The CEO and founder of LiftForward, Jeffrey Rogers, talks about the origins of embedded lending, BNPL, partnering with Microsoft, the movement to subscriptions and more.
E-commerce fintech SellersFi secured a $300 million credit facility from Citi, leveraging the increasing popularity of alternative payments.
Checking out in a physical store often involves special hardware that can create a barrier for BNPL adoption. Embedded lending is the solution.
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In saturated markets, such as B2C BNPL, differentiators are key to product stickiness. Old-school elements may have a place in some sectors.
This week, Isabelle sat down with Jifiti CEO, Yaacov Martin, to talk about BNPL lending in the challenging macroeconomic environment and why banking partnerships have made a difference for the company.
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Galileo’s CPO, David Feuer, said AI and improving infrastructure allow financial services innovators to create more responsive products, including in BNPL.
While BNPL has been criticized as an easy way for shoppers to run up high debts, it's also being touted as an easy-to-understand payment method that's attractive to all.
Rising interest rates drive retailers to seek new options that will encourage safe consumer spending. That is good news for companies like Accrue Savings, which offers an FDIC-insured wallet that helps customers build a balance with their favorite retailers.
Addressing an issue of trust in cross-border purchases, pay after delivery removes the financial concern of long delivery times.
Brazil's fintech Nomad took $61 million in a Series-B funding round to expand its portfolio. Tiger Global Management led the investment.