For Bumper CEO James Jackson, a career at tech firms over the course of more than a decade has served up “lots of valuable lessons on how you scale FinTechs and how you raise capital,” as he noted to Karen Webster. But his time at PayLater,...
Bumper, a FinTech that lets customers fund car repairs in installments, raised $48 million. The London-based company announced the Series B round in a Thursday (Jan. 4) press release, saying it would use the funding to expand throughout Europe, targeting car dealers and repair shops...
Ukraine war-induced supply chain disruptions coupled with a biting cost of living crisis in Europe have led to a record slump in new car sales in the last year. As James Jackson, CEO at U.K. auto startup Bumper, told PYMNTS, that slowdown in new car sales has meant...
To help keep vehicles rolling, BNPL firms offering auto repair financing are on the rise. As proof that the concept has wheels, U.K.-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Bumper recently raised 26.1 million pounds in a Series A extension round to help fund the...
January 10, 2024
For Bumper CEO James Jackson, a career at tech firms over the course of more than a decade has served up “lots of valuable lessons on how you scale FinTechs and how you raise capital,” as he noted to Karen Webster. But his time at PayLater, part of the Wonga Group, helped shape insights into the […]
May 22, 2023
Ukraine war-induced supply chain disruptions coupled with a biting cost of living crisis in Europe have led to a record slump in new car sales in the last year. As James Jackson, CEO...
May 05, 2022
Even before the war in Ukraine, supply chain issues were a major concern in the European automotive industry. But James Jackson, co-founder and CEO at U.K.-based buy now, pay later...
January 04, 2024
Bumper, a FinTech that lets customers fund car repairs in installments, raised $48 million. The London-based company announced the Series B round in a Thursday (Jan. 4) press release, saying it would use the funding to expand throughout Europe, targeting car dealers and repair shops in the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland. […]
October 10, 2022
Open banking payment provider Ecospend has launched a new marketplace payment solution for car repair-focused BNPL platform Bumper that will help connect customers with car dealers, a press release said....
April 11, 2022
The last couple of years have been dynamic ones for the auto industry. As production of new cars has been limited by the effects of COVID-19 and the chip shortage,...
