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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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It’s All About Immediacy Nowadays, Especially in Payments
It’s All About Immediacy Nowadays, Especially in Payments
April 13, 2022  |  Opinion

“If the last couple of years taught us anything, it’s that forces beyond our control are relevant in how people adopt new technology,” Yinglian Xie,...

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FinTech Payaut Raises $8.6M From Google’s Gradient Ventures
FinTech Payaut Raises $8.6M From Google’s Gradient Ventures
April 13, 2022  |  Investments

Dutch FinTech Payaut has closed an 8 million euros ($8.6 million) seed funding round led by Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund, along with participation...

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CFPB’s New Rules for BNPL Could Come by Year’s End
CFPB’s New Rules for BNPL Could Come by Year’s End
April 13, 2022  |  BNPL

The exponential growth of buy now, pay later (BNPL) in the last two years, with approximately $97 billion in transactions in 2021, has brough significant regulatory...

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58% of Durable Goods Buyers Use Financing or Leasing Programs
58% of Durable Goods Buyers Use Financing or Leasing Programs
April 12, 2022  |  Retail

Sixty-two percent of consumers have purchased durable goods in the past 12 months, according to “The Lease-To-Own Secret,” a PYMNTS and Katapult collaboration based on...

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Meta Opens Its Metaverse Platform to Payments, and It Doesn’t Come Cheap
Meta Opens Its Metaverse Platform to Payments, and It Doesn’t Come Cheap
April 12, 2022  |  Metaverse

Meta is rolling out a payments tools for creators of virtual mini-worlds and communities in its Horizon Worlds metaverse platform. Get the Full Story Complete...

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P2P Apps Are Mainstream, and Younger Generations Are Joining the Crypto Revolution
P2P Apps Are Mainstream, and Younger Generations Are Joining the Crypto Revolution
April 12, 2022  |  Opinion

The pandemic decelerated the use of cash and accelerated acceptance of a diverse mix of digital spend channels, the most popular being contactless. Onbe CEO...

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The Rise of the Merchant Aggregator
The Rise of the Merchant Aggregator
April 12, 2022  |  Opinion

Merchant aggregators help their customers to focus resources on providing the best service possible while relying on the platform for their tech needs. In the...

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Consumers Want Payments Choice on the Menu When They Eat Out
Consumers Want Payments Choice on the Menu When They Eat Out
April 11, 2022  |  ResTech

Perhaps not surprisingly, the taste of the food is the biggest factor that comes into play when consumers choose restaurants. Get the Full Story Complete...

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