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☆ $5 billion fintech Zepz looks to take on rivals like PayPal with digital wallet, M&A plans
  + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
With a $5 billion valuation, Zepz is one of the largest fintech companies in Europe, backed by leading investors including Accel, TCV and Leapfrog. The company enables users to send money from a smartphone or computer to people abroad, who can receive it in their bank account, mobile wallet, or as a mobile airtime top-up. Lenhard didn't identify which companies Zepz was looking to buy, but said the sharp slump in private fintech valuations made it an attractive time to kick off M&A exploration. A particular focus for Zepz product-wise in the near term is digital wallets, Lenhard said, with the company planning to launch its first digital wallet "imminently." He added that he hopes the company's upcoming digital wallet product will convince customers to rely more on Zepz, rather than using competing digital banks and other financial apps which have grown their services to offer a much wider range of products.
Persons: Mark Lenhard, Zepz, It's, Lenhard, Sendwave Organizations: Getty, CNBC, Accel, Bank of England, Sky News, PayPal Locations: Europe, Western Union
☆ Western Union rival Zepz lays off 26% of employees as fintech cuts continue
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
Zepz, which owns the WorldRemit and Sendwave brands, has a total headcount of around 1,600. Money transfer group Zepz is laying off 420 employees, the company told CNBC exclusively, as the fintech sector grapples with a tough macroeconomic environment. The London-headquartered company began informing employees of the redundancies on Monday, with individual staff being told by their managers before larger communications were issued. Zepz, which owns the WorldRemit and Sendwave brands, has a total headcount of around 1,600, meaning the cuts translate to about 26% of its workforce. In June 2022, Zepz implemented redundancies affecting around 5% of its workforce, according to Sky News.
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