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Klarna introduces package of measures to rebuff BNPL critics

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Klarna introduces package of measures to rebuff BNPL critics

Klarna is repositioning its buy now, pay later product range in the UK in response to sustained criticism of its business practices, introducing the ability for consumers to pay in full at the checkout, stronger credit and affordability checks, clear checkout language, simplified T&Cs, improved complaints handling and removal of last remaining late fees.

Standard Chartered invests $500 million in Atome to enter Asian BNPL race

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Standard Chartered invests $500 million in Atome to enter Asian BNPL race

Standard Chartered is investing in digital lending unicorn Atome Financial as part of a ten-year multi-product strategic partnership that will entail the roll out of buy now, pay later services across major Asian markets.

Metro Bank and Atom Bank founder Anthony Thomson moves into BNPL arena

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Metro Bank and Atom Bank founder Anthony Thomson moves into BNPL arena

Anthony Thomson, the founder of Metro Bank, Atom Bank and Australia's first neobank 86 400, is stepping into the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space as the new chair of Zip UK.

ANZ partners Visa for BNPL offering

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ANZ partners Visa for BNPL offering

Visa is joining forces with ANZ to bring its instalment payments product to Australia, enabling the bank's credit card customers to buy now, pay later at the checkout.

Target taps Affirm and Sezzle for BNPL

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Target taps Affirm and Sezzle for BNPL

With the holiday season fast approaching, US retail giant Target has inked deals with buy now, pay later firms Affirm and Sezzle.

Anyfin rides BNPL debt wave with $52 million capital injection

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Anyfin rides BNPL debt wave with $52 million capital injection

Aiyfin, a Stockholm-based startup that enables consumers to refinance their existing loans, has raised $52 million of fresh funding to fuel the growth of its business across Europe.

Former Klarna exec raises $15 million for Pakistani BNPL startup QisstPay

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Former Klarna exec raises $15 million for Pakistani BNPL startup QisstPay

QisstPay, a BNPL startup in Pakistan co-founded by a former Klarna executive, has raised $15M across its seed & pre-seed rounds with a mix of equity and debt.

Mastercard enters BNPL arena

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Mastercard enters BNPL arena

Mastercard has super-charged its fightback against competing buy now, pay later providers with the launch of Installments, a point of sale payments programme for online and instore purchases in the UK, Austalia and the US

Claro takes anti-BNPL campaign to London's streets

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Claro takes anti-BNPL campaign to London's streets

As a new study suggests that the ballooning BNPL industry is not taking market share away from credit cards, financial coaching app Claro Money has taken to London's streets with a billboard campaign urging Brits to "Say bye now to Buy Now, Pay Later".

Affirm brings greater flexibility to BNPL

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Affirm brings greater flexibility to BNPL

American buy now, pay later giant Affirm has developed technology that gives customers a range of personalised payment options at the checkout.

Barclays hires Amazon payments head to lead POS finance business

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Barclays hires Amazon payments head to lead POS finance business

Barclays has hired Amazon's head of European payments Antony Stephen to lead the bank's foray into the booming buy now, pay later market.

Zip enters India with $50 million investment in ZestMoney

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Zip enters India with $50 million investment in ZestMoney

Australian buy now, pay later platform Zip has invested $50 million in Indian BNPL firm ZestMoney, amid predictions that the subcontinent will emerge as the largest market in the world for credit-on-tap over the next five years.

First National Bank of Omaha launches BNPL offering for merchants

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First National Bank of Omaha launches BNPL offering for merchants

First National Bank of Omaha is joining the BNPL goldrush, launching a service which will allow merchant partners to offer their customers the option to make purchases and pay for them at a future date.

Pine Labs nabs $100 million investment from Invesco

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Pine Labs nabs $100 million investment from Invesco

Riding the BNPL wave, Mastercard-backed Indian merchant commerce platform Pine Labs has picked up a fresh $100 million investment from Invesco's Developing Markets Fund

Australians show strong appetite for BNPL, according to survey

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Australians show strong appetite for BNPL, according to survey

A survey conducted by Marqeta has shown that three in four Australians have increased their use of buy now pay later (BNPL) products during the pandemic, making them the global leader in BNPL adoption when compared the UK and US.

Curve joins BNPL scramble

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Curve joins BNPL scramble

All-in-one card fintech Curve has become the second UK firm this week, after Monzo, to launch a buy now, pay later service called Flex.

Monzo applies fashionable BNPL sheen to old fashioned credit line

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Monzo applies fashionable BNPL sheen to old fashioned credit line

Monzo's much heralded buy now, pay later product appears to be more akin to an old-fashioned pre-approved line of credit, giving customers the option to pay off loans interest free over three instalments or incur a 19% APR interest rate for longer instalment plans.

Goldman Sachs to buy home improvement lender Greensky for $2.24 billion

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Goldman Sachs to buy home improvement lender Greensky for $2.24 billion

Goldman Sachs is buying digital lender Greensky for $2.24 billion as part of its push into the consumer finance market.

Monzo makes BNPL move

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Monzo makes BNPL move

UK digital challenger Monzo is the latest to jump aboard the increasingly crowded buy now, pay later train.

Addi raises $75m to bring BNPL to Latin America

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Addi raises $75m to bring BNPL to Latin America

Bogota-based Addi has raised $75 million in an extension f its Series B funding round led by Greycroft.

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