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Earnings Drive FinTech IPO Index 8.1% Higher, Led by Sezzle and Open Lending  

Earnings Drive FinTech IPO Index 8.1% Higher, Led by Sezzle and Open Lending  
Earnings Drive FinTech IPO Index 8.1% Higher, Led by Sezzle and Open Lending  
May 09, 2025  |  Fintech Investments

The earnings season floodgates opened this past week for the FinTech IPO Index, and outsized gains by several names sent the overall index up by...

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Affirm Card GMV Jumps 115%, Says It Can Weather ‘Recession Scenario’
Affirm Card GMV Jumps 115%, Says It Can Weather ‘Recession Scenario’
May 08, 2025  |  Buy Now Pay Later

In its fiscal third quarter, Affirm’s gross merchandise value jumped double digits, all but one spending category showed gains, underscoring the appeal of paying over...

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Best-in-Class Issuers Say Processors Help Strengthen Customer Lifetime Value
Best-in-Class Issuers Say Processors Help Strengthen Customer Lifetime Value
May 08, 2025  |  Partnerships

All businesses want to increase the profitability of, and lengthen, the customer relationship — extending the customer lifetime value (CLTV). In doing so, they sidestep...

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From Nice-to-Have to Nonnegotiable: How AI Is Redefining the Office of the CFO
From Nice-to-Have to Nonnegotiable: How AI Is Redefining the Office of the CFO
May 08, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the new electricity powering financial operations, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the office of the CFO. Get...

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Embedded Finance Unlocks Value for Underserved Small Business Sectors
Embedded Finance Unlocks Value for Underserved Small Business Sectors
May 08, 2025  |  SMBs

The rise of embedded payments is helping to change the business models of legal and financial services companies, accounting firms, nonprofits and logistics operators, to...

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High Fees Stall Saudi Small Businesses’ Digital Wallet Adoption
High Fees Stall Saudi Small Businesses’ Digital Wallet Adoption
May 08, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

Saudi Arabia, known for rapid digital transformation, is embracing digital wallets for international payments. A deep dive into the latest data reveals a striking trend....

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Lean Into, Look and Listen to Your Customers Before Taking a Product Leap
Lean Into, Look and Listen to Your Customers Before Taking a Product Leap
May 08, 2025  |  Opinion

Product innovation comes from “Aha!” moments in customer conversations, North SVP of Product Preet Patel writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Listening Economy: How...

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Cashless Wave Sweeps Latin America Amid Mobile, FinTech Boom
Cashless Wave Sweeps Latin America Amid Mobile, FinTech Boom
May 07, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

Latin America is undergoing a dramatic shift in how money moves. But it isn’t traditional financial institutions that are leading the charge. Instead, mobile wallets...

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Consumers Thinking Twice Eating Out or Just Cooking at Home
Consumers Thinking Twice Eating Out or Just Cooking at Home
May 07, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Inflation is changing the ways in which we eat, whether buying food at the grocery store or dining out. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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