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PayPal is Buying European Fintech Leader iZettle for $2.2 Billion
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PayPal is Buying European Fintech Leader iZettle for $2.2 Billion

Peter Renton·
EuropeFintechNews Roundup
·May. 18, 2018·1 min read

PayPal is looking to raise the stakes against competitors like Square and Stripe in what will be their largest acquisition ever. iZettle is the Sweden-based leader in brick and mortar point of sale transactions and it is often referred to as the Square of Europe. Like Square it also has a small business cash advance business. The $2.2 billion acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter. Source.

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    Peter Renton cofounded Fintech Nexus as the world’s largest digital media company focused on fintech before it was acquired by Command. Peter has been writing about fintech since 2010 and he is the author and creator of the Fintech One-on-One Podcast, the first and longest-running fintech interview series.

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