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The acquisition — Lyft's first in Europe — is expected to close in the second half of 2025

April 16, 2025 | 07:30AM

Lyft to buy taxi app Free Now for $200 million to expand into Europe
Dutch digital bank Bunq said Tuesday that it's applied for a broker-dealer license, in an initial step toward securing a full banking license

April 15, 2025 | 08:00AM

Bunq, a neobank for 'digital nomads,' accelerates U.S. expansion effort as profit jumps 65%
The venture capital industry was already under a lot of pressure prior to the multitrillion-dollar stock market rout last week

April 11, 2025 | 08:48AM

With IPOs on hold even longer, tariffs spell trouble for private tech investors
Crypto startup Ripple said Tuesday that it's agreed to buy prime brokerage firm Hidden Road for $1.25 billion in the company's biggest acquisition to date

April 08, 2025 | 08:08AM

Crypto firm Ripple to buy primer broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion
Accounting software startup Pennylane has raised 75 million euros ($83 million) in a new funding round led by Sequoia Capital

April 06, 2025 | 06:00PM

French fintech Pennylane doubles valuation to $2.2 billion as Alphabet's venture capital arm takes stake
Sebastian Siemiatkowski has been CEO of Klarna for 20 years

March 31, 2025 | 01:18AM

After 20 years at the helm, Klarna's CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski is about to face his biggest test yet He now faces his biggest test yet with a U.S. IPO fast approaching
CEOs of several European telecoms firms are calling on regulators to make it easier for them to combine their operations with other businesses

March 14, 2025 | 02:25AM

'Please unleash us,' Europe's telcos urge regulators as industry bangs drum for more mega-deals
For the third year in a row, CNBC is working with market research firm Statista to list the world's top financial technology companies

February 25, 2025 | 07:03PM

Register now: Applications open for the world's top fintech companies of 2025 list
London-based fintech Zepz is laying off around 200 IT workers as part of a major redundancy plan, two employees impacted by the move told CNBC

February 12, 2025 | 06:43AM

Fintech unicorn Zepz to lay off 20% of its global workforce, sources say
Human resources software firm Deel said it has hit an annual revenue run rate of $800 million as it ramps up preparations to go public

February 04, 2025 | 08:00AM

HR unicorn Deel prepares for IPO as soon as 2026 after revenue jump

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