Northzone secures £868m for Fund X

Venture capital firm Northzone has secured more than €1bn (£868m) for its Fund X to support start...

George Simister

VC Funding / Tue 13 Sep 2022

Regulator warns BNPL firms over ‘misleading’ promotions

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning to companies offering buy now, pay later ...

Oscar Hornstein

Fintech / Fri 19 Aug 2022

SoftBank’s CEO thinks startups are too attached to high valuations. Is he right?

In a bear market, what goes up usually comes down. But according to SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son, so...

Oscar Hornstein

Industry Analysis / Fri 12 Aug 2022

Australian BNPL unicorn Zip looks to exit UK amid market downturn

Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Zip Co is looking to sell off or shut down its UK operatio...

Oscar Hornstein

Fintech / Fri 15 Jul 2022

Klarna’s dramatic drop in value and what it means for BNPL

In 2021, Swedish fintech company Klarna became Europe’s most valuable private startup with a stagg...

Oscar Hornstein

Fintech / Wed 6 Jul 2022

Zilch adds £41m to Series C round as CEO slams BNPL rivals

London-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zilch has raised an additional $50m (£41.2m)  in an...

Oscar Hornstein

Fintech / Thu 30 Jun 2022