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Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News

Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Betterment, Carrington Labs, EverC, Expensify, Experian, Fintech Rundown, PayStand, SumUp

Partnerships in payments and lending as well as new offerings in fraud prevention and self-directed investing are among the fintech news headlines as the week begins. With Thanksgiving around the corner, keep an eye out for companies looking to make their big announcements before the holiday week begins. You’ll find those announcements right here on Finovate’s Fintech Rundown!

Lending

Carrington Labs unveils Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to enable lenders to access the company’s credit risk model outputs directly within agentic flows.

Embedded lending solutions company Lendflow partners with Experian.

Insurtech

Digital payments network for insurers, One Inc., announced that Mutual Benefit Group has implemented its ClaimPay platform to enhance outbound disbursements.

Investing

Betterment launches self-directed investing tool, enabling retail investors to buy and sell stocks and ETFs without paying commissions.

Payments

Sage introduces its Finance Intelligence Agent, an intelligence layer that routes natural languages questions to AI agents, coordinates, responses, and composes a final actionable answer.

SaaS analytics platform Torus teams up with Japan’s TIS Corporation to launch Profit Improvement Support Service for Card Issuers and Acquirers.

Spreedly announces support for Brazil’s Pix Automático and NuPay via a partnership with EBANX.

SumUp forges partnership with bubble team franchise Gong cha.

Fraud prevention

EverC launches its Scam Network Intelligence solution to expose scam networks and block suspicious behavior.

Crypto and DeFi

Blockchain-powered B2B payments network Paystand announces acquisition of stablecoin-enabled, cross-border payouts firm Bitwage.

Financial wellness

MountainOne Bank partners with Greenlight Financial Technology to help boost financial literacy for families and their children.

Business financial management

Spend management company Expensify launches its contextual AI expense agent; becomes official travel and expense management partner for NBA franchise Brooklyn Nets.

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SumUp Introduces Suite of New Solutions to Address Merchant Pain Points

SumUp Introduces Suite of New Solutions to Address Merchant Pain Points
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Alumni News, SumUp
  • SumUp announced the launch of a wide range of new products and solutions at its annual event this week.
  • The new offerings include a proprietary Tap to Pay on Android solution, an upgraded Business Account, as well as enhancements to its point of sale solution.
  • London-based SumUp won Best of Show in its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2013.

Ecommerce and payments platform SumUp took the occasion of its annual Beacon event to announce the launch of a range of new products designed to address a variety of merchant pain points. These solutions include an in-house Tap to Pay solution for Android, and a number of new features to its platform designed to help merchants of all sizes improve cash flow, efficiency, and customer engagement as they scale.

“Each of the products we launched demonstrates how the SumUp product ecosystem has grown to cover the critical needs of businesses at each stage of operations, from micro businesses to established ones with complex operations and many employees,” SumUp Chief Product Officer Anna Kuriakose said. “We believe that SumUp’s integrated ecosystem—which brings together the different aspects of running a business—is incomparable in the value it delivers to our customers.”

SumUp’s Tap to Pay on Android enables merchants to accept contactless payments directly from the thousands of phone brands and models that are not iPhones. The size and variety of the Android market, relative to iOS, has given Android a larger market share in EU countries in particular. SumUp’s proprietary Tap to Pay solution will provide a faster, more streamlined, and more reliable experience for merchants and consumers who have opted for Android. Further, SumUp’s solution features enhanced card detection, PIN entry to boost security at checkout, and delivers higher transaction success rates thanks to SumUp’s payment infrastructure and the absence of upfront costs.

Tap to Pay is currently active in Europe and Brazil. The company plans to introduce the technology in Chile, Colombia, Peru, the US, and Australia “soon.”

SumUp also unveiled a handful of new tools for merchants. These include enhancements to its SumUp Business Account. With SumUp’s new Business Account Plus, merchants will benefit from new features for multiple balances, as well as the ability to issue and track several cards and bulk transfers. The new Plus accounts are slated to go live across core markets later this month.

Additionally, SumUp introduced an upgrade to its Point of Sale solution called POS Plus. Designed with retailers such as restaurants and beauty salons in mind, POS Plus offers features such as PIN-based employee profiles, one-tap promotions, kitchen order management, and the ability to flag out-of-stock items. POS Plus is expected to be introduced to select EU markets in April.

Along with these new solutions, SumUp also announced the release of its new Solo Lite card reader, a new Kitchen Display System (KDS) to help streamline restaurant operations, and more.

Founded in 2012, SumUp won Best of Show in its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2013 in London. In the years since then, the UK-based fintech has become the partner of more than four million merchants in 36 markets around the world. With 3,000+ employees in 20 offices globally, SumUp offers payment acceptance solutions, tools to help merchants better manage and save money, and innovative technologies to enhance order management and sales. Co-Founder Daniel Klein is SumUp’s CEO.

Most recently, SumUp announced a partnership with FreedomPay to provide retail and hospitality businesses with a payment system with offline capabilities—including for remote merchants. The system will also feature the ability to access a payment processing service from a single provider, regardless of location.

“At SumUp, we are dedicated to empowering merchants with payment solutions that are as straightforward as they are secure,” SumUp Commercial Lead Joey Oliver explained. “With FreedomPay as our partner, we’re advancing our commitment to making top-tier payment technology accessible and effective for every business.”

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Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News

Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Backbase, Blackhawk Network, DataVisor, Feedzai, Finastra, Fintech Rundown, Fiserv, Highnote, Jack Henry, Marqeta, Ocrolus, Salt Edge, SumUp, Wise

This week marks Eid al-Fitr, the festival celebrating the end of Ramadan and the breaking of a month-long fast. Similarly, the close of this quarter feels like fintech is breaking its own fast, with Klarna filing its IPO prospectus, Rocket Companies announcing major acquisitions of Mr. Cooper and Redfin, and regulatory frameworks beginning to ease in the U.S. As we enter into the second quarter, here’s a look at this week’s fintech news as we leave the time of fasting behind. We’ll continue adding news to this post throughout the week, so stay tuned!

Digital banking

Border Bank chooses Jack Henry for technology modernization.

Y-12 Federal Credit Union upgrades ATM fleet to enhance self-service banking with NCR Atleos.

Lending

Financial services document automation and analysis company Ocrolus announces strategic partnership with digital consultancy Entech.

Finastra‘s cloud-based loan document preparation system LaserPro unveils enhanced features and sees further adoption by community-based financial institutions.

Business financial management

Tesorio launches AI agent that autonomously manages portal-based invoicing.

Enterprise spend management platform Mendel closes $35 million Series B round led by Base10 Partners with participation from PayPal Ventures.

Open Banking

Backbase now enables customers to integrate open banking compliance solutions from Salt Edge.

Mortgagetech

Rocket Companies agrees to acquire Mr. Cooper Group in an all-stock transaction for $9.4 billion.

Payments

Ingo Payments chooses card issuing platform Marqeta as its issuer processing partner.

SumUp and FreedomPay partner to enhance payment capabilities for retail and hospitality sector businesses.

Wise Platform teams up with Brazilian bank, Itaú Unibanco, to enable instant global currency transfers.

PayJunction integrates with Zapier to help businesses build custom payment workflow automations.

Payments and financial services technology provider Fiserv launched Clover, its point-of-sale system and software platform, in Australia.

Viamericas launches open payment network in the Philippines.

Fraud prevention

Fraud and risk platform DataVisor introduces its first Chief Operating Officer, Tony Kueh.

Highnote teams up with Feedzai to integrate AI-powered fraud prevention technology into its acquiring business.

Loyalty and rewards

Rewards and branded payments provider Blackhawk Network partners with consumer loyalty program company Exchange Solutions.

Crypto and Defi

Crypto payments firm MoonPay unveils new Recurring Buys feature to enable customers in the US to automate repeat cryptocurrency purchases.

Wealth management

Global wealth platform Arta Finance launches its intelligent suite of AI agents, Arta AI.

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Adyen Brings Near-Instant Settlements to SumUp Clients

Adyen Brings Near-Instant Settlements to SumUp Clients
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Alumni News, Daily news, SumUp
  • SumUp and Adyen have joined forces to bring faster payouts to small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
  • The partnership will help SumUp offer more of its SME clients access to funds within minutes of a sale.
  • Faster access to funds will help reduce SMEs’ reliance on large working capital reserves and will improve their cash flow.

Payment acceptance company SumUp and payments technology company Adyen have joined forces this week to offer near-instant settlements to more small and micro merchants in Europe and the U.K.

The partnership will help SumUp bring same day settlements to even more of SumUp’s small-to-medium sized enterprise (SME) clients, offering them the access to funds within minutes of a sale. The companies anticipate that the faster access to funds will help reduce SMEs’ reliance on large working capital reserves and will improve their cash flow.

“This partnership is one of a kind as we join forces as major payments players to give SMEs the ability to settle at incredible speeds,” said Adyen President EMEA Alexa von Bismarck. “Cash flow is of the utmost importance for small business owners, and we are proud of being selected by SumUp as their partner on this mission.”

Adyen was founded in 2006 and brings end-to-end payment capabilities, data enhancements, and financial products in a single solution. The company, which processed $820 billion (€767.5 billion) in volume in 2022, serves a range of businesses across the globe, including Facebook, Uber, H&M, eBay, and Microsoft.

SumUp’s platform includes many of the business financial management tools and services that small businesses need to manage and run their businesses, including in-person and remote payment acceptance, card terminals, point-of-sale registers, a business account and card, online store hosting, and invoicing tools. Founded in 2012, SumUp serves 4 million merchants in 36 markets.

“Over the last 10 years, we established the de facto market standard for card acceptance and financial technology for merchants in 36 markets,” said SumUp Co-founder and COO Marc-Alexander Christ. “This partnership will allow us to keep pushing boundaries and continue providing our merchants with the best solutions to manage their business, be it payments, software or financial services. We are excited to amplify our ecosystem of tools and services for small, medium and even enterprise merchants.”

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SumUp Secures $1.6 Billion in Private Credit Debt

SumUp Secures $1.6 Billion in Private Credit Debt
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Alumni News, Alumni profile, Daily news, SumUp
  • U.K.-based fintech SumUp has raised $1.6 billion (€1.5 billion) in a private credit debt transaction.
  • The deal was led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and will enable SumUp to refinance debt and pursue international growth opportunities.
  • SumUp won Best of Show at FinovateEurope 2013, a year after the company was founded.

In a deal led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, U.K.-based fintech SumUp has secured $1.6 billion (€1.5 billion) in a private credit debt transaction. The financing will enable SumUp to refinance current debt as well as take advantage of growth opportunities around the world.

The deal gives SumUp a set of new investors: AllianceBernstein, Apollo Global Management, Arini, Deutsche Bank AG, Fortress Investment Group, SilverRock Financial Services, and Vista Credit Partners. It also comes six months after the company raised $307 million (€285 million) in equity and debt in a round led by Sixth Street Growth. Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, Fin Capital, and Liquidity Capital also participated in that financing.

In a statement SumUp CFO Hermoine McKee pointed to an evolution in the company’s “requirements from capital markets” in explaining SumUp’s most recent fundraising effort. “Lenders understand and support our mission to create a world where everyone can build a thriving business, and recognize our successful methods of achieving, sustaining, and balancing profitability and growth,” McKee said. “This new financing will support us as we focus on providing best-in-class support experiences for our merchants and giving them the products and tools they need to succeed.”

To this end, SumUp noted in a statement that the company has generated positive EBITDA since December 2022, as well as achieving a “decade of sustained growth.” The company currently counts four million businesses among its partners, who rely on SumUp for services ranging from payments and order processing to customer acquisition and money management.

“SumUp has always enjoyed solid and steady support from the investor community, and it’s this continued backing which has enabled us to grow sustainably over the past 10+ years, serving millions of merchants of all sizes globally,” McKee said.

Founded in 2012, SumUp won Best of Show in its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope in 2013. The company began this year with its SumUp Beacon event which introduced merchants to a range of new SumUp solutions. These new offerings included SumUp Business Account, SumUp Invoices, SumUp Kiosk, and SumUp Online Store. SumUp also unveiled a pair of new Point of Sale (POS) solutions: POS Lite to enhance over-the-counter sales, and POS Pro to provide enhanced inventory management.

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SumUp Scores $306 Million in Equity and Debt to Power Global Expansion

SumUp Scores $306 Million in Equity and Debt to Power Global Expansion
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Alumni News, Daily news, Funding, SumUp
  • SumUp has raised $306 million (€285 million) in combined equity and debt funding.
  • The round was led by Sixth Street Growth. Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, Fin Capital, and Liquidity Capital also participated in the investment.
  • The funding round does not change SumUp’s valuation which, as of June 2022, stood at $8.5 billion (€8 billion).

London-based fintech SumUp has secured $306 million (€285 million) in growth funding. The round was led by Sixth Street Growth and featured participation from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, Fin Capital, and Liquidity Capital. The company will use the funding, which includes a combination of equity and debt, to support international expansion.

The round reportedly does not change the company’s most recent June 2022 valuation of $8.5 billion (€8 billion). It follows SumUp’s announcement of a $100 million credit facility from Victory Park Capital earlier this year.

In a statement, SumUp CFO Hermione McKee credited the merchants on the company’s platform – more than four million strong – for the company’s growth. “(It) is a direct result of the success of the traders we serve and would not be possible without the unwavering trust and support of the investor community,” McKee said. “This funding gives us additional firepower to pursue growth opportunities and accelerate products that empower small businesses.”

Founded in 2012, SumUp provides businesses of all sizes with affordable payment products and financial services. The company won Best of Show in its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope in 2013, and has since grown into a major payment solutions and point of sale systems provider active in 36 markets around the world. These markets include Australia, where SumUp launched in August.

More recently, the company introduced Tap to Pay on iPhone for SumUp customers in both the U.K. and the Netherlands. This enables SumUp merchants to accept all types of contactless payments using only an iPhone and the SumUp iOS app. No additional hardware is required. SumUp sees the offering as ideal for new and smaller merchants looking to potentially scale their businesses and broaden payment options for customers. SumUp Senior Strategic Growth Manager Giovanni Barbieri underscored the technology’s ability to support financial inclusion. “I am especially pleased with the exceptional functionality of the product and the fact (that) it lowers barriers to entry, with the potential to fuel entrepreneurship.”

This spring, SumUp launched its multi-product subscription offering, SumUp One. The new solution amalgamates the company’s product suite in a single, unified solution for merchants. SumUp One initially launched in Italy and the U.K.

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Eight Alums Raised More Than $984 Million in Q2 2022

Eight Alums Raised More Than $984 Million in Q2 2022
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Allied Payment Network, Altro, Autobooks, Backbase, Chekk, Crowdz, David's column, Funding, Fundings, Quarterly Funding, SumUp, Thought Machine

We may have missed an alum or two. But with the second quarter of 2022 in the books, here’s a look at our Finovate alumni funding for April, May, and June of this year.

As of our current count, eight Finovate alums have raised more than $984 million in Q2 of 2022. Of the eight alums that received funding in the quarter just ended, two – Allied Payment Network and Chekk – did not disclose the total amount of their investments.

Two of the quarter’s biggest investments were received in June, giving that month the lion’s share of capital raised by Finovate alums in the second quarter of the year.

Previous quarterly comparisons

  • Q2 2021: More than $2.8 billion raised by 14 alums
  • Q2 2020: More than $975 million raised by 15 alums
  • Q2 2019: More than $1.8 billion raised by 29 alums
  • Q2 2018: More than $1.5 billion raised by 25 alums
  • Q2 2017: More than $726 million raised by 25 alums

As we noted last year around this time, it is not unusual for second quarters to produce more moderate funding numbers compared to other quarters. And, as with last year, April proved to be an especially “cruel” month for fintech funding – at least as measured by our alums – with only FinovateEurope alum and relative newcomer Crowdz reporting funding that month.

That said, this year’s Q2 haul surpassed that of two of the previous five second quarters – and with significantly fewer alums participating.

Top Equity Investments

  • SumUp: $624 million
  • ThoughtMachine: $160 million
  • Backbase: $122 million

The top equity investment for the quarter was far and away the $624 million raised by London-based e-commerce innovator SumUp. In fact, all three of the top equity investments in Q2 of 2022 were greater than the largest investment in the previous quarter. SumUp’s massive capital infusion rivals all Finovate alum investments since NuBank raised $750 million in the second quarter of 2021.

Backbase’s fundraising of $122 million was notable because it was the first time the company had sought outside capital in its nearly 20 years of existence.

Here is our detailed alum funding report for Q2 2022.

April: $10 million raised by one alum

May: More than $178 million raised by three alums

June: More than $796 million raised by four alums

If you are a Finovate alum that raised money in the second quarter of 2022 and do not see your company listed, please drop us a note at [email protected]. We would love to share the good news! Funding received prior to becoming an alum not included.

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Payments Solution Provider SumUp Raises $624 Million at a Valuation of $8.5 Billion

Payments Solution Provider SumUp Raises $624 Million at a Valuation of $8.5 Billion
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Alumni News, Daily news, Funding, SumUp
  • E-commerce payments enabler SumUp raised $624 million (€590 million) in a combination of equity and debt financing this week.
  • The funding round was led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities.
  • This week’s investment gives SumUp a valuation of $8.5 billion (€8 billion).

In a round led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities – and featuring participation from funds managed by BlackRock, btov Partners, Centerbridge, Crestline, Fin Capital, and Sentinel Dome Partners – e-commerce payments innovator SumUp has secured an investment of $624 million (€590 million). The funding gives the London-based company a valuation of $8.5 billion (€8 billion). SumUp co-founder Marc-Alexander Christ said in a statement that the capital will “enable us to continue to build out our product ecosystem, expand into new markets, (and) pursue value-adding acquisitions.”

The funding was a 50/50 mix of debt and equity and includes SumUp’s first equity infusion since 2017. The company’s total funding stands at $1.6 billion – most of which is debt financing. SumUp secured €750 million in debt funding in 2021.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Christ called the company’s new valuation “true and fair”. This statement comes months after it was reported that SumUp was seeking an investment that would give the company a significantly higher valuation – to the tune of $21 billion (€20 billion). Christ suggested that the current valuation reflects “the price people put on the company in the worst of markets” and that SumUp’s valuation was unlikely to move any lower in the future.

SumUp won Best of Show in its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2013 in London. In the years since, the company has grown to serve more than four million businesses with its payment solutions that range from card readers and point of sale solutions to business accounts and invoicing. The company began this year teaming up with Worldpay from FIS to support its global expansion efforts. SumUp will use Worldpay’s global acquiring services, including authorization, clearing and settlement, dispute management and data insights.

Also this year, SumUp announced a referral deal with Latin American and European e-commerce platform PrestaShop. The partnership gave “hundreds of thousands” of merchants on the PrestaShop platform access to SumUp’s product suite of payment solutions and business tools. Nearly 300,000 websites rely on PrestaShop’s technology, and the company sees its collaboration with SumUp as part of its strategy to enable more merchants to launch and scale their businesses.

“By partnering with PrestaShop, we will continue to expand our support for digital transformation of small businesses, by ensuring their products and services are also available online for their customers,” SumUp Head of Sales and Partnerships James Henry said. “Our partnership will enable merchants with a seamless and secure payment experience for all major credit and debit cards, an important tool in enabling small business success in today’s environment.”

Founded in 2012, SumUp is headquartered in London. Daniel Klein is founder and CEO.

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SumUp Acquires FiveStars to Enter U.S. Market

SumUp Acquires FiveStars to Enter U.S. Market
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Alumni News, Daily news, Mergers & Acquisitions, SumUp

Just days after relaunching its online store and appointing a new CEO for its European operations, point of sale (POS) technology provider SumUp announced the acquisition of customer loyalty startup Fivestars for $317 million. The purchase marks SumUp’s sixth overall acquisition but its first in the U.S.

“Our global community of merchants has battled through lockdowns and volatility and we’re confident that this acquisition will further energize the U.S.’s recovering small business economy,” said SumUp Co-founder Marc-Alexander Christ. “Now is the time to make sure our presence is as strong in the U.S. as it is in Europe and, by acquiring Fivestars, SumUp will deliver for U.S.-based merchants as it has in other international markets.”

SumUp launched in 2011 and now helps three million merchants across the globe get paid. The company offers card reader, QR code and POS payment technologies, along with management and reporting tools and invoicing capabilities. Lacking in this product lineup, however, are loyalty and rewards offerings. This is where the integration of Fivestars’ technology comes in. Providing small business clients a way to reward their customers and build loyalty will help SumUp compete with other POS technology providers such as Square, Shopify, PayPal and Zettle.

Founded in 2010, Fivestars helps businesses set up a digital rewards program that gives customers points and gifts for their purchases. The technology automatically sends campaigns to welcome new customers, celebrate their birthdays, and bring back customers who haven’t visited recently. Fivestars also offers enterprise loyalty programs for larger franchises; clients include brands such as Play it Again Sports, Super Cuts, and Orange Leaf.

The acquisition will also help SumUp launch operations in a new geographical market. The U.K.-based company will now have access to Fivestars’ 70 million consumer members and 12,000 small businesses; a network which drives $3 billion in sales and 100 million transactions each year. Fivestars’ San-Francisco-based team, along with its CEO, Victor Ho, will remain in their roles and continue to operate Fivestars.

SumUp raised $869 million (€750 million) earlier this year, bringing its total funding to $1.4 billion. The company supports over three million merchant users in 34 markets.

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SumUp Enhances Online Store; Adds New European CEO

SumUp Enhances Online Store; Adds New European CEO
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Alumni News, Daily news, SumUp

London-based digital payments innovator SumUp announced the relaunch of its online store and the appointment of a new CEO for Europe: Michael Schrezenmaier.

The decision to enhance the SumUp Online Store is part of a strategic pivot toward online retail, an industry that grew significantly during the pandemic. “E-commerce has completely changed since we first launched the Online Store,” SumUp Vice President of Growth, Mark Wang said. “This shift has meant that an exponentially growing number of people now prefer to shop online.” The SumUp Online Store was initially launched in May 2020.

Among the new features offered are tools to enable business owners to set up a store in minutes due to a simplified signup process, a theme editor to customize storefronts, and a learning hub to support both new and veteran business owners. The upgraded platform also will no longer charge subscription fees, making it that much accessible to more small businesses.

“At SumUp our mission with the new Online Store is to provide a better platform for small businesses to reach customers anywhere in the world,” Wang added. “We are constantly working to build innovations that empower anyone to become an entrepreneur.”

Moving from platforms to people, SumUp also announced today that it has appointed Michael Schrezenmaier as its new CEO of Europe. Schrezenmaier comes to SumUp after serving as Chief Operating Officer and interim co-CEO for CRM platform Pipedrive and nearly seven years as COO at international dating company Spark Networks.

“SumUp is a company known for its entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to embrace change which, combined with its growth journey and continued upward trajectory, makes this an exciting time to join,” Schrezenmaier said, adding praise for the company’s innovation, “dedication to merchants,” and its leadership in the payment space overall.

Marc-Alexander Christ, co-founder of SumUp underscored the “quirks” and regional differences in Europe – and the unique aspects of the average European’s relationship with money – in explaining why Schrezenmaier was the right pick for the CEO spot. Christ called Schrezenmaier “a prime example of the type of person who will drive the company forward as we look to uphold our strong position in Europe – and deliver for our merchants.”

Founded in 2012 and making its Finovate debut a year later at FinovateEurope, SumUp has grown into a global digital commerce enabler and payments company. SumUp supports more than three million merchants around the world and boasts a workforce of 2,600+. The company has raised $1.4 billion in funding, most recently securing $893 million in debt financing in March of this year.

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SumUp Partners with Google Pay to Facilitate Business Payments

SumUp Partners with Google Pay to Facilitate Business Payments
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Alumni News, Daily news, SumUp

Global payments company SumUp announced this week that it is collaborating with Google Pay. The two have partnered to help merchants make business transactions safer and easier using their SumUp card, which was launched in February of last year.

The partnership will enable SumUp’s 125,000 business cardholders in the U.K., France, Italy, and DACH to add their SumUp payment card to their Google Pay mobile wallet. Google Pay will also support virtual cards, which will allow merchants to make purchases from suppliers without having their physical card. It will also allow new cardholders to start using their SumUp card immediately after it is issued, instead of waiting for the card in the mail.

“At SumUp, we’re always looking to help our merchants find new ways to improve their businesses, particularly as we move out of this pandemic and hopefully towards a more economically positive future,” said SumUp VP of Banking Dimitri Gugunava. “Collaborating with Google Pay is a really important development for us, because it means we can remove layers of friction for small businesses who need to make quick (but safe) payments on the go.”

SumUp was founded in 2012 and helps three million merchants accept card payments using a mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) device and a Mastercard-branded small business payment card. The U.K.-based company also offers small business tools including invoice-creation software, inventory management, customer loyalty features, employee time roll, and reporting technology.

The collaboration announcement comes after SumUp pulled in $895 million in debt funding from Goldman Sachs, Temasek, Bain Capital Credit, Crestline, and others. SumUp Co-founder Marc-Alexander Christ said that the cash will help the company grow its customer base and drive the development of new services for its small business clients across the globe.

Coinciding with today’s news, SumUp released a new TV ad today that promotes the company’s mPOS device for small and micro merchants. Check it out below:

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SumUp Scores $895 Million in Debt Financing to Speed Growth

SumUp Scores $895 Million in Debt Financing to Speed Growth
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Alumni News, Daily news, Funding, SumUp

Courtesy of Goldman Sachs, Temasek, Bain Capital Credit, Crestline, and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, international payments company SumUp has secured a $895 million (EUR 750 million) debt facility.

“As one of the fastest growing technology companies in the world, this cash injection – in addition to having the built-in option to expand the financing – will significantly accelerate the growth of our customer base, enhance SumUp’s technology leadership position, and drive the development of new services to support our merchants globally,” SumUp co-founder Marc-Alexander Christ said.

SumUp’s funding news comes at a time when the company is adding to its product portfolio in both Europe and the U.K. Much of this growth has come through acquisitions of POS software providers like London-based Goodtill, as well as Tiller, a digital service provider for gastronomy merchants. Separately, SumUp’s recent acquisition of Paysolut, a Lithuanian cure banking system provider will enable the company to fortify the banking services that it offers to its merchants.

SumUp supports more than three million merchants around the world. In addition to its expansion in Europe – going live in Romania to bring the total number of its European markets to 29 – the company has added to its interests in the Chilean market and launched operations in Columbia – the fourth largest economy in Latin America.

At the beginning of this year, SumUp announced that it was working with Shutterstock to give merchants the ability to add high-quality visual images to enhance their online storefronts.

“It’s important now more than ever that small businesses have the means to trade in the e-commerce space in order to take on larger competition,” SumUp European EVP Alex von Schirmeister said. “This partnership with Shutterstock will do just that, giving them more visibility to grow their customer bases.”

Founded in 2011, SumUp made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope in 2013. Daniel Klein is CEO.

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