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  • UK set for buy-now pay-later revolution, says Clearpay’s Nick Molnar

    Fintech

    Molnar tells City AM the future is limitless for the buy-now pay-later juggernaut he founded with then-neighbour Anthony Eisen in 2014.

    Nick Molnar founded Afterpay with then-neighbour Anthony Eisen in 2014.
  • Buy-now pay-later giant Klarna files for IPO in the US

    Fintech

    Buy-now pay-later (BNPL) giant Klarna has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the US, formally starting proceedings for a blockbuster stock market debut. The Swedish fintech company confidentially submitted the relevant paperwork to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it said last night. Klarna added that the number of shares to be offered [...]

    As one of Europe's biggest fintech "unicorns", Klarna's IPO has been long anticipated.
  • US fintech giant Affirm muscles into UK’s buy-now pay-later market

    Fintech

    US fintech giant Affirm has launched a UK buy-now pay-later (BNPL) offering as it looks to grab a slice of the fast-growing market in a challenge to the likes of Klarna, Clearpay and Zilch.

    Affirm has a market capitalisation of $13.6bn. (Photo: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
  • Government set to bring buy-now pay-later firms under FCA regulation

    October 17, 2024

    The Treasury is set to unveil its plans for buy-now pay-later rules tomorrow in a move that could end years of uncertainty surrounding the regulation of the sector, City AM has learned.

  • Klarna grows UK network by a third in buy-now pay-later boom

    October 15, 2024

    Klarna said its network of UK merchants has grown by roughly a third over the last year in a sign of booming demand for buy-now pay-later services among British consumers.

  • Zilch books quarterly profit and readies hiring spree as IPO looms

    October 10, 2024

    Buy-now pay-later provider Zilch is planning to double staff numbers over the next 18 months after booking its first quarterly profit ahead of a much-anticipated IPO.

  • Zilch: London fintech unicorn hits monthly operating profit ahead of planned listing

    September 3, 2024

    Zilch has reported its first month of operating profit four years after launching, as the fintech unicorn made progress on its financial targets ahead of a much-anticipated stock market listing.

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