Sezzle news and trends

FinTech IPO Index Gains 2.3% as Digital Surges Ahead of Earnings
Fintech Investments // November 01, 2024

The FinTech IPO Index was 2.3% higher in a week that saw the platforms roar ahead — many of them by double digits — in anticipation of earnings reports that won’t come until next month. Expensify shares were more than 33% higher for the week, followed by...

Stride and Tesla Gain, but CE 100 Slips 1.4% Amid Market Volatility
Connected Economy // October 28, 2024

And now earnings season is here, in full swing, and a series of double-digit advances and declines among our CE 100 population wound up sending the overall Index 1.4% lower. The markets, in general, were volatile too, as only the tech-heavy Nasdaq was up by...

FinTech IPO Comes Up Flat as Industry Processes New CFPB Rule 1033
IPO // October 25, 2024

For FinTechs in general, and the FinTech IPO Index in particular, this past week has been dominated by regulators, new rules related to data and disclosure, and legal wrangling in the courts. Shares of Sezzle surged 19.8% through the past five sessions, while Affirm lost...

Shoplazza and Sezzle Partner to Offer BNPL Options to Merchants
Buy Now Pay Later // 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...

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FinTech IPO Index Gains 2.3% as Digital Surges Ahead of Earnings

November 01, 2024
The FinTech IPO Index was 2.3% higher in a week that saw the platforms roar ahead — many of them by double digits — in anticipation of earnings reports that won’t come until next month. Expensify shares were more than 33% higher for the week, followed by Lemonade, up 25.5%. MoneyLion’s stock surged 24.2%. There were, of […]

Stride and Tesla Gain, but CE 100 Slips 1.4% Amid Market Volatility

October 28, 2024
And now earnings season is here, in full swing, and a series of double-digit advances and declines among our CE 100 population wound up sending the overall Index 1.4% lower....

FinTech IPO Comes Up Flat as Industry Processes New CFPB Rule 1033

October 25, 2024
For FinTechs in general, and the FinTech IPO Index in particular, this past week has been dominated by regulators, new rules related to data and disclosure, and legal wrangling in...

Visa, Amex and Mastercard Push CE 100 Index Up 0.8% on ‘Resilient’ Spending

October 21, 2024
If there’s been a consistent theme thus far during earnings season, it’s that consumer spending has proven to be resilient across any number of demographics. And as a result, for...

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 Teams With Liberis on Small Business Funding Program

August 28, 2024
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Sezzle and embedded finance platform Liberis teamed to help American small businesses get funded. The partnership is centered around Sezzle Capital, designed to help...

Chase to Decline Credit Card Payments for Third-Party BNPL Plans

July 17, 2024
Chase told customers that it will stop allowing its credit cards to be used to pay for third-party buy now, pay later (BNPL) plans. The bank said in a customer’s...