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Klarna takes on credit cards with in-app instalment shopping at all UK online retailers

Klarna has released a shopping app that enables UK users to pay in three monthly instalment for purchases at any online retailer, regardless of whether they’re partnered with Klarna or not

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HSBC and ING invest in BNPL firm Divido

White label buy now, pay later player Divido has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by HSBC and ING.

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Colombian BNPL player Addi lands $65M in funding and a strategic relationship with Banco Santander

Bogota-based buy now, pay later platform Addi has secured $65 million in debt and equity funding and formed a strategic relationship with Banco Santander.

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Klarna locates new tech hub in Madrid

Buy now, pay later giant Klarna is to open a new tech hub in Madrid that will employ 500 freshly-recruited engineering staff.

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ASA rules against misleading communications by Lanistar and Laybuy

Controversial fintech startup Lanistar is back in the wars again after the Advertising Standards Authority ruled that claims made by the firm about the saffety of its card payments product could not be substantiated.

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Affirm B2B BNPL spinoff Resolve lands $60 million in funding

Resolve, a buy now, pay later billing company spun out of Affirm, has raised $60 million in funding.

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Zip pushes into EU and Middle East with acquisitions of Twisto and Spotii

ASX-listed buy now, pay later firm Zip is expanding into Europe and the Middle East, with the acquisitions of European BNPL provider Twisto and UAE-based startup Spotii

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Zilch to recruit 100 staff as BNPL sector heats ups

UK buy now, pay later startup Zilch is loooking to recruit 100 new hires on the back of an $80 million fund raise secured in April.

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Laybuy raises A$35 million for UK market push

New Zealand-based buy now, pay later outfit Laybuy has successfully undertaken a capital raise for A$35m to further its push into the UK market.

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AmEx brings BNPL to air travel

American Express is making a move into a new frontier for the buy now, pay later movement, offering US consumer card members the option to pay for plane flights in instalments.

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Clover and PayBright offer Canadian SMEs BNPL option

Fiserv is joining forces with PayBright to let small businesses in Canada that use the Clover POS platform offer buy now, pay later plans at checkout.

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Klarna to double UK headcount

Swedish buy now, pay later giant Klarna has opened a new headquarter office in London and larger premises in Manchester as it prepares to double its UK headcount to 400 staff over the next year.

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Barclays sees £900m growth opportunity in payments

Barclays has identified payments as a key growth opportunity worth £900 million over three years thank to areas such as merchant acquiring and the BNPL market.

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Afterpay hires advisors for possible US listing

Australian buy now, pay later firm Afterpay is contemplating a US listing following strong growth in North American markets.

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Checkout.com leads $110 million debt and equity round in Saudi BNPL startup Tamara

Checkout.com has led a $110 million investment round in Saudi Arabian buy now, pay later startup Tamara.

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Tinkoff launches Russia's first BNPL payment service

Russian consumers are to get their first taste of the buy now, pay later phenomenon sweeping neighbouring European markets, courtesy of a new product from digital bank Tinkoff.

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BNPL schemes make it easy to spend, but harder to understand the risks

A study of the terms & condition of popular buy now, pay later apps finds that they can take up to an hour to read, with important information about financial risks buried in the documents.

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Klarna launches carbon footprint insights for 90 million consumers

Buy now, pay later giant Klarna is to provide shoppers with carbon footprint calculation tools from Mastercard-backed Doconomy to measure the emissions generated by their purchases.

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Zilch hits $500 million valuation on $80 million fund raise

The buy now, pay later sector continues to attract investor dollars, with two-year old UK player Zilch the latest to benefit, raising $80 million at a valuation of $500 million.

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Zilch brings BNPL to UK high street

UK-based buy now, pay later player Zilch is rolling out a 'tap and pay-over-time' feature that lets shoppers make in-store payments with a wave of their digital wallet, with the cost spread over a six week period.