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May 27, 2021

Checkout.com founder-backed fintech raises $76m

The company reports 290% growth across the past six months. 


Freya Pratty

3 min read

Pic:Naoise Culhane-no fee

On the back of the pandemic-fuelled ecommerce boom, Wayflyer, a fintech startup which provides loans to ecommerce businesses, has raised a $76m Series A round. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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