Pliant, a business-to-business (B2B) credit card platform that allows businesses to optimize their payment processes, today announced the closing of more than €18 million in Series A extension financing, led by PayPal Ventures. Existing investors SBI Investment, Motive Ventures, and Alstin Capital also participated in the round. This brings Pliant’s total Series A financing to more than €50 million.

 With a new fast-growing segment of ‘Click-and-Mortar™, shoppers who rely on digital features to shop both online and in-store1, merchants are managing complex technology as they work to provide consistent payment experiences. Visa , a global leader in digital payments, is offering sellers expansive, simplified services to keep pace with those demands.

Toku, an all-in-one recurring payments platform announced today it has raised USD 9.3 million in its latest round of funding. Gradient Ventures led the round with participation from existing investors F-Prime Capital, Clocktower, Y Combinator, Wollef and Funders Club. The round brings Toku's total funding to nearly USD 20 million.

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, today announced it has opened its waitlist for the new Klarna Card to all US consumers. The Klarna Card, issued by WebBank, offers flexible payment options in both physical stores and online, empowering consumers to make purchases anywhere Visa is accepted; and with no foreign transaction fees while abroad.

Young people want to receive more financial education in school and are worried about leaving full time education without the money skills needed for adult life, according to the latest research from GoHenry, the prepaid debit card and financial education app for kids aged 6-18.  

Aryza Group, a leading provider of financial software solutions, announces its strategic partnership with Dotdigital, an all-in-one customer experience and data platform. This partnership enhances customer experience when they access credit and debt solutions.

Fime has been selected by Al Etihad Payments, a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE, to play a key role in the establishment of the UAE’s domestic card payment scheme, named Jaywan. To support the scheme’s goals of boosting financial inclusion, sovereignty and economic stability in the region, Fime will set up a framework to simplify certification for scheme participants.

Paymentology, the leading global issuer processor, today announces the appointment of Anna Porra as Chief Revenue Officer. In her new role, Anna will accelerate Paymentology’s global growth with responsibility for sales, marketing partnerships and client success.

Scality, a global leader in cyber-resilient storage for the AI era, today announced the appointment of Peter Brennan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Scality Inc. Brennan, currently serving as the global Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of Scality, will assume the additional role of CEO of US subsidiary, Scality, Inc. effective immediately.

iDenfy, a Lithuania-based RegTech company offering full-stack identity verification and anti-fraud solutions, announced joining forces with Appdb, an Estonia-based leading independent app distribution platform for iOS devices. Appdb is an alternative to Apple’s App Store. This partnership will ensure a fastened onboarding process for new Appdb developers, driven by a fully automated ID verification system.