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Company update/payments
Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has partnered with Sainsbury’s PLC which will see its payment methods available at the online checkouts of three iconic brands: Argos, Habitat and TU.
07 June 2024
Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced two new payment options, Pay in 2 and Pay in 30, to bring even greater choice and flexibility to consumers utilizing Affirm’s app and providing affordability across a wider range of transactions.
06 June 2024
News/regulation
Australia's government is prepping legislation that would require buy now, pay later providers to carry out basic credit checks on new customers.
Company update/ai
Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has cut its sales and marketing spend by 11% in Q1 2024 while increasing the number of campaigns and updating marketing collateral more frequently.
04 June 2024
Today, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, Klarna announces profitable start and continued growth outpacing ecommerce, reporting its Q1 2024 financial results.
31 May 2024
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new rule on buy now, pay later lenders has received a mixed reception from industry players, with Affirm welcoming the outcome but rival Klarna calling it "baffling".
24 May 2024
PPRO, the leading local payments platform, has today announced its partnership with Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider Afterpay.
23 May 2024
News/sustainable
Zopa Bank has entered the UK’s £23 billion renewable energy market, making its suite of buy now, pay later and retail finance products available to Octopus Energy customers across the country.
Zilch, the world’s first ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN), today announced its latest milestone: surpassing 4 million registered customers within just 44 months of launch.
News/payments
Google Pay has received a revamp to make it easier for shoppers to see card benefits, use BNPL on more sites, and ditch CVV codes in favour of biometrics at checkout.
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that buy now, pay later lenders should be treated in the same way as credit cards.
22 May 2024
Nets, part of European PayTech Nexi Group, and Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, have entered a partnership that will bring Klarna’s popular payment methods to Nets’ Nordics merchant customers.
15 May 2024
Mexican BNPL platform Aplazo has raised $70 million in equity financing, including a $45 million Series B.
Billed as a game-changer for productivity, up to 90% off Klarna staff are now using generative AI daily, with non-technical groups such as Communications, Marketing, and Legal seeing adoption rates of 92.6%, 87.9%, and 86.4% respectively.
14 May 2024
Buy now, pay later provider Sezzle is gamifying on-time payments with a loyalty programme designed to encourage financial responsibility.
01 May 2024
Company update/sustainable
Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has announced a further $2M worth of funding as part of its Climate Transformation Fund in collaboration with Milkywire.
Mastercard and Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa, have collaborated to roll out Mastercard Installments in the UAE.
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a leading Islamic financial institution, in partnership with Visa (NYSE: V), a world leader in digital payments, has announced “Visa Installments Solution (VIS)” is officially live for ADIB covered cardholders in the UAE.
30 April 2024
Card-linked instalment payments platform Splitit has launched FI-PayLater for banks and card issuers.
25 April 2024
Klarna has struck a global deal with Uber, giving users the option of immediate or deferred payments across the ride hailing company's taxi and food delivery services.
24 April 2024
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