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Klarna Marks 100 Million Customers as Losses Nearly Double
Klarna Marks 100 Million Customers as Losses Nearly Double
May 19, 2025  |  Earnings

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) giant Klarna says it now has 100 million active customers. The Swedish FinTech revealed that milestone Monday (May 19) as it released...

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UK Aims to Tame ‘Wild West’ of the BNPL Sector
UK Aims to Tame ‘Wild West’ of the BNPL Sector
May 19, 2025  |  BNPL

The British government is preparing to introduce new regulations for pay later companies. As the Financial Times reported, the legislation, set to be introduced Monday...

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Klarna CEO: AI Helped Drive 40% Reduction in Staff
Klarna CEO: AI Helped Drive 40% Reduction in Staff
May 15, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Klarna’s CEO is reportedly attributing a 40% reduction in staff to the company’s AI investments. Sebastian Siemiatkowski told CNBC on Wednesday (May 14) that artificial intelligence (AI) was...

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US BNPL Transactions Hit $175 Billion Amid Shifting Consumer Demands
US BNPL Transactions Hit $175 Billion Amid Shifting Consumer Demands
May 13, 2025  |  BNPL

The traditional pillars of consumer credit are undergoing a profound transformation as “pay later” options, once a niche for specific shoppers, are now redefining how...

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Klarna Focuses on Human-Powered Customer Service
Klarna Focuses on Human-Powered Customer Service
May 08, 2025  |  BNPL

Pay-later firm Klarna is reportedly rethinking some of its AI-centered cost-cutting. Now, CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski told Bloomberg News in an interview posted Thursday (May 8), the Swedish startup is undertaking a...

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Pay Later Economy Gets Regulatory Reprieve as CFPB Moves to Rescind BNPL Rule
Pay Later Economy Gets Regulatory Reprieve as CFPB Moves to Rescind BNPL Rule
May 06, 2025  |  BNPL

The pay later economy got a big boost late in the day Tuesday (May 6) when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced in a...

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Affirm Teams With UATP to Help Travelers Pay Later
Affirm Teams With UATP to Help Travelers Pay Later
May 01, 2025  |  Travel Payments

Pay later platform Affirm has launched a partnership with airline-owned network UATP. The collaboration, announced Thursday (May 1), allows merchants on the UATP network —...

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EBay Expands Klarna BNPL Services to US
EBay Expands Klarna BNPL Services to US
April 23, 2025  |  BNPL

American consumers can now buy now, pay later (BNPL) on eBay. A press release issued Wednesday (April 23) announced that eBay has extended its partnership...

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Klarna Expands In-Store Pay-Later Offering With Clover Partnership
Klarna Expands In-Store Pay-Later Offering With Clover Partnership
April 15, 2025  |  BNPL

Klarna has teamed with Clover to bring its pay-later offering to that company’s point-of-sale system. The partnership will let shoppers pick Klarna’s installment payment option at more than...

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