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Remitly to accelerate global expansion of financial services

Wednesday 1 November 2017 00:36 CET | News

Remitly has announced that it has agreed to raise up to USD 115 million in Series D funding to accelerate the expansion of financial services.

The Series D financing will be led by Naspers’ investment division PayU; existing investors Stripes Group, DFJ, and DN Capital will participate in the round as well.

Remitly is focused on addressing the largest sector of remittances, the USD 430 billion flow from developed countries to low and middle income countries. Its customers are sending nearly USD 4 billion annually around the world.

PayU is focused on empowering people through financial services and is one of the biggest investors in the fintech space; its investments include Citrus Pay and Kreditech. The company supports over 300,000 merchants and millions of consumers making online payments.


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Keywords: Remitly, financial services, Naspers, PayU, online payments, funding
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