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Middle-Income Vacationers Plan to Spend $500 More This Year Than Last
Middle-Income Vacationers Plan to Spend $500 More This Year Than Last
June 04, 2024  |  Travel Payments

Despite hard-to-shake concerns about inflation, nearly half of U.S. consumers are planning to take a break this summer — and many plan to shell out...

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Alternative Payment Methods Help Build-A-Bear Workshop Adjust to New Consumer Spend Trends
Alternative Payment Methods Help Build-A-Bear Workshop Adjust to New Consumer Spend Trends
June 04, 2024  |  Payment Methods

The very nature of commerce itself is changing. We’re no longer doing everything online, and the post-pandemic economy demands that a broad — and growing...

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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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Klarna Says AI Tools Reduced Operating Expenses 11% in Q1
Klarna Says AI Tools Reduced Operating Expenses 11% in Q1
May 30, 2024  |  Earnings

Klarna reported Thursday (May 30) that it achieved both accelerated revenue growth and lower operating expenses during the first quarter, with the latter driven by...

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Spending Management Is Top of Mind for ‘Zillennial’ Shoppers
Spending Management Is Top of Mind for ‘Zillennial’ Shoppers
May 28, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

For zillennials — the bridge generation between millennials and Generation Z, born between 1991 and 1999 — budgeting is a key priority when making decisions...

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Insurance Provider Apollo Forms Subsidiary to Offer BNPL in Canada
Insurance Provider Apollo Forms Subsidiary to Offer BNPL in Canada
May 27, 2024  |  Investments

Canadian digital insurance provider Apollo has raised $18.5 million Canadian dollars (about $13.6 million) to launch a wholly owned subsidiary that will allow Canadians to...

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BNPL Regulation Grabs Headlines as FinTech IPO Index Loses 2.7%
BNPL Regulation Grabs Headlines as FinTech IPO Index Loses 2.7%
May 24, 2024  |  Fintech Investments

The FinTech IPO Index lost 2.6% as earnings trickled in. The buy now pay later (BNPL) space, arguably, held sway — dominating headlines as the...

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Brick-and-Mortar Shoppers Struggle to Find Buy Now, Pay Later Options
Brick-and-Mortar Shoppers Struggle to Find Buy Now, Pay Later Options
May 23, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

As consumers look for ways to manage their spending, in-store shoppers are unlikely to have the option to pay using buy now, pay later (BNPL), even as...

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As CFPB Targets BNPL Firms, Some Consumer ‘Protections’ Are Already in Place
As CFPB Targets BNPL Firms, Some Consumer ‘Protections’ Are Already in Place
May 22, 2024  |  BNPL

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — with the wind of the recent Supreme Court ruling at the agency’s back — has returned to rule-making. This...

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