 2021
    Twitter Spaces on cash in transition economies

    Payments expert and cash critic David Birch joins us to discuss the role cash and a fragile banking system have played in destabilising Afghanistan.

  • Thursday, 19 August, 2021
    The Big Read
    Explosion in electronic payments powers start-up boom in Nigeria

    The country’s economy may be struggling but its fintech groups have attracted more than $1bn in venture capital in the past two years

  • Tuesday, 17 August, 2021
    The Big Read
    Lex in depth — remittance fintechs herald a payments revolution

    Investors and governments can benefit from new start-ups shaking up old oligopolies

  • Thursday, 12 August, 2021
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    How’s your subscription addiction?

    The ‘subscription economy’ has soared under lockdown, but it’s easy to lose track of how much you’re spending

  • Monday, 2 August, 2021
    Square Inc
    Square to acquire Afterpay for $29bn as ‘buy now, pay later’ booms

    Jack Dorsey’s deal in fast-growing fintech sector is largest in Australia’s history

  • Friday, 23 July, 2021
    Vodafone Group PLC
    Vodafone’s booming M-Pesa shines a light on valuable Africa fintechs

    UK telecoms group plans to invest in mobile payments system but is weighing future options

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