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Gen Z Turns Mobile Apps and Credit Into Financial Discipline
Gen Z Turns Mobile Apps and Credit Into Financial Discipline
March 11, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Popular commentary portrays Generation Z as financially reckless, a cohort supposedly driven by impulse purchases, social media trends and a casual approach to money. Get...

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BNPL Shifts to Cards and Wallets for New Growth
BNPL Shifts to Cards and Wallets for New Growth
March 11, 2026  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later has been hitting an adoption wall, and could be losing momentum with the critical Gen Z and millennial age groups. Get...

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eCommerce Emerges as Bright Spot Amid Overall Retail Sales Dip
eCommerce Emerges as Bright Spot Amid Overall Retail Sales Dip
March 06, 2026  |  Retail

Consumer spending cooled slightly in January, although strong growth in digital retail channels suggests that the broader trajectory of household consumption remains intact. Get the...

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Splitit and Google Prepare Installment Payments for AI Shopping Agents
Splitit and Google Prepare Installment Payments for AI Shopping Agents
March 05, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Splitit aims to make flexible payment options part of agentic commerce through its support of Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). Get the Full Story Complete...

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BNPL Providers Aim to Stay in the Checkout as AI Agents Take Over Shopping
BNPL Providers Aim to Stay in the Checkout as AI Agents Take Over Shopping
March 04, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

The checkout button may soon belong to a machine. As artificial intelligence agents move into booking travel, managing subscriptions and executing purchases on behalf of...

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As Credit Demand Accelerates, Issuers Face an Infrastructure Reset
As Credit Demand Accelerates, Issuers Face an Infrastructure Reset
March 03, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

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Klarna Hits 9 Million Daily Users as New Bank Features Take Hold
Klarna Hits 9 Million Daily Users as New Bank Features Take Hold
February 26, 2026  |  financial apps

Klarna said Wednesday (Feb. 25) that the number of people using its app on a daily basis rose by 53% over the past year and...

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Sezzle GMV Surges as Super App Plans Advance
Sezzle GMV Surges as Super App Plans Advance
February 25, 2026  |  Earnings

Sezzle is accelerating its super app plans in 2026 after seeing growing engagement with its existing offerings in 2025, the company said in a Wednesday...

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Installment Payments Come to Luxury Retail as Wealthy Buyers Feel Price Pressures
Installment Payments Come to Luxury Retail as Wealthy Buyers Feel Price Pressures
February 25, 2026  |  Retail

About a hundred years ago, so the story goes, F. Scott Fitzgerald, chronicler of the Jazz Age, turned to Ernest Hemingway and remarked, “The rich...

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