Buoyed by changing consumer habits in the wake of the pandemic, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) financing model has exploded in recent years, with more and more consumers and businesses embracing interest-free installment payments on purchases to avoid credit card debt. This surge in...
Younited is working with open banking platform Tink to expand instant credit in Europe. The partnership, announced Wednesday (April 26), uses Tink’s data integration and connectivity across Europe to give Younited up-to-date financial data within sectors for instant processing of credit applications and faster decisions....
In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Facebook is fighting misinformation in advance of the French presidential election, and more than 5 million people in the U.K. use open banking services. Plus, Finnish software maker Relex Solutions raised $568 million in investment capital for AI...
Younited, a European instant credit provider, reported record growth in 2021 and expects to reach 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion) in gross merchandise value by the close of this year, the Paris-based company announced Thursday (Feb. 17). “The exceptional pace of our development demonstrates the...
May 24, 2023
Buoyed by changing consumer habits in the wake of the pandemic, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) financing model has exploded in recent years, with more and more consumers and businesses embracing interest-free installment payments on purchases to avoid credit card debt. This surge in adoption has naturally created fierce competition in the BNPL space […]
June 06, 2023
Mastercard is expanding its European open banking capabilities with a new account owner verification tool. The company’s verification solution, announced Tuesday (June 6) in a news release provided to PYMNTS, is being rolled out in tandem with a partnership with Algoan, a French credit decisioning specialist. It’s part of what Mastercard says is its “commitment […]
April 26, 2023
Younited is working with open banking platform Tink to expand instant credit in Europe. The partnership, announced Wednesday (April 26), uses Tink’s data integration and connectivity across Europe to give...
February 17, 2022
Younited, a European instant credit provider, reported record growth in 2021 and expects to reach 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion) in gross merchandise value by the close of this year,...
