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Celerant and Sezzle Expand Collaboration, Add In-Store BNPL Options
May 15, 2024

Celerant Technology now enables the users of its eCommerce platform to offer their customers buy now, pay later (BNPL) options when checking out in-store as well as online. The company has implemented additional integration functionalities with Sezzle to allow these options at the point of sale, in-store, Celerant said in a Wednesday (May 15) press...

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Klarna and Nets Team on BNPL for Nordic eCommerce Merchants
May 15, 2024

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Klarna and payments service provider Nets partnered to bring more payment options to merchant clients in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Through the collaboration, eCommerce merchants can offer their customers BNPL and installment payments without having to perform multiple technical integrations, according to a Wednesday (May 15)...

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Splitit Gives Banks New Checkout Experience to Reclaim Pay Later Space
May 10, 2024

Financial institutions (FIs) looking to get a piece of the action in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space might be wise to investigate their timing. As FIs have struggled to unlock flexible payment options to their customers during the purchase journey, their more agile competitors...

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Banks Call For Greater BNPL Reporting Transparency
May 07, 2024

In recent years, buy now, pay later (BNPL) platforms have gained popularity among consumers, offering a convenient way to finance purchases through installments. However, the lack of transparency surrounding these loans has raised concerns about the potential risks they pose to consumers and the wider economy,...

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79% of US Consumers Are Highly Satisfied With BNPL 
April 25, 2024

Split-payment or installment plans such as buy now, pay later (BNPL) enable consumers to shop more strategically, buying items one day and paying for them with a set schedule of payments over time to better manage their budgets.  According to PYMNTS Intelligence’s “Divided, Not Conquered:...

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Walmart Pushes BNPL Loans With One
April 23, 2024

For Walmart, buy now, pay later (BNPL) may offer the means by which the retail giant pushes even further into financial services and toward super app status. And the low-hanging fruit for BNPL may be found at checkout for groceries and healthcare. The move, we...

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Klarna Boosts Profits With ChatGPT as BNPL Firms Tap AI
April 08, 2024

Klarna is seeing generative artificial intelligence improve its margins, as buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms turn to new digital capabilities to address their profitability challenges. ChatGPT parent company OpenAI shared Friday (April 5) that the payments network’s adoption of the technology is estimated to yield a $40 million...

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Lack of BNPL Threatens Bridge Millennials’ Brand Loyalty
April 05, 2024

With consumers forced to make budgeting decisions amid ongoing economic challenges, older millennials and younger Generation X consumers are seeing buy now, pay later (BNPL) options play a central role in their purchasing decisions. By the Numbers For the study “The Credit Accessibility Series: BNPL’s...

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Klarna Late Fees Spark Uptick in On-Time Payments
April 04, 2024

Klarna is reportedly sending fewer British customers to debt collectors after introducing late fees. The share of accounts in the United Kingdom using the Swedish company’s pay-in-3 buy now, pay later (BNPL) service that were later handed over to collections was at 0.84% last year, down from 1.95%...