Scalapay vs Blackstone Inc.
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Scalapay is Italy's leading BNPL unicorn with 11M+ users; raised €70M from EIB in Dec 2025; reached monthly breakeven in 2025; 50% Italy / 50% international transaction split; expanding into longer-tenor credit.
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Scalapay is a Milan-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) fintech founded in 2019 that enables consumers to split purchases into three or four interest-free installments at partner merchants both online and in-store. The company achieved unicorn status in 2022 and serves over 11 million users across Europe, with transaction volume split approximately 50% Italy and 50% international markets. Scalapay is particularly strong in fashion, travel, and hospitality verticals and has grown its merchant network across southern and central Europe.
New York alternative asset manager (NYSE: BX) at $1.2T AUM; 2024 revenue $11.37B (+53%), AirTrunk A$24B Asia-Pacific data center acquisition, distributable earnings $6B competing with Apollo and KKR.
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Blackstone Inc. is a New York City, New York-based alternative asset management company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BX) as an S&P 500 Financials component — managing $1.2 trillion in assets under management across private equity, real estate, credit and insurance, and hedge fund solutions through approximately 4,900 employees serving institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies, and high-net-worth individuals globally. Founded in 1985 by Stephen Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson, Blackstone grew from a boutique M&A advisory into the world's largest alternative asset manager. In fiscal year 2024, Blackstone reported revenue of $11.37 billion (+53% year-over-year) and distributable earnings of $6.0 billion (+18%), reflecting strong performance across its diversified alternative asset portfolio. AUM reached $1.2 trillion by mid-2025. CEO Steve Schwarzman and President Jonathan Gray lead the firm. Blackstone's landmark 2024 transaction was the A$24 billion acquisition of AirTrunk — Asia-Pacific's largest data center platform — through its real estate funds, positioning Blackstone as a dominant owner of AI infrastructure in the world's fastest-growing digital economy.
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