The payments provider maintained impressive POS growth given heightened competition in the space

The expanded partnership boosts merchant acceptance for both Fastlane and Pay with Venmo

The tie-up brings Klarna to more merchants' checkout pages without the need for individual merchant partnerships, helping it save time and money and more quickly ramp up its payments volume

Providers are leaning on AI to stop bad actors while also maintaining an easy and quick checkout process

Providers can invest in features like one-click checkout to boost their competitive positioning

But its verticalized offerings may struggle to stand out in the crowded field

While this is a win for Klarna, merchants may not want to take on the higher transaction costs that sometimes come with BNPL plans

The company is shifting its strategies to achieve greater profitability, but investors still aren’t impressed

But few do because they’re concerned about implementation costs and customer uptake

It just sold off Klarna Checkout, now rebranded as Kustom. The business could become a desirable acquisition target for its newest partner.

Its full rollout has been a long time coming. Now, it needs to expand its merchant network before it can really take off

The integration is a win for PayPal after Amazon stopped accepting Venmo on its ecommerce site

Consumer-facing tech in stores is rapidly evolving. Retailers must prioritize investments carefully to maintain already implemented tech—and explore interesting (but largely untested) innovations.

The retailer’s Great Value branded products are now harder to sneak by self-checkout thanks to barcodes embedded in their packaging

Digital technologies are reshaping customers' in-store payment experience. Here’s what payment providers must know about in-store payment digitization trends.​

The tech can improve the checkout solution’s accuracy, removing potential customer frustrations

Ecommerce has become a dominant sales channel in the pet industry, fueled by convenience and a broad range of online offerings. By 2028, nearly half of pet products sales will come from ecommerce.

It also includes features to minimize checkout friction as Google Pay tries to streamline the experience

In the last of five reports in our “Payments Ecosystem” collection, we look at what’s influencing retail sales growth across in-store, online, and social commerce channels—and what it means for payment providers.

Digital wallets are gaining share of retail transactions in the UK. Retailers that don’t accept them risk losing sales.