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August 10, 2023 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global fintech company SumUp announced that it has entered into a US$100 million credit facility with Victory Park Capital (VPC), a global alternative investment firm specialising in private credit. The credit facility will enable SumUp “to provide advance payments to merchants based in the UK… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 10:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global fintech SumUp has announced the appointment of Anna Kuriakose as Chief Product Officer. She joined SumUp in mid-June 2023 and will be “based in London.” Anna was formerly at Meta, “where she was the product director for Messenger on Windows and Mac and web-based… Read More

June 24, 2022 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Fintech SumUp, the financial partner for over 4 million small businesses worldwide, has raised a €590 million funding round that gives the company “an enterprise value of €8 billion following a decade of rapid growth and global expansion.” The investment round was led by… Read More

October 14, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SumUp, the London-headquartered payments service provider with more than 2,800 employees across three continents, confirms its acquisition of Fivestars, which is one of America’s largest two-sided local commerce networks that “combines a marketing platform with integrated payments.” SumUp has reportedly paid $317 million for the… Read More

October 4, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech firm SumUp, an international leader in virtual payments, has confirmed the appointment of a new CEO for Europe, Michael Schrezenmaier. Schrezenmaier brings with him a “founder’s mentality” and a “hands-on” attitude, as well as being a “perfect cultural fit” for the London-based company,… Read More

April 30, 2021 @ 12:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based SumUp, a global payments service provider, revealed on Tuesday (April 27, 2021) that it has appointed its new CTO, with Visual Meta Co-Founder and former CTO, Johannes Schaback, taking up the role as of May 1, 2021. As mentioned in a release shared with… Read More

May 27, 2020 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered payments service company SumUp has launched an online payment tool to help businesses conduct operations while observing social distancing measures, following the COVID-19 outbreak. As noted in a release shared with CI, SumUp’s latest solution is part of the Fintech firm’s efforts to enter… Read More

March 21, 2020 @ 4:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech firm SumUp has decided to waive the fees charged on its mobile payments platform, allowing retailers to settle transactions remotely through their devices by sharing a link through WhatsApp, SMS messaging, or email. As noted by SumUp’s management, all fees will be waived… Read More