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Experian Launches World’s First BNPL Bureau
Experian Launches World’s First BNPL Bureau
January 27, 2022  |  BNPL

Experian is launching The Buy Now Pay Later Bureau this spring, which the Irish credit data company calls a “first-of-its kind” operation designed to protect...

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Klarna Intros Physical Card in UK
Klarna Intros Physical Card in UK
January 26, 2022  |  BNPL

Buy now pay later (BNPL) banking platform Klarna is introducing a physical Visa card in the U.K. that already has a waitlist of 400,000, according...

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Katapult: 2021 Was the Year of Inclusion
Katapult: 2021 Was the Year of Inclusion
January 17, 2022  |  Opinion

Retailers stepped up to the plate for non-prime customers in 2021, offering installment programs that gave more people access to products and services. Orlando Zayas,...

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TransUnion to Enable Credit Checks for Blockchain Lenders
TransUnion to Enable Credit Checks for Blockchain Lenders
January 12, 2022  |  Blockchain

TransUnion will begin offering credit information to blockchain lenders with the help of security firm Spring Labs, the two companies announced Wednesday (Jan. 12). “The...

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Prosper Marketplace Launches Credit Card to Help People Manage Finances
Prosper Marketplace Launches Credit Card to Help People Manage Finances
January 12, 2022  |  Alternative Credit

Digital lending platform Prosper Marketplace is launching the Prosper Card to help people get a handle on their finances no matter where they fall on...

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Credit Suisse Tests Financing Through eNote
Credit Suisse Tests Financing Through eNote
January 11, 2022  |  Alternative Credit

Credit Suisse says it has provided financing to two manufacturing companies using an electronic promissory note, or eNote.  The Swiss financial services firm announced the...

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Petal Raises $140M Series D Toward Credit Building for the Underserved
Petal Raises $140M Series D Toward Credit Building for the Underserved
January 05, 2022  |  Investments

Credit card company Petal, which was created to help people build credit and spend frugally, has raised $140 million in a Series D round led...

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Buy Now, Pay Later Boom Shows Business Value of Giving Customers a Second Chance
Buy Now, Pay Later Boom Shows Business Value of Giving Customers a Second Chance
December 21, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Roughly one-quarter of Americans making anywhere from $50,000 to more than $100,000 per year have found themselves cut off from traditional credit due to past...

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Cashplus Bank Teams with Equifax to Launch UK Business Creditbuilder
Cashplus Bank Teams with Equifax to Launch UK Business Creditbuilder
December 20, 2021  |  SMBs

U.K. FinTech for businesses Cashplus Bank is rolling out a Business Creditbuilder tool in partnership with Equifax to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) increase...

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