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Pine Labs raises $600 mn at $3 Billion Valuation

6Jul By AnkitaNo Comments

FUNDING

Pine Labs raises $600 mn at $3 Billion Valuation

Singapore, July 6, 2021 - Pine Labs, one of Asia’s leading merchant commerce platforms raises $600 million with the entry of new investors Fidelity Management, BlackRock, Ishana, Tree Line, and a fund advised by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC at $3 billion valuations. IIFL AMC via its ‘Late-Stage Tech Fund’ and Kotak are also participating in this investment round. Pine Labs continues to be well-financed and has been EBITDA profitable for several years. The company is backed by Sequoia Capital, Temasek Holdings, Actis, PayPal and Mastercard amongst other leading global investors. “Over the last year, Pine Labs has made significant progress in its Offline to Online strategy in India and the direct-to-consumer play in Southeast Asia. Our full-stack approach to payments an...

Pine Labs acquires Qwikcilver for $110 mn

20Apr By AdityaNo Comments

ACQUISITION

Pine Labs acquires Qwikcilver for $110 mn

Singapore-based merchant platform company Pine Labs has acquired gift solution company, Qwikcilver for $110 million. Last month the company had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Qwikcilver. "We have acquired Qwikcilver for $110 million, funded via internal cash reserves and with additional funding from existing investors," a company statement said. The company is backed by Sequoia India, PayPal, Temasek, Actis Capital, Altimeter Capital, Madison India Capital and Sofina. Qwikcilver is a gift card service provider, managing an annualised gross transaction value of $1.5 billion across India, Middle East and South East Asia. With this acquisition, Qwikcilver and Pine Labs have a combined gift solutions business comprising 250 brands and retailers and 1,500 enterprise cus...

Pine Labs acquires Qwikcilver for $110 Million

23Mar By Ankita SinghNo Comments

ACQUISITION

Pine Labs acquires Qwikcilver for $110 Million

Payment and gift card technology firm Pine Labs to acquire its peer firm Qwikcilver for USD 110 million. The transaction has been funded from the company's cash reserves and additional funding from existing investors, it added. "According to market estimates, gift, as a category, is growing at a high double-digit rate annually. Qwikcilver's technology and market expertise will help us scale up this business and we are delighted to welcome it into Pine Labs," said Vicky Bindra, chief executive officer, Pine Labs. Qwikcilver, which was founded in 2006, offers nine out of every 10 gift cards in the country and manages an annualised gross transaction value of USD 1.5 billion across India, Middle East and South East Asia. Pine Labs started its own gift solutions business - Pine Perk...

13Mar By Sheldan RungasamyNo Comments

FUNDING

Pine Labs Receives Huge Funding to Expand Internationally

Pine Labs, a payment service provider, received a funding round of $82 million from Actis Capital and Altimeter Capital announced Lokvir Kapoor, CEO of the company. Although the exact amount of shares sold by Pine Labs remained secret, two individuals close to the firm revealed as anonymous source that the funding values the FinTech startup at close to $1 billion. This funding comes at a time when digital payments providers in India are increasingly attractive to investors. The funding round at Pine Labs comes after the company initiated sale talks with tactical bodies but unfortunately didn’t conclude in a deal. Pine Labs provide cloud-based point of sale (PoS) payment solutions, enabling merchants to accept credit or debit card payments, e-wallets, QR code payment solutions and uni...