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Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)
Processors
204
Regulation
136
Acquiring
130
Funding & M&A
125
Crypto
82
Fraud & Security
73
Wallets
61
Issuing
49
Reports
49
Cross-Border
36
Open Banking
33
BNPL
13
1.
Sezzle seeks OCC bank charter
(paymentsdive.com)
Payments Dive
·
1d ago
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BNPL
Regulation
70
2.
Affirm, Sam's Club Strike Exclusive Buy Now, Pay Later Deal [Video]
(news.google.com)
Glenbrook Payments News
·
2d ago
·
BNPL
70
3.
Sam's Club picks Affirm for BNPL
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
2d ago
·
2 sources
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
70
4.
CCD2 and buy now, pay later: what moves into the provider's code
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
3d ago
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BNPL
Regulation
40
5.
BNPL Gains a Foothold in Healthcare with CareCredit
(paymentsjournal.com)
PaymentsJournal
·
3d ago
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BNPL
Acquiring
70
6.
Synchrony’s CareCredit Launches One-Time-Use Installment Loan for Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenses
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
3d ago
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BNPL
Funding & M&A
70
7.
Zip adds Column N.A. as second US bank partner for instalment loans
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
4d ago
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BNPL
Funding & M&A
70
8.
Why B2B payments are a whole-journey problem ft. TreviPay
(tearsheet.co)
Tearsheet
·
4d ago
·
Processors
BNPL
70
9.
The Pay Later Data Shift: Credit Card Installments Take the Lead
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
5d ago
·
BNPL
Issuing
70
10.
Klarna Takes BNPL Beyond Retail with Fiserv Partnership
(paymentsjournal.com)
PaymentsJournal
·
5d ago
·
BNPL
Acquiring
70
11.
Pay Later’s Next Chapter: Why Credit Unions Are Rethinking Installment Payments
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
5d ago
·
BNPL
Issuing
70
12.
Stablecoins Move From Making Payments to Making Loans
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
5d ago
·
Crypto
Funding & M&A
70
13.
The 67% signal: Why card issuers should act on flexible credentials
(paymentsdive.com)
Payments Dive
·
6d ago
·
Issuing
BNPL
70
14.
Splitit unveils bank-branded instalment charge card
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
1w ago
·
Issuing
BNPL
70
15.
Klarna launches pay-in-three option at Marks & Spencer
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
1w ago
·
BNPL
Acquiring
70
16.
Finix Integrates with Cash App Pay and Afterpay to Expand Payment Options for Businesses
(news.google.com)
Glenbrook Payments News
·
1w ago
·
Acquiring
Wallets
70
17.
Klarna launches at M&S
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
1w ago
·
BNPL
Acquiring
70
18.
Zip to launch Zip Cash same-day cash loans in the US
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
1w ago
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
70
19.
Ecommpay adds Klarna payments option
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
1w ago
·
Acquiring
BNPL
40
20.
NatWest Boxed’s Andy Ellis on BNPL Rules and Retail Finance
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
1w ago
·
BNPL
Acquiring
70
21.
Splitit Plans to Launch White-Label Credit Card
(finovate.com)
Finovate
·
1w ago
·
Issuing
BNPL
70
22.
Ecommpay integrates Klarna for merchants
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
1w ago
·
BNPL
Acquiring
70
23.
Klarna, The White Company partner on flexible payments
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
1w ago
·
BNPL
Acquiring
70
24.
ID Finance raises EUR 545 million to scale Plazo in Spain
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
1w ago
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
70
25.
Salad’s Alex Marsh on Lending Beyond the Credit Score
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
1w ago
·
Open Banking
BNPL
70
26.
equipifi launches risk-based pricing for bank BNPL
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
2w ago
·
BNPL
Regulation
70
27.
Splitit CEO Says AI Agents Need the Full Financial Picture to Pick Pay Later
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
2w ago
·
BNPL
Processors
70
28.
Affirm Survey: 79% of UK SMEs Face Checkout Pressure as BNPL Rules Land
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
2w ago
·
BNPL
Regulation
70
29.
Zilch Adds Membership Tiers, Pay Monthly and Salary Advance
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
3w ago
·
BNPL
70
30.
PayPal hints at BNPL holiday use
(paymentsdive.com)
Payments Dive
·
3w ago
·
BNPL
Acquiring
60
31.
Scalapay brings instalments to AliExpress
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
3w ago
·
BNPL
Acquiring
70
32.
Float Reports Early UK Merchant Traction for Card-Linked Instalments
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
3w ago
·
BNPL
Acquiring
70
33.
StrideUp Cuts HMO and MUFB Rates with Enhanced Broker Proc Fee
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
3w ago
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
40
34.
Zilch eyes 2027 London IPO
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
3w ago
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
70
35.
BYLD Finance Taps ChargeAfter to Enter Consumer POS Lending
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
3w ago
·
BNPL
Acquiring
70
36.
AI and BNPL Keep Holiday Spending on Record Pace
(paymentsjournal.com)
PaymentsJournal
·
3w ago
·
BNPL
Reports
70
37.
Klarna partners with Alza.at to expand payment options in Austria
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
3w ago
·
Acquiring
BNPL
70
38.
EWA Debate Shifts From Loan Definition To Pricing And Regulation
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
4w ago
·
Regulation
BNPL
70
39.
Buyers Want to Pay Later. Suppliers Want Cash Earlier. Who Funds the Difference?
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
4w ago
·
BNPL
Acquiring
70
40.
BNPL regulation: the growing role of data in credit decisioning
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
4w ago
·
BNPL
Regulation
70
41.
Affirm wants its data to tell a more complete customer story
(tearsheet.co)
Tearsheet
·
4w ago
·
BNPL
Processors
70
42.
Behind the Idea: Float
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
4w ago
·
BNPL
Issuing
40
43.
Amazon adds Affirm payments option in the UK
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
4w ago
·
2 sources
·
BNPL
Acquiring
70
44.
Amazon Expands UK BNPL Footprint With Affirm Partnership
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
4w ago
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
70
45.
Credit That Meets the Moment: What AI-Powered Credit Means for Customers
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
4w ago
·
Issuing
BNPL
70
46.
Affirm Bets on Where Borrowers Are Headed
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
4w ago
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
70
47.
Santa Would Like a Word With Your Pumpkin
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
5w ago
·
BNPL
Reports
10
48.
EXCLUSIVE: Affirm Rebuilds Underwriting to Approve Borrowers a Credit Score Can’t See
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
5w ago
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
70
49.
Grab to acquire 60 percent stake in Atome Financial for USD 1.49 billion
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
5w ago
·
2 sources
·
Funding & M&A
BNPL
80
50.
Grab agrees $1.49bn deal to buy majority stake in Apac BNPL platform Atome
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
5w ago
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
80
51.
Trade groups knock BNPL rules
(paymentsdive.com)
Payments Dive
·
5w ago
·
BNPL
Regulation
70
52.
‘If you don’t have defaults, you’re not taking enough risks’: William Jalloul, CEO of Flowpay
(sifted.eu)
Sifted Fintech
·
5w ago
·
BNPL
Fraud & Security
40
53.
Split Pay Raises $125 Million to Bring BNPL to Big Expenses
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
5w ago
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
70
54.
Tabby Raises $230 Million to Expand BNPL Offering
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
5w ago
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
75
55.
Grab Enters BNPL Space With $1.4 Billion Atome Acquisition
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
5w ago
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
80
56.
Klarna launches Call Status Detection in the Nordics
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
5w ago
·
BNPL
40
57.
Tabby Secures $233 Million at $6.5 Billion Valuation to Accelerate Regional Financial Services Expansion
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
5w ago
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
70
58.
Klarna props up new Apple phones
(paymentsdive.com)
Payments Dive
·
5w ago
·
BNPL
Issuing
70
59.
Solidgate, Klarna partner on checkout payments
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
6w ago
·
Acquiring
Funding & M&A
70
60.
Zip explores an EWA play
(paymentsdive.com)
Payments Dive
·
6w ago
·
BNPL
Processors
60