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3 Post-COVID Benefits of Contactless Payments for Retailers (and 3 for Customers)

Contactless payments skyrocketed in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic while cash payments plummeted. This was partially attributed to…

Executive Viewpoints August 10
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Square’s Proposed $29B Afterpay Acquisition Shines a Brighter Spotlight on BNPL

Square plans to purchase buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Afterpay in an all-stock deal valued at approximately…

News August 2
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BNPL Provider Klarna Expands Further into Social Commerce with Two Acquisitions

Klarna is continuing to build out its solution suite with two new acquisitions, moving beyond the buy now,…

News July 28
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Circle K to Deploy 700+ Bitcoin ATMs at Locations Across the U.S.

Circle K is rolling out a network of bitcoin ATMs at 700 of its locations across the U.S.…

News July 22
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Report: BNPL Vendor Shares Fall as Apple Prepares to Enter the Space

Apple will reportedly team up with Goldman Sachs to launch its own buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform…

News July 14
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Westfield Mall Owner Partners with Afterpay to Promote BNPL Option for Retail Tenants’ Shoppers

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), owner of Westfield shopping centers in the U.S., has entered a multi-year national partnership with buy…

News July 8
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Amazon, CVS, Macy’s, Target Add BNPL Option

Retailers including Amazon, CVS, Dell, Kroger, Macy’s, Nike, Nordstrom, Sephora, Target, Victoria’s Secret and Walgreens have added buy…

News June 24
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3 Smart Ways To Increase Buy Now, Pay Later Revenue

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is to ecommerce as layaway was to brick-and-mortar retail, but with instant gratification.…

Executive Viewpoints June 14
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Australian BNPL Company Zip Acquires Europe and Middle East Providers

In another sign of the global growth of buy now, pay later services, Zip Co Ltd. will purchase…

News May 24
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