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Sezzle Marks 3rd Straight Profitable Quarter as BNPL Volumes Grow
May 16, 2023

Sezzle saw its volumes increase in its most recent quarter, while seeing continued profitability. The buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm announced earnings Monday (May 15) that showed its monthly revenue increasing 25% year over year. The company said its income improved year over year...

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Capchase Wants to Add BNPL to the World of SaaS
May 11, 2023

Growth capital firm Capchase has unveiled an installment payment tool for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies. Capchase Pay is a B2B buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution designed for SaaS businesses that sell via long-term, annual contracts, the company announced Thursday (May 11). According to a news...

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Amazon Pay Lets Citi Card Members Pay Over Time
April 26, 2023

Citi credit card members can now pay over time thanks to a new partnership with Amazon Pay. The buy now, pay later (BNPL) collaboration, announced Wednesday (April 26) is open to eligible Citi card members using the company’s Flex Pay, and marks the first time...

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Stripe Offers Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout to Canadian Users
April 13, 2023

Payments company Stripe and buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm have expanded their partnership. According to a Thursday (April 13) news release, the expansion makes Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout feature available to eligible Canadian Stripe users. The expansion follows a Stripe/Affirm partnership launched last year...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Governments Around the World Explore BNPL Regulation
April 03, 2023

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) market has operated largely free of government oversight since its launch, following in the footsteps of many of its counterparts in the tech world. Much like ridesharing, streaming media subscriptions or short-term property rentals, the BNPL market surged while...

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Why Standardization Could Aid BNPL Customers
March 31, 2023

Regulators worldwide are bearing down on BNPL providers over concerns about overspending, debt accumulation, and privacy invasion. Omri Flicker, chief legal and risk officer at Splitit, says those who already play by existing rules aren’t losing any sleep.

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Why Some BNPL Providers Aren’t Sweating New Regulations
March 30, 2023

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments have exploded in popularity in the past several years, now with more than 360 million users worldwide. While BNPL offers no interest on payments made by the due date, users who fail to make payments on time can face...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Exploring Potential Paths Toward BNPL Profitability
March 28, 2023

At a time when investors are increasingly risk averse, it is important that buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms — and FinTechs more generally — reevaluate their business strategies. Investors are prioritizing present profits over rapid growth, so companies need to pivot toward a model...

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An Industry Insider on Profits and the Need for FinTech Self-Scrutiny
March 27, 2023

After years of easy money and rapid growth, the FinTech bubble burst in 2022 amid economic challenges. A new monthly report takes a deep dive into FinTechs’ sometimes painful pivot to profitability, starting with BNPL.