Fintech News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Ascend Money’s flagship TrueMoney platform offers a wide range of financial solutions, including e-payment, lending, buy now, pay later (BNPL), investment and insurance, serving a broad customer base through an extensive network and strategic partnerships with leading corporations, businesses, and merchants in both online and offline landscapes.

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The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has secured a major global agreement enabling customers of Lenovo , the global technology giant in 15 European countries, to pay for their tech purchases at Lenovo.com using Klarna’s flexible payment methods, including its popular interest-free buy now, pay later (BNPL) options.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 12, 2024

eBay and Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, have announced the expansion of their strategic partnership to key European markets making Klarnas Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) payment options available to more eBay shoppers.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 18, 2025

Morgan Payments is adding the Netherlands-based payments network iDEAL as a new payment method option at the checkout of its global commerce platform, in a move to expand its European e-commerce capabilities. Morgan Payments for payment processing. With the addition of iDEAL, J.P.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

UATP , the global payment network that enables organizations to simplify payment processes and expand their payment capabilities, has announced a new partnership with Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network. Globally, about 30% of the payments Klarna processes are immediate payment.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

Payments network Visa saw credit card transactions decrease by 31 percent through the end of April as consumers focused their purchasing on necessities like groceries. Providing flexible payment methods that customers feel they can afford is now retailers’ goal, as many are also experiencing financial strains from COVID-19.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 9, 2024

Around 2020, buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions exploded in popularity, as an increasing number of shoppers across the globe turned to online shopping during a pandemic that caused a significant amount of financial uncertainty. It might not just be uncertainty that is impacting BNPL’s success.

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Finextra

JULY 2, 2024

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, today announced it’s partnered with Adobe Commerce to enable merchants to easily implement Klarna’s Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services, along with other flexible payment options.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 23, 2024

A survey suggests open banking will surpass buy now, pay later (BNPL) and crypto payments in popularity by 2029. According to emerchantpay research, one in five plan to use it more frequently in the next five years, compared to 14 per cent for BNPL and seven per cent for crypto.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Hidden fees and limited payment options have often been a large hurdle which has hindered the amount of credit payments being made to small businesses. Firms using the business platform, Xero can now add ‘buy now pay later’ (BNPL) to their offering as it partners with Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Ume , a payment network and merchant services platform for small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) on Pix, has announced it has raised $ 15 million in Series A equity funding. Ume offers its consumer financing product through its robust, established network of 6,000 merchants in Brazil, reaching more than 220,000 consumers.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 2, 2024

Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, today announced it’s partnered with Adobe Commerce to enable merchants to easily implement Klarna’s Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services, along with other flexible payment options. This allows Klarna to expand payment flexibility to consumers.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 3, 2024

Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, is partnering with Adobe Commerce to enable merchants to easily implement Klarna’s Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services and other flexible payment options. From January to April 2024, $25.9billion of e-commerce spend was driven by BNPL, up 11.8

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Finovate

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Xero and Klarna have partnered to allow small businesses to offer buy now, pay later (BNPL) options at checkout, giving consumers more flexible payment choices. Under the partnership, Xero’s small business clients will have access to BNPL capabilities that may help boost revenue and enable more large-ticket sales.

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 22, 2024

After acquiring the assets of the now-defunct New Zealand-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm, Laybuy , AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant Klarna has revealed plans to relaunch the service. “We have some truly exciting plans and can’t wait to begin sharing them with consumers and merchants.”

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, will launch its flexible payment methods on Adyen ’s physical payment terminals across Europe, North America and Australia.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, is launching flexible payment methods on physical payment terminals from Adyen across Europe, North America and Australia. Adyen is launching a QR payment solution by Klarna.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 1, 2024

Thredd , the rapidly expanding next-generation global payments platform, reports both industry-wide growth in fintech-led digital payments and the renewal of its partnership with Zilch , the world’s first ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN). Success Story: A Growing Partnership with Zilch BNPL shows no signs of slowing.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Affirm Holdings , a payment network helping merchants drive growth, is expanding its partnership with global fintech platform Adyen , making it the first buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider to support Adyen for Platforms, an end-to-end payment solution for platform businesses.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 17, 2025

Morgan Payments is expanding its European e-commerce capabilities, enabling our merchant clients to offer their customers a varied choice of payment options to suit their needs with the integration of iDEAL , the leading payments network in the Netherlands, as a payment method at checkout to our global Commerce platform.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 7, 2024

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.

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The Paypers

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

AI-powered global payments network Klarna has partnered with SME platform Xero to help small businesses accept payments from customers wanting a BNPL option.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 21, 2024

Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has acquired Laybuy ’s assets in New Zealand, the birthplace of the payments provider, and plans to relaunch the service in the coming weeks. Laybuy, which ceased operations in June, is set to make a reenergized return in New Zealand under Klarna.

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Finovate

JULY 15, 2024

Blockchain payment network Partior secures $60 million in Series B funding. Wirex and Visa announce an expanded partnership to promote Web3 payments. Payments U.K. payments platform Payset partners with ClearBank to access the U.K. payment system for local and cross-border transactions.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, is now available to users checking out on Apple Pay online and in apps with iPhone and iPad on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 or later. With 85 million active consumers, Klarna is the biggest global BNPL provider in the world.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, is working with global small business platform Xero , to help small businesses accept payments from consumers wanting a ‘buy now, pay later’ option.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Fagan noted that payment networks such as Visa and Mastercard have been recording steep dips in credit card activity, where the shift has favored debit payments. Other credit vehicles that are likely to receive attention from CUs include installment plans (buy now, pay later or BNPL).

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Klarna , the AI-powered payments network and shopping assistant, today announced an agreement with CarTrawler , the leading B2B technology provider of car rental and mobility solutions to the global travel industry.

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Finextra

JUNE 7, 2024

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.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Klarna , the AI powered global payments network and shopping destination, has partnered with Blackhawk Network (BHN), a leading global branded payments provider, to launch Klarna’s Gift Card Store in the UK.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 19, 2024

NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Adyen , the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses. Affirm Holdings, Inc.

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Finextra

JUNE 6, 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.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

FLEETCOR Buys AFEX To Boost Cross-Border Payments. Global business payments firm FLEETCOR has struck a deal to buy Associated Foreign Exchange (AFEX) to assist in bolstering its own payments network. AFEX works to put cross-border solutions in place to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Small eCommerce retailers are discovering how leveraging buy now pay later (BNPL) can help boost not only customer engagement and loyalty but also their own bottom lines. Two weeks later, she received an approval email and quickly integrated her system with the Afterpay payment network. The BNPL Effect.

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Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In this article, we give an overview of the complex ecosystem of payment processing, exploring the roles of various players, the dynamics of competition, and the ever-evolving landscape of financial transactions. The global recurring billing market is expected to reach $25.88 billion by 2027 , highlighting their growing demand.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 24, 2024

Splitit’s groundbreaking solution, FI-PayLater, enables FIs to connect directly into Splitit, or connect via their existing card network, to drive incremental lending and fee income from BNPL use cases. ” FI-PayLater changes the game by leveling the playing field.

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The Paypers

JULY 2, 2024

AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant Klarna has entered a collaboration with Adobe Commerce to allow merchants to implement its BNPL services.

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