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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%...

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Klarna Launches Page Comparing BNPL, Traditional Credit
April 03, 2024

Klarna has launched a new web page that shares data on its buy now, pay later (BNPL) offerings, including their repayment rates, late fee rates and consumer age demographics. This new Wikipink page aims to encourage transparency in the credit industry and drive dialogue on personal finance at...

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Post-Purchase Financing Ushers In a New Era of Lending
April 01, 2024

The cart doesn’t lead the horse, which is why payments innovations tend to check the boxes that end users need most. And sometimes the smallest boxes, or micro moments, can have the biggest impact. “Embedded finance solutions need to be embedded in the consumer’s flow...

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Despite Regulatory Concerns, Many Consumers Use BNPL as a Financial Lifeline 
March 27, 2024

This week Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), updated reporters about his agency’s efforts to scrutinize credit card reward programs.  What some may have missed in the conversation were Chopra’s additional comments regarding the CFPB’s plans to also look closer at buy now, pay...

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Qonto Adds In-House Short-Term Financing Offer for Small Businesses
March 26, 2024

Qonto has added its first in-house financing offer, “Pay later,” to the business finance solutions it offers small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and freelancers. The new Pay later is a short-term financing, or buy now, pay later (BNPL), offer giving eligible customers in Qonto’s four markets...

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28% of BNPL Applicants Motivated by No Interest Rate
March 25, 2024

For buy now, pay later (BNPL) applicants, PYMNTS Intelligence finds, interest rates are a key concern. By the Numbers The 2023 PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Credit Accessibility Series: BNPL’s Wide-Ranging Impact on Consumers and Merchants” drew on a survey of more than 3,100 consumers to...

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Gen Z Proves Hardest for BNPL Providers to Please
March 21, 2024

While the vast majority of consumers are highly satisfied with their buy now, pay later (BNPL) experiences, PYMNTS Intelligence research finds that many Gen Z users believe that there is still room for improvement. By the Numbers For the report “Tracking the Digital Payments Takeover:...

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ShopBack Cuts 24% of Staff Amid BNPL Retreat
March 19, 2024

Singapore’s ShopBack is cutting a quarter of its staff as it exits the BNPL space. CEO Henry Chan announced the cuts in a message to employees Tuesday (March 19), saying the layoffs — which will impact 195 workers, or 24% of staff — come after a sustained period of other...

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Galileo Expands BNPL Offering for Banks and FinTechs
March 19, 2024

Galileo Financial Technologies has launched an expansion of its buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering. The company now lets banks and FinTechs offer cardholders new post-purchase installment payment options via their existing debit or credit cards, Galileo said in a news release provided to PYMNTS Tuesday...