Tamara

BNPL Finds Appeal in Wealthy Middle Eastern Countries
BNPL Finds Appeal in Wealthy Middle Eastern Countries
December 19, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

There’s an old story, possibly apocryphal, where F. Scott Fitzgerald tells Ernest Hemingway: The rich are different from you and me. Replies Hemingway: “Yeah, they...

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BNPL Platform Tamara Becomes Saudi Arabia’s First FinTech Unicorn
BNPL Platform Tamara Becomes Saudi Arabia’s First FinTech Unicorn
December 18, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Saudi Arabia-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Tamara has become that nation’s first unicorn. The company announced Monday (Dec. 18) that it had closed a...

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Tamara Secures Debt Financing to Expand BNPL in GCC Region
Tamara Secures Debt Financing to Expand BNPL in GCC Region
March 16, 2023  |  Investments

Tamara has secured $150 million in debt financing for its shopping and payments platform. The firm, which serves consumers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...

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Tamara CEO Says Data Refutes BNPL’s Debt Trap Myth
Tamara CEO Says Data Refutes BNPL’s Debt Trap Myth
August 26, 2022  |  BNPL

At a time of growing investor concerns and a retracting investment landscape that has led to a dip in valuations of many global firms, it’s...

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EMEA Daily: French Retailer Carrefour Freezes Prices on 100 ‘Everyday Essentials’; BNPL Firm Tamara Picks up $100M in Series B
EMEA Daily: French Retailer Carrefour Freezes Prices on 100 ‘Everyday Essentials’; BNPL Firm Tamara Picks...
August 22, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), French retailer Carrefour is freezing prices on 100 items, Saudi buy now, pay...

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BNPL Firm Tamara Picks Up $100M in Series B 
BNPL Firm Tamara Picks Up $100M in Series B 
August 22, 2022  |  Investments

Saudi Arabian buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup Tamara has raised a $100 million Series B equity round led by Sanabil Investments with participation from...

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BNPL Was ‘Highly Needed’ Across MENA, Where Banks Now Play Catch-Up With FinTechs
BNPL Was ‘Highly Needed’ Across MENA, Where Banks Now Play Catch-Up With FinTechs
November 04, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

It’s been a little over a year since buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Tamara launched in Saudi Arabia, and looking back at the last 12...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Tamara Lands $110 Million; Tribal Credit Raises $34.3 Million
Today In Payments Around The World: Tamara Lands $110 Million; Tribal Credit Raises $34.3 Million
April 22, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Checkout.com is leading a $110 million funding round for Tamara, while Tribal Credit landed $34.3 million in...

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Saudi BNPL Firm Tamara Raises $110 Million Led By Checkout.com
Saudi BNPL Firm Tamara Raises $110 Million Led By Checkout.com
April 22, 2021  |  Investments

Checkout.com, an eCommerce company, is leading a $110 million funding round for Saudi payments firm Tamara, which bills itself “the leading buy now, pay later...

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