Charlie Youakim

Sezzle Awarded ‘Top FinTech’ Recognition by CNBC
Sezzle Awarded ‘Top FinTech’ Recognition by CNBC
August 02, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Payments platform Sezzle has been named one of CNBC’s top FinTechs. The award for the World’s Top Fintech Companies 2023, announced Wednesday (Aug. 2), places Sezzle among...

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Why FinTechs Should Never Stop Climbing the ‘Profit Hill’
Why FinTechs Should Never Stop Climbing the ‘Profit Hill’
July 26, 2023  |  Startups

We’re a long way from the halcyon days of FinTech funding just a few years ago. Sezzle CEO Charlie Youakim and Vera Equity Co-founder Jon...

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Sezzle CEO Sees Banks Ramping Up FinTech Acquisitions in 2024 and Beyond
Sezzle CEO Sees Banks Ramping Up FinTech Acquisitions in 2024 and Beyond
July 18, 2023  |  Acquisitions

As 2023 winds into its final few months and 2024 dawns, banks may be on the prowl for acquisitions. And according to Charlie Youakim, CEO...

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Can BNPL Help Gen Z Pave Path to a $2.2 Million Net Worth?
Can BNPL Help Gen Z Pave Path to a $2.2 Million Net Worth?
June 28, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

The concept of wealth is constantly evolving — and in the Instagram age, social media makes it all too easy to keep score in the...

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When Credit Status Is Hurt by Unexpected Life Events, Lack of Credit Knowledge
When Credit Status Is Hurt by Unexpected Life Events, Lack of Credit Knowledge
May 30, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

A confluence of factors is hurting large swaths of U.S. consumers with little to no access to credit, and a widespread lack of knowledge about...

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Sezzle Targets Higher Frequency Purchases With New Pay-in-2 Option
Sezzle Targets Higher Frequency Purchases With New Pay-in-2 Option
May 16, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Sezzle now offers consumers the option to split purchases into two payments. The installment payment platform’s new Pay-in-2 buy now, pay later (BNPL) product lets shoppers...

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

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...

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FinTechs’ Latest Profitability Challenge Is Finding Business Models Beyond Interchange
FinTechs’ Latest Profitability Challenge Is Finding Business Models Beyond Interchange
May 12, 2023  |  Digital Banking

FinTechs are facing an existential crisis now that the age of easy access to capital is over. Investors — running the gamut from private venture...

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Sezzle CEO Sees Sharpened FinTech Focus on Bank Stability Post-SVB
Sezzle CEO Sees Sharpened FinTech Focus on Bank Stability Post-SVB
March 15, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

“Last weekend felt like the wild, wild West,” Charlie Youakim, CEO of payments startup and B Corp Sezzle, told PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster in a recent...

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