https://pitchbook.com/tag/payments payments en-US Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:29:09 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/stablecoins-trillion-dollar-rise-meets-the-friction-of-traditional-finance As stablecoin transaction volumes soar, startups must overcome costly currency conversions and other bottlenecks to fulfill their promise. Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:29:09 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/stablecoins-trillion-dollar-rise-meets-the-friction-of-traditional-finance https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vc-stablecoin-startups-supply-hits-239b The interest in stablecoins comes as top issuer Circle preps its anticipated IPO this year. Thu, 29 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vc-stablecoin-startups-supply-hits-239b https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/crypto-trump-sec-chair-vc Though liquid cryptocurrencies continued their 2024 climb on the news, the impact on crypto VC will take longer to play out. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:38:36 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/crypto-trump-sec-chair-vc https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/klarna-files-for-long-awaited-us-ipo Swedish buy-now, pay-later company has filed for a New York IPO that could give it a valuation of up to $20 billion Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:34:02 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/klarna-files-for-long-awaited-us-ipo https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/market-map-fintech-payment-vc The payments segment has seen rapid change in recent years, leading to the rise of venture-backed fintech startups selling corporate credit cards, payroll software and checkout services. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/market-map-fintech-payment-vc https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/stripe-bags-35b-valuation-as-b2b-payments-sector-matures Online payments company Stripe has secured a $250 million round at a $35 billion pre-money valuation. Here's a look at other key players and the most active investors in the B2B payments space. Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/stripe-bags-35b-valuation-as-b2b-payments-sector-matures https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mastercard-moves-on-nets-units-in-its-biggest-acquisition Mastercard has agreed to buy the majority of payment provider Nets' corporate services businesses for €2.85 billion (around $3.19 billion). Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mastercard-moves-on-nets-units-in-its-biggest-acquisition https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/how-legacy-payments-companies-lean-on-ma-to-compete-with-startups M&A in the payments sector has ballooned since 2015, hitting $73.7 billion in deal value in the first quarter of 2019. What does that massive increase mean when it comes to the future of the industry? Mon, 20 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/how-legacy-payments-companies-lean-on-ma-to-compete-with-startups https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/fis-worldpay-line-up-34b-payments-combination Fidelity National Information Services has agreed to acquire Worldpay for around $34 billion in the payments sector's latest mega-merger. Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/fis-worldpay-line-up-34b-payments-combination https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/snoop-dogg-aims-for-another-vc-hit-with-klarna-deal The US rapper is showing no sign of slowing down his VC activity, adding the Swedish payments unicorn to an already-impressive portfolio of investments. Thu, 17 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/snoop-dogg-aims-for-another-vc-hit-with-klarna-deal https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/humanoid-robots-and-the-future-of-digital-payments On day 2 at CES, a former Disney tech consultant shows off his robot, industry experts discuss what digital payments will look like in five years, and it rains in the desert. Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/humanoid-robots-and-the-future-of-digital-payments https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/payments-frenzy-continues-as-transferwise-nears-15b-valuation IVP is reportedly nearing a deal to invest in online international payments specialist TransferWise, which would see the company's valuation hit almost $1.5 billion. Mon, 21 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/payments-frenzy-continues-as-transferwise-nears-15b-valuation