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FinTech IPO Index Ushers in 2023 With 2% Gain
FinTech IPO Index Ushers in 2023 With 2% Gain
January 06, 2023  |  IPO

With a 2% gain, things are already looking up for the FinTech IPO Index. That statement shows just how low the bar has been set...

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Retail Sales Data Helps Send FinTech IPO Index 3.5% Lower
Retail Sales Data Helps Send FinTech IPO Index 3.5% Lower
December 15, 2022  |  IPO

Stocks, including those of the FinTech IPO Index, slumped as retail sales data disappointed. As PYMNTS reported Thursday (Dec. 15), retail sales in November declined...

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FinTech IPO Index Gains 1.4% Into 2022’s Final Four Weeks 
FinTech IPO Index Gains 1.4% Into 2022’s Final Four Weeks 
December 01, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

The countdown’s on to the end of 2022, which FinTech IPO investors would rather forget. Earnings season is now all but over, with the exception...

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Rent-A-Center Sparks Rethink of Rent-to-Own Model
Rent-A-Center Sparks Rethink of Rent-to-Own Model
September 30, 2022  |  Retail

The rent-to-own and lease-to-own retail concepts that seem tailor made for recession-pressed consumers with subprime credit are in fact seeing their models tested by an...

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Opendoor’s Plunge Leads 9% Drop in FinTech IPO Index
Opendoor’s Plunge Leads 9% Drop in FinTech IPO Index
September 22, 2022  |  IPO

A banner week — but just not in the direction investors would have hoped. Macro-economic concerns dominated market mindsets these past several sessions, and worries...

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FinTech IPO Index Extends Post-Earnings Slump
FinTech IPO Index Extends Post-Earnings Slump
September 08, 2022  |  IPO

A shortened trading week, a muted performance and, in fact, barely much of a performance at all. To that end, the FinTech IPO Index barely...

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PYMNTS AM Radar: Discount Driver; Mental Health Reboot; Fraud Fighting Central; Storage Wars; Lease-to-Own Lifeline
PYMNTS AM Radar: Discount Driver; Mental Health Reboot; Fraud Fighting Central; Storage Wars; Lease-to-Own Lifeline
April 27, 2022  |  Retail

Today is Wednesday, April 27 and while gas prices have leveled off, the national average is still over $4 per gallon of regular. Walmart+ members,...

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Lease-to-Own Plans a Boon to Merchants and a Lifeline to Strapped Consumers
Lease-to-Own Plans a Boon to Merchants and a Lifeline to Strapped Consumers
April 27, 2022  |  Retail

There’s a huge difference between the big-ticket items we’d like to have (Teslas) and the items we need to have. Right now. The fridge conks...

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Lease-to-Own Options Aid Consumers Amid Economic Headwinds
Lease-to-Own Options Aid Consumers Amid Economic Headwinds
April 13, 2022  |  Opinion

Lease-to-own options became particularly popular throughout the pandemic continue to aid non-prime consumers amid economic challenges, Katapult CEO Orlando Zayas writes in the PYMNTS eBook,...

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