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CFPB’s Spotlight on Medical Payment Products Threatens Chilling Effect on Healthcare Access
CFPB’s Spotlight on Medical Payment Products Threatens Chilling Effect on Healthcare Access
July 03, 2024  |  Healthcare

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is sharpening its focus on healthcare payments, and the result may be that at least for some consumers who...

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Synchrony: Personalized Financing Strategy Boosts Big-Ticket Commerce
Synchrony: Personalized Financing Strategy Boosts Big-Ticket Commerce
July 01, 2024  |  Retail

Macroeconomic uncertainty over inflation and interest rates is affecting big-ticket items and leading to shifts among consumers. More homeowners — who have opted not to...

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Klarna Sells Checkout Solution for $520 Million to Eliminate Processor Conflicts
Klarna Sells Checkout Solution for $520 Million to Eliminate Processor Conflicts
June 24, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Klarna sold its online checkout solution, Klarna Checkout (KCO), for $520 million to a group of investors led by BLQ Invest CEO and founding partner...

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Consumers Embrace BNPL for Groceries Amid Rising Food Costs
Consumers Embrace BNPL for Groceries Amid Rising Food Costs
June 12, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Around the world, grocers are exploring buy now, pay later (BNPL) capabilities to offer installment options to consumers struggling with inflation. In the United Kingdom,...

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Apple Pay Expands Services Ecosystem ‘Off’ iPhone Onto Chrome and Into Installments
Apple Pay Expands Services Ecosystem ‘Off’ iPhone Onto Chrome and Into Installments
June 11, 2024  |  Apple Pay

The first few days of Apple’s annual developer conference, stretching from Monday (June 10) to Friday (June 14), may seemingly be all about artificial intelligence....

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Apple Pay to Offer Access to Affirm BNPL Loans
Apple Pay to Offer Access to Affirm BNPL Loans
June 11, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Apple Pay users in the United States will be able to apply for buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans through Affirm during checkout. This is...

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BNPL Users Want to Be Rewarded for Their Purchases
BNPL Users Want to Be Rewarded for Their Purchases
June 10, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

More consumers would use buy now, pay later (BNPL) for larger purchases if they could be sufficiently rewarded for doing so. By the Numbers The...

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Sezzle Launches BNPL Partnership With Vallarta Supermarkets
Sezzle Launches BNPL Partnership With Vallarta Supermarkets
June 03, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Sezzle launched a partnership with California’s Vallarta Supermarkets. “Sezzle’s evolution into the grocery sector meets the increasing demand from...

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Mexico-Based Aplazo Raises $70 Million for Omnichannel Payment Platform
Mexico-Based Aplazo Raises $70 Million for Omnichannel Payment Platform
May 13, 2024  |  Payment Methods

Aplazo has raised $70 million in equity funding, including a $45 million Series B, to continue building its omnichannel payment platform. The Mexico-based company will...

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