# Payments

Agentic payments startups to watch, according to VCs
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Investor survey
June 9, 2026
Agentic payments startups to watch, according to VCs
Meet the companies laying the groundwork for the agentic economy
Damisola Sulaiman
Balderton-backed payments startup Primer raises $100m Series C
News
May 20, 2026
Balderton-backed payments startup Primer raises $100m Series C
The London-based fintech is doubling down on AI in payments
Damisola Sulaiman
Revolut alumni raise $6m for palm-scan payments startup
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Exclusive
May 7, 2026
Revolut alumni raise $6m for palm-scan payments startup
London-based Five lets users to pay with just a wave of their hand
Damisola Sulaiman
Wolt CEO and Slush chair Marianne Vikkula on building a superapp, leadership lessons and Slush’s secret sauce
Podcast
April 24, 2026
Wolt CEO and Slush chair Marianne Vikkula on building a superapp, leadership lessons and Slush’s secret sauce
Marianne explains why all job vacancies at the delivery unicorn get posted externally
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Amy Lewin
SumUp taps top banks for potential London IPO
News
April 15, 2026
SumUp taps top banks for potential London IPO
Payments giant’s float could mark a rare win for the UK public markets
Damisola Sulaiman
Can Europe’s fintechs take on Apple Pay?
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Analysis
April 14, 2026
Can Europe’s fintechs take on Apple Pay?
Fintech giant Revolut reports significant growth in its direct payment option
Damisola Sulaiman
Wise set to downgrade London listing this quarter
News
April 13, 2026
Wise set to downgrade London listing this quarter
Payments giant sets its sights on US growth in blow to UK public markets
Damisola Sulaiman
Alma CEO Louis Chatriot on hard choices, cardboard unicorns and startup hype ‘bullshit’
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The big interview
March 18, 2026
Alma CEO Louis Chatriot on hard choices, cardboard unicorns and startup hype ‘bullshit’
This week the French fintech announced it has reached profitability for the first time in 2025
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
9 Bulgarian startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
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Investor survey
March 11, 2026
9 Bulgarian startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
VCs from Bek Ventures, Eleven Ventures and BrightCap share the startups they’re eyeing
Anne Sraders
Wise aims to crack US market ahead of dual listing
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Interview
February 26, 2026
Wise aims to crack US market ahead of dual listing
CPO Nilan Peiris tells Sifted how the company plans to make it in America
Tom Matsuda
Buy now pay later fintechs face crackdown as UK rolls out new rules
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Analysis
February 12, 2026
Buy now pay later fintechs face crackdown as UK rolls out new rules
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority confirmed long awaited rules for buy now pay later
Tom Matsuda
What would it take for Europe to shift away from Visa and Mastercard?
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Analysis
February 5, 2026
What would it take for Europe to shift away from Visa and Mastercard?
Geopolitical tensions raise questions over Europe’s reliance on American payment networks
Tom Matsuda
Klarna’s share price is down by more than a third. Is there any hope for Europe’s other IPO candidates?
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Analysis
January 29, 2026
Klarna’s share price is down by more than a third. Is there any hope for Europe’s other IPO candidates?
Klarna defied expectations in its NYSE debut last September — but five months on, the Swedish fintech is trading well below its IPO price
Tom Matsuda
‘We don’t see this as an exit’: GoCardless CEO Hiroki Takeuchi talks Mollie acquisition
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Interview
December 16, 2025
‘We don’t see this as an exit’: GoCardless CEO Hiroki Takeuchi talks Mollie acquisition
Sifted reported in August the payments fintech had been courting acquisition offers
Tom Matsuda
Dutch fintech Mollie buys GoCardless for €1.1bn
News
December 11, 2025
Dutch fintech Mollie buys GoCardless for €1.1bn
Sifted previously reported Mollie was the frontrunner to acquire payments startup in August
Tom Matsuda
Danish unicorn Flatpay bets on door-to-door sales to triple ARR by end of 2026
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Interview
December 8, 2025
Danish unicorn Flatpay bets on door-to-door sales to triple ARR by end of 2026
In-person sales promise higher conversion rates compared to digital or telesales, says Flatpay CEO
Tom Matsuda
Truelayer CEO on layoffs and new products: ‘We had to right-size the company’
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Interview
November 27, 2025
Truelayer CEO on layoffs and new products: ‘We had to right-size the company’
Francesco Simoneschi claims things are looking up for the company following a bruising 2024
Tom Matsuda
Restaurant fintech Sunday eyes comeback with $21m raise
News
November 13, 2025
Restaurant fintech Sunday eyes comeback with $21m raise
The Big Mamma spinoff laid off over half of its workforce at the start of 2022 but is now growing fast
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
BNPL fintech Zilch raises $175m, eyes acquisitions
News
November 13, 2025
BNPL fintech Zilch raises $175m, eyes acquisitions
The startup’s latest funding round was backed by investors such as KKCG and BNF Capital
Tom Matsuda
Checkout.com launches secondary share sale at $12bn valuation, reports say
News
September 26, 2025
Checkout.com launches secondary share sale at $12bn valuation, reports say
The fintech — once valued at $40bn — is the latest to use share buybacks to stay private for longer
Tom Matsuda
SumUp seeks IPO at $15bn valuation, reports say
News
September 15, 2025
SumUp seeks IPO at $15bn valuation, reports say
Public markets are looking more hospitable to European fintechs
Tom Matsuda
Klarna's gone public — what happens now?
Pro
Analysis
September 10, 2025
Klarna's gone public — what happens now?
The fintech today joined the ranks of the relatively few European fintechs to exit via the public markets
Tom Matsuda
Klarna will make over 40 employees millionaires at IPO
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Analysis
September 10, 2025
Klarna will make over 40 employees millionaires at IPO
From current C-suite execs to long-term employees, here are the winners of Klarna’s IPO
Mimi Billing
Klarna announces plans to IPO in New York
News
September 2, 2025
Klarna announces plans to IPO in New York
The fintech reportedly delayed plans to go public earlier this year
Tom Matsuda

# Payments

Agentic payments startups to watch, according to VCs

Balderton-backed payments startup Primer raises $100m Series C

Revolut alumni raise $6m for palm-scan payments startup

Wolt CEO and Slush chair Marianne Vikkula on building a superapp, leadership lessons and Slush’s secret sauce

SumUp taps top banks for potential London IPO

Can Europe’s fintechs take on Apple Pay?

Wise set to downgrade London listing this quarter

Alma CEO Louis Chatriot on hard choices, cardboard unicorns and startup hype ‘bullshit’

9 Bulgarian startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs

Wise aims to crack US market ahead of dual listing

Buy now pay later fintechs face crackdown as UK rolls out new rules

What would it take for Europe to shift away from Visa and Mastercard?

Klarna’s share price is down by more than a third. Is there any hope for Europe’s other IPO candidates?

‘We don’t see this as an exit’: GoCardless CEO Hiroki Takeuchi talks Mollie acquisition

Dutch fintech Mollie buys GoCardless for €1.1bn

Danish unicorn Flatpay bets on door-to-door sales to triple ARR by end of 2026

Truelayer CEO on layoffs and new products: ‘We had to right-size the company’

Restaurant fintech Sunday eyes comeback with $21m raise

BNPL fintech Zilch raises $175m, eyes acquisitions

Checkout.com launches secondary share sale at $12bn valuation, reports say

SumUp seeks IPO at $15bn valuation, reports say

Klarna's gone public — what happens now?

Klarna will make over 40 employees millionaires at IPO

Klarna announces plans to IPO in New York