In addition to Ally Lending and Bread/ADS, Sezzle will utilize Genesis’ and Oportun’s decades of expertise to offer financing for higher ticket items to a broader array of shoppers -- an inclusive expansion to Sezzle’s long term financing product.

Pursuant to Sezzle's mission of financial empowerment, the new long-term financing options offered to Sezzle’s shoppers provide a transparent, responsible, and consumer-friendly option for higher-ticket items. This product expansion is an opportunity to provide an additional advantage to shoppers that use Sezzle on their path to financial empowerment.

Sezzle is a financial co-pilot that helps users on the path to good credit. Consumers need to build credit but demand a new way that is transparent and financially empowering. In partnership with Genesis, Oportun (NASDAQ: OPRT), Ally Lending (NYSE: ALLY), and Bread from Alliance Data Systems (NYSE: ADS), The addition of Genesis and Oportun broadens and deepens Sezzle's payment options for our consumers and enables our Merchants to offer their shoppers more ways to affordable payment plans all within one experience.

"We are excited to launch a new finance option through a premier provider in the BNPL arena like Sezzle and look forward to supporting their customer base with these finance options to make bigger ticket purchases. Our combined efforts provide enhanced flexibility for the consumer, which ultimately leads to more purchases for our retail partners,” said Mark Denman, President at Genesis Credit.

“Both Sezzle and Oportun are mission-driven companies and we are proud to partner with them and expand our Lending-as-a-Service capabilities to help even more consumers to responsibly and affordably finance their larger purchases,” said Matt Jenkins, COO of Oportun.