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SEZL's higher marketing spend drives subscriber and engagement gains while maintaining a sub-six-month payback, supporting growth.

Shares of Klarna (NYSE:KLAR) are trading at $14.23 on Tuesday afternoon, leaving the buy now, pay later (BNPL) lender down 51% year to date. Klarna stock is also down 32% over the past month, meaning much of the damage has landed recently rather than fading out. The rout looks isolated against Klarna’s peers. Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) […]

A Washington University study found that as more consumers finance their purchases, the cost of goods goes up for all.

The buy now, pay later company will provide lease financing for a $2,000 phone to U.S. consumers coveting the latest Apple devices.

Affirm surged while its closest rivals barely moved, and no company announcement explains why. The gap between Affirm and the rest of the buy now, pay later pack raises a question that matters for anyone holding shares into the weekend.

Sezzle's merchant growth, rising engagement and expanding financial tools support its outlook as valuation stays below key BNPL peers.

Apple confirmed what experts and customers alike were expecting, a more expensive iPhone. Apple had previously raised prices on some of its products, excluding the iPhone, to offset component cost headwinds. Apple introduced its Apple Upgrade program this summer to help customers pay for its products as prices rise.

Stocks took a beating Tuesday as surging oil prices and looming inflation data rattled every corner of the market, and now Wall Street analysts are reshuffling their calls on names ranging from nuclear energy upstart Oklo to retail giants Abercrombie and Ulta Beauty.

PYPL is expanding financial services, with BNPL, credit and debit products fueling growth and deepening engagement across its customer base.

Sirius XM upgraded, Toast downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls

According to a regulatory filing, CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski purchased 692,506 KLAR shares on Aug. 26, worth about $9.95 million.

Shares of Klarna Group plc (NYSE:KLAR) were headed for their worst week as a public company recently, with more than a 30% decline over the five trading days leading to August 21. The collapse can be traced almost entirely to one event, the company’s second-quarter earnings report, released August 18. The report beat expectations on […]

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL)’s shares underwent significant turmoil on Friday after they closed a whopping 12.7% lower. The dip came after reports surfaced that the Stripe-led group had abandoned plans to acquire the firm. The news, and the subsequent share price performance, proved that Cramer’s caution about the firm on August 17th was warranted. In […]

Financial stocks rose Friday as the NYSE Financial Index and the State Street Financial Select Secto

Sophia Bendz, general partner at Cherry Ventures, stopped by Equity to break down the latest in the Swedish tech ecosystem.

Apple Inc (NASDAQ) stock edged higher in Friday premarket trading as investors weighed the company’s new leasing strategy against a mixed backdrop for mega-cap technology stocks. Nasdaq futures fell about 0.5%, while S&P 500 futures slipped 0.03%. Counterpoint Sees Leasing Supporting Volume And Premium Mix Apple is shifting its device financing strategy toward leasing as higher hardware costs and potential price increases put more focus on monthly affordability. Counterpoint Research analyst Mau

DAVE's Flex card broadens its credit offering with pay-in-four financing, higher spending limits and Mastercard acceptance as testing expands.

SEZL Send turns P2P transfers into a low-cost growth channel, with more than 100,000 users already on its waitlist.

Clark Howard called it a forever lease, and Apple just dropped three new Macs the same week it quietly confirmed a brand new hardware leasing partnership. Before you click pre-order, run one calculation that changes everything.

Transaction margin dollars surged 42% as operating leverage accelerated profitability.

Shares of Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) fell 1.3% on August 18 as Klarna plunged more than 22% after reducing its 2026 volume and revenue forecasts. Klarna now expects full-year gross merchandise volume of $149 billion-$151 billion, down from more than $155 billion, and revenue of $4.08 billion-$4.16 billion, down from $4.34 billion. Yet the warning […]

Wall Street is making bold moves Tuesday, upgrading AMD and shaking up fintech names like Klarna and Shift4 while fresh initiations hit Fortune Brands and Jersey Mike's. Find out which stocks analysts are backing and which they are walking away from.

Find insight on Klarna Group, bitcoin, Aegon and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

Klarna Group (KLAR) received a downgrade from UBS Securities due to the magnitude of its H2 gross me

Chipotle downgraded, Darden upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls

Last week, UBS analyst Timothy Chiodo downgraded Klarna to ‘Neutral' from ‘Buy’ with a price target of $16, down from $23, as per TheFly.

SEZL's AI push is set to reshape shopping and development as automation drives productivity and product creation.

Klarna and Affirm are bleeding while PayPal quietly climbs, and the gap between them points to a shift in how investors are sizing up the future of buy now, pay later.

SEZL's subscriber base surges 76.4% in Q2 2026 as heavier usage, new products and marketing fuel growth.

KLAR lifts its 2026 transaction margin dollar outlook despite lower GMV guidance as German spending stays soft and U.S. growth strengthens.