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The United States has become buy now, pay later provider Klarna AB’s largest market by revenue, the company announced Tuesday. BNPL use blossomed during the pandemic and continues to find favor as inflation concerns push consumers to make value-based spending decisions. With 8 million monthly active users of the Klarna …

The average U.S. household spends $29,459 per year on bills, amounting to 42% of income, according to the “2023 U.S. Bill Pay Market Size & Category Breakout Report” from bill-pay processor doxo. Mission Lane, a fintech providing access to credit and debit products to more than 2 million consumers, said it …

NCR Corp. has expanded its agreement with Walgreens Co. to provide ATM services to nearly all Walgreens stores in the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. NCR already provides ATM services to an unspecified number of Walgreens locations through its Allpoint ATM network. Walgreens operates 9,021 stores …

Payments provider PayJunction released an updated version of its developer toolset to enable software companies to integrate account-to-account bank transfer connectivity within their platforms. Equipifi, a white-label buy now, pay later provider, said customers of credit union ACU of Texas can now use BNPL as a payment method with their existing debit …

Vetsource, a provider of technology, pharmacy, and business services to veterinary practices, has added payment processing capabilities to its platform. In addition to supporting credit and debit cards, e-wallets, and online and automated clearing house payment-processing options, Vetsource says its new service will enable veterinary practices to offer payment methods …

Instances of card skimming were up in the United States in 2022, with more than 161,000 impacted cards identified, a five-fold increase over 2021, and a more than three-fold increase in the total number of cards compromised, according to FICO (formerly Fair Isaac Co.). In addition, 3,000 unique financial institutions …

Industry opinions are mixed regarding a move by banking trade groups to plead for more time to act on a ruling issued in October by the Federal Reserve. The ruling orders all banks to comply by July 1 with an 11-year-old requirement that merchants have a choice of at least …

Cantaloupe Inc., a specialist in payments technology for vending machines and self-service marketplaces, introduced a marketing push early Wednesday for The 46 Kiosk, a terminal featuring a 46-inch screen aimed at users in wheelchairs and those with vision issues. The device, which Malvern, Pa.-based Cantaloupe says is compliant with the …

Two years after announcing United Kingdom lawmakers would regulate buy now, pay later services, HM Treasury, the British government’s financial arm, has begun its consultation process. As reported in The Guardian, the process will take eight weeks and will outline the rules that BNPL providers will have to follow. Klarna …

Visa Inc. is working with Tingo Mobile, a unit of the global fintech MICT Inc., in an effort to expand access to digital payments throughout Africa. The move starts with the Tingo Visa Card, along with a TingoPay mobile app and a TingoPay business portal. Klarpay AG, a fintech offering businesses …