Charlie Youakim news and trends

WebBank to Serve as Sezzle’s Exclusive Bank
Buy Now Pay Later // August 28, 2024

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Sezzle plans to have WebBank serve as its exclusive bank to originate and finance products offered through the Sezzle platform, including its Pay-in-2 and Pay-in-4 products. The two companies entered into a strategic partnership program by executing a loan...

CE 100 Index Q4 Wrap-Up and Q1 Outlook
Connected Economy // August 12, 2024

The CE 100 Index lost 0.2% last week in the wake of earnings reports that, over the course of the past several days, have moved names to the upside (and the downside, of course). Sezzle Sizzles and BNPL Demand Soars Shares of Sezzle soared 51%,...

Subscriptions and Gamification Drive Sezzle Q2 Revenue
Earnings // August 07, 2024

If Sezzle’s Q2 revenue guidance is any indication, BNPL is going to have a huge year when the dust settles on 2024. The company posted huge increases in all facets of its business Wednesday (Aug. 7) and expects total revenue to increase 35%-40% year over...

Sezzle Adds Spanish Language Capability to BNPL App, Checkout
Buy Now Pay Later // July 16, 2024

Sezzle has added Spanish language capability to its buy now, pay later (BNPL) app and checkout. This capability is meant to appeal to the 40 million Americans who speak Spanish, the company said in a Tuesday (July 16) press release. “At Sezzle, we’re committed to...

Interviews & Exclusives
CE 100 Index Q4 Wrap-Up and Q1 Outlook

August 12, 2024
The CE 100 Index lost 0.2% last week in the wake of earnings reports that, over the course of the past several days, have moved names to the upside (and the downside, of course). Sezzle Sizzles and BNPL Demand Soars Shares of Sezzle soared 51%, and the Pay and Be Paid pillar moved 5.9% higher. […]

Sezzle CEO Says Real-Time Business Payments Improve Velocity of Money and the Economy

November 13, 2023
The pain of using checks in B2B transactions is now starkly apparent. Sezzle CEO Charlie Youakim told Karen Webster that buyers and suppliers are actively looking to replace the paper...

‘Candid Conversations’ and Credit Building Help Consumers Survive the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy

October 11, 2023
The U.S. consumer is barely making ends meet and is one emergency expense away from financial dire straits. They’re also in need of financial education and some guidance before things...

Financial Education Can Help Subprime Consumers Triple Borrowing Capacity

August 31, 2023
In a credit-based economy like the United States, credit scores have a big impact on consumers’ ability to access loans and afford everyday essentials. But as noted in the report...

Quick Reads
Shoplazza and Sezzle Partner to Offer BNPL Options to Merchants

October 24, 2024
Shoplazza merchants doing business in the United States will be able to offer buy now, pay later (BNPL) options through Sezzle. This offering follows a new partnership between Sezzle, a provider of flexible payment options, and Shoplazza, an eCommerce platform used by thousands of merchants doing business in the U.S., the companies said in a […]

WebBank to Serve as Sezzle’s Exclusive Bank

August 28, 2024
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Sezzle plans to have WebBank serve as its exclusive bank to originate and finance products offered through the Sezzle platform, including its Pay-in-2 and...

Sezzle Adds Spanish Language Capability to BNPL App, Checkout

July 16, 2024
Sezzle has added Spanish language capability to its buy now, pay later (BNPL) app and checkout. This capability is meant to appeal to the 40 million Americans who speak Spanish,...

BNPL Platform Sezzle Starts Trading on Nasdaq

August 17, 2023
Sezzle, the digital payments platform, started trading on Nasdaq on Thursday (Aug. 17), according to the company. To kick off the occasion, Sezzle executives rang the opening bell to start...