For Main Street SMBs, BNPL Can Unlock New Consumer Spend

For Main Street SMBs, BNPL Can Unlock New Consumer Spend
For Main Street SMBs, BNPL Can Unlock New Consumer Spend
September 13, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

With make-or-break season approaching for retailers and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) looking for fresh ways to cash in on consumers’ return to physical stores,...

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High Touch Beauty Industry Gets Bump From Touch Free Digital Payments
High Touch Beauty Industry Gets Bump From Touch Free Digital Payments
September 13, 2021  |  Digital Payments

When much of the U.S. shut down because of the pandemic in March 2020, the hands-on nature of the hair and beauty industries saw them...

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The Role of Today’s CFO: Driving Change and Ensuring Resilience to Change
The Role of Today’s CFO: Driving Change and Ensuring Resilience to Change
September 10, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The acceleration of digitization in the enterprise has given chief financial officers (CFOs) a much bigger say in the direction that transformation takes, according to...

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London’s FinTech Scene Leverages Opportunity, Talent and Diversity to Stay on Top
London’s FinTech Scene Leverages Opportunity, Talent and Diversity to Stay on Top
September 10, 2021  |  Startups

Back in the days when co-working meant making a cappuccino in Starbucks last an entire morning, London’s digital entrepreneurs were much more of a curiosity...

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Affirm’s BNPL Plans Surge As Customer Count Doubles to 7.1 Million
Affirm’s BNPL Plans Surge As Customer Count Doubles to 7.1 Million
September 09, 2021  |  Earnings

The fast-growing buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm exceeded its own expectations Thursday (Sept. 9) as it delivered fiscal fourth-quarter results that showed continued...

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‘Super App as a Service’ Enables BNPL, Universal Rewards Redemptions, Including Crypto
‘Super App as a Service’ Enables BNPL, Universal Rewards Redemptions, Including Crypto
September 09, 2021  |  Merchant Innovation

“People are ready to switch their rewards to crypto,” novae CEO Sergio Arana told PYMNTS. With the help of Visa and a sweeping new rewards program,...

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‘Magic Moments’ Hasten the Inevitability of Embedded Online Payments
‘Magic Moments’ Hasten the Inevitability of Embedded Online Payments
September 09, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

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PayPal Closes $2.7B Acquisition Deal For Japan’s Paidy
PayPal Closes $2.7B Acquisition Deal For Japan’s Paidy
September 08, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

PayPal is acquiring Japan’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments platform Paidy for ¥300 billion (about $2.7 billion) in a mostly-cash deal. Get the Full...

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LendingClub CEO Says Breadth of Consumers Living Paycheck to Paycheck Is ‘Wake-up Call’
LendingClub CEO Says Breadth of Consumers Living Paycheck to Paycheck Is ‘Wake-up Call’
September 08, 2021  |  Consumer Finance

The paycheck-to-paycheck economy reaches far and wide, as a growing number of individuals and families across the U.S. struggle mightily to make ends meet. Get...

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