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Katapult CEO: Lease-to-Own Plans Offer Non-Prime Alternative To BNPL
Katapult CEO: Lease-to-Own Plans Offer Non-Prime Alternative To BNPL
June 10, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) offerings have had a very big year, as consumers in the U.S. and around the world have embraced the alternative...

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Acquisitions, BNPL And Employee Wages Make Retail Headlines
Acquisitions, BNPL And Employee Wages Make Retail Headlines
June 08, 2021  |  Today In Data

Etsy’s latest acquisition is expected to be a boon for consumers – and a game-changer for luxury brands looking to compete with secondhand online retailers....

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BNPL Extends Credit Lifeline For Consumers In The Digital Economy
BNPL Extends Credit Lifeline For Consumers In The Digital Economy
June 07, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

The rivalries in the financial services business are legendary. Companies and their chief executives back in the day made no bones about their competitive obsessions...

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Citizens Financial, BJ’s Wholesale BNPL Pact Shakes Up Retail’s Hottest Finance Party
Citizens Financial, BJ’s Wholesale BNPL Pact Shakes Up Retail’s Hottest Finance Party
June 04, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Look out, Klarna. Move over, Affirm. Heads up, Afterpay. Citizens Financial is crashing the BNPL party and looking to play ball. Get the Full Story...

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Today In Payments: Facebook’s F8 Focuses On eCommerce Tools; Sezzle, Target Sign 3-Year Deal
Today In Payments: Facebook’s F8 Focuses On eCommerce Tools; Sezzle, Target Sign 3-Year Deal
June 03, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Facebook announced a slate of new tools for businesses, and buy now, pay later firm Sezzle signed a three-year deal with...

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From BNPL To Wallets, Rising Payment Options Create Clutter, Add Friction
From BNPL To Wallets, Rising Payment Options Create Clutter, Add Friction
June 03, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Payments have long been the conduit for new and different experiences in commerce. Look no further than the past year as proof as contactless payments,...

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BNPL Retail Finance Platform Divido Raises $30 Million
BNPL Retail Finance Platform Divido Raises $30 Million
June 02, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

London-based Divido has reeled in $30 million in venture funding led by banking giants HSBC and ING. The company offers a buy now, pay later...

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Overdrafts, Merchant Fees And Crypto: Why You Can’t Have It Both Ways
Overdrafts, Merchant Fees And Crypto: Why You Can’t Have It Both Ways
June 01, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Senator Elizabeth Warren’s exchange with J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon on overdraft fees has been viewed 750,000 times in the first 24 hours since the...

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Buy Now Pay Later Redefines Credit Worthiness
Buy Now Pay Later Redefines Credit Worthiness
May 26, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

For the roughly 54 percent of Americans that have prime or super-prime credit, according to U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau data, access to underwriting is...

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