Tagged: laurent le moal

July 29, 2020 @ 8:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Remitly, a Fintech providing transfers targeting the immigrant community, has raised $85 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. Remitly said its business is booming during the COVID-19 pandemic. FT Partners served as the financial advisor to Remitly on this transaction with existing investor PayU leading… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 7:31 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Naspers-owned PayU, an India-based online payments service provider, has appointed Anirban Mukherjee as its new Chief Executive Officer of PayU India. Mukherjee will report to PayU Global CEO Laurent Le Moal. As well as leading PayU’s Indian business, Mukherjee joins PayU’s global leadership team with… Read More

July 23, 2018 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

PayU has acquired payments technology platform ZOOZ, according to a release from the firm. The deal is described as supporting PayU’s ongoing expansion into high growth markets in cross border payments. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but PayU says its total sum of… Read More

May 10, 2017 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Kreditech, a Hamburg, Germany based Fintech company targeting the digital banking space, has received a €110 Million equity investment from PayU – a leading payments provider. The investment is the largest ever for a German Fintech firm. PayU has now acquired a significant minority stake in… Read More

September 15, 2016 @ 5:04 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Gurgaon, India-based online payment service provider PayU has acquired its rival online payment gateway Citrus Pay. The deal was closed at $130M, making it by far the largest M&A cash deal in Indian fintech.Post completion, CitrusPay will be wholly owned by Naspers. Amrish Rau, an Citrus Pay MD, will become PayU India’s… Read More

April 5, 2016 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, payment service provider, PayU, announced it conducted an analysis on ecommerce customs and fintech potential in Latin America, Central/Eastern Europe, India, and Africa at Money20/20 Europe. Findings that are featured in PayU’s report included: High growth of ecommerce in Africa. More than 65%… Read More