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? News Highlight: Trustly is proud to introduce FlexPay by Trustly, a new product that gives consumers the flexibility to defer the settlement date of a debited amount to a date in the future.
? Insights: According to a report by RFS, gig workers, freelancers, and independent contractors now make up a growing part of the European working population, and this is only set to increase in the short term. As their banking and borrowing needs are not being addressed by traditional banking, neobanks have focused their platforms and products on this market of independent workers, giving freelancers and small business owners the tools they need to manage and grow their businesses.
? Partnerships - @Airbase, a startup in the corporate spend space, announced that it is working with @American Express on a pilot that will see its service offered to certain customers of the credit giant.
? Funding rounds & investments:
- Check, a three-year-old startup that provides software tools for digitizing payrolls, announced that it has raised $75 million in a fresh funding round.
- Tilled, announced the close of a funding round, led by G Squared, with participation from existing investors Peterson Ventures and Abstract Ventures.
☕️ Events? Let’s talk what’s next for fintechs… Join Provenir as they discuss insights from Aurélie L'Hostis, Senior Analyst, guest from Forrester Research and a recent Pulse survey of global fintech/banking decision makers on the biggest challenges and opportunities for 2022.