Payments infrastructure startup Pliant has hit $100m in annual recurring revenue (ARR) following its entry into the US market.
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Damisola Sulaiman is Sifted's fintech reporter, based in London. She writes Sifted's weekly Fintech newsletter . You can find her on LinkedIn

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