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The Apple Upgrade program will allow customers to pay monthly for new products and then return, upgrade or buy the device.
Apple on Tuesday launched a device leasing program in the U.S. through payments firm Klarna, offering customers monthly plans for iPhones, Macs, iPads and Apple Watches. The program, called Apple Upgrade, expands the technology giant's payment options and replaces its existing iPhone Upgrade Program and iPhone Payments offering in the country. Customers can lease iPhones and Apple Watches for 12 or 24 months, while Macs and iPads are available under 24- or 36-month plans, Apple said.
The buy now/pay later provider and aspiring neobank submitted applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to establish Klarna Bank.

Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley breaks down some of the day's biggest headlines, including Alphabet's Google (GOOG, GOOGL) being ordered by a Swedish court to pay nearly $2 billion to buy now, pay later platform Klarna (KLAR) in an antitrust suit.
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM, July 1 (Reuters) - A Swedish court on Wednesday ordered Alphabet's Google to pay about $1.5 billion in damages to PriceRunner, the price comparison business owned by
A Swedish court determines the Alphabet-owned tech giant favored its own shopping service in search results.
The Patent and Market Court in Stockholm ruled Google unlawfully favored its own shopping comparison service, though the award fell well short of what PriceRunner sought
A Swedish court ordered Alphabet’s Google to pay Klarna $1.97 billion in damages after the buy now, pay later company won an antitrust case alleging that the search giant engaged in anticompetitive practices. Klarna’s price-comparison unit, PriceRunner, sued Google in 2022 in Swedish court. PriceRunner alleged Google was giving preferential treatment to its own price-comparison service in its search results.
A Swedish court on Wednesday ruled that Google-parent Alphabet abused its internet search-related market power in comparison shopping services versus Klarna Group's Pricerunner unit. Google was ordered to pay Klarna nearly $2 billion in damages. Klarna stock popped on the news.
Investing.com -- Klarna Group (NYSE:KLAR) shares jumped 6% on Wednesday following a massive legal victory over Alphabet’s tech monopoly. A Swedish court ruled in favor of Klarna’s subsidiary, PriceRunner, awarding the company a staggering $1.97 billion in antitrust damages. The high-stakes judgment caps off a fierce battle over online shopping dominance, with the court finding that Google illegally choked out competition by manipulating search results to favor its own comparison-shopping service
STOCKHOLM, July 1 (Reuters) - A Swedish court said on Wednesday Alphabet's Google is to pay the equivalent of around 14.3 billion Swedish crowns ($1.5 billion) in antitrust damages to Klarna's price
A Swedish court on Wednesday ordered Alphabet's Google to pay about $1.5 billion in antitrust damages to PriceRunner, the price comparison business owned by payments platform Klarna. The award, equivalent to around 14.3 billion Swedish crowns, comes amid growing scrutiny of U.S. Big Tech companies in Europe. It is the largest award by a Swedish court in a competition case, though well below the 78 billion crowns PriceRunner had sought, including accrued interest.
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PayPal helped invent online checkout. The iconic online payments company is facing its biggest challenge in nearly three decades of existence. Its core business of customers using the app to check out when shopping online is barely growing and new management has bluntly warned investors that “significant changes” will be needed to fix the company’s problems.
Moby summary of Klarna Group plc's Q1 2026 earnings call
Klarna Group (NYSE:KLAR) reported a stronger-than-expected first quarter of 2026, with management pointing to accelerating payment volumes, rapid growth in its financing product and continued expansion of its merchant network as key drivers of the results. Co-founder and CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski
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Klarna broke even for the first time since its $15bn New York listing last September, marking a potential turning point for the European fintech...
Klarna swung to a profit in the first quarter as revenue jumped, boosted by continued market share gains and network expansions.
The buy-now-pay-later provider posts first-quarter revenue and gross merchandise volume that beat expectations.
Usio (USIO) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +100.00% and +7.66%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
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