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Marqeta to Embed BNPL in Payment Apps and Digital Wallets
Marqeta to Embed BNPL in Payment Apps and Digital Wallets
October 28, 2024  |  BNPL

Marqeta has unveiled a new solution that delivers buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options inside payment apps and digital wallets. The new Marqeta Flex...

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Stride and Tesla Gain, but CE 100 Slips 1.4% Amid Market Volatility
Stride and Tesla Gain, but CE 100 Slips 1.4% Amid Market Volatility
October 28, 2024  |  Connected Economy

And now earnings season is here, in full swing, and a series of double-digit advances and declines among our CE 100 population wound up sending...

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GoodRx and Partner Pharmacies to Offer Affirm’s BNPL Option
GoodRx and Partner Pharmacies to Offer Affirm’s BNPL Option
October 20, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Prescription savings platform GoodRx and its partner retail pharmacies will begin offering Affirm’s pay-over-time option directly to consumers in the coming months. With this new...

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CE 100 Index Gains 1.7% as JPMorgan Leads Banks Higher
CE 100 Index Gains 1.7% as JPMorgan Leads Banks Higher
October 14, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Earnings season is here — as always, led by the banks, and the banks led the CE 100 Index 1.7% higher through the past week....

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Shop and Healthcare Pillars Surge Amid Strategic Shifts, but CE 100 Sees Slight Decline
Shop and Healthcare Pillars Surge Amid Strategic Shifts, but CE 100 Sees Slight Decline
October 07, 2024  |  Connected Economy

The CE 100 Index slipped 0.6% as October’s first few days of trading brought investors firmly into the fourth quarter while reversing some of the...

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FinTech IPO Index Sinks 6.3% as Asia Soars but BNPL Firms Decline
FinTech IPO Index Sinks 6.3% as Asia Soars but BNPL Firms Decline
October 04, 2024  |  Fintech Investments

Even a surge in Asia-based firms — a continuation of rallies seen in the wake of macro stimulus packages in China — were not enough...

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Banks Enter the BNPL Game With Debit-Based Installments
Banks Enter the BNPL Game With Debit-Based Installments
September 30, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Paying over time, traditionally a hallmark of short-term installment loans, is becoming an option where goods are paid for using money on hand and over...

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Chinese Stocks Tencent and Pinduoduo Soar, Drive CE 100 Index 2.2% Higher
Chinese Stocks Tencent and Pinduoduo Soar, Drive CE 100 Index 2.2% Higher
September 30, 2024  |  Connected Economy

The CE 100 Index got a boost this week from China. The overall Index’s 2.2% rally came as two of our names — Pinduoduo and...

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FinTech IPO Index Gains 4.5% as Fed Cuts Cheer Investors
FinTech IPO Index Gains 4.5% as Fed Cuts Cheer Investors
September 20, 2024  |  Fintech Investments

Stocks had a historic week, as the Dow hit new highs and the Fed made a bit of history of its own — and the...

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