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On page 10, we identified 67 mergers, acquisitions and corporate financing transactions that occurred in 26 countries over the last 15 months among companies that provide BNPL installment loans. BNPL is only one of the categories we cover in the payment industry every month. Turn to page 15 to find the 65 transactions in the wider payment industry that occurred in March 2022.
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BNPL Deals Since January 2021—Mergers & Acquisitions
BNPL Deals Since January 2021—Corporate Financing
Investments & Acquisitions—March 2022
Between January 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022 there were 67 mergers, acquisitions and corporate financing transactions involving buy now, pay later companies. All 67 deals are identified on pages 10 and 11. The five largest are listed here.
1. Afterpay, $29.00 billion
acquired by Block (formerly Square)
2. Paidy, $2.70 billion
acquired by PayPal
3. Klarna, $1.64 billion
in funding
4. Atome, $900.0 million
in funding
5. Scalapay, $545.0 million
in funding
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