Klarna partners with Clover 🤝, Intuit acquires Deserve 💸, Visa joins Stablecoin Consortium 🪙

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Sign Up |Advertise|View Online TLDR TLDR Fintech 2025-04-17 📱 News & Trends Klarna partners with Clover to bring BNPL to 100,000+ small businesses (2 minute read) Klarna has formed a strategic partnership with Fiserv's Clover point-of-sale system to integrate its buy now, pay later options across more than 100,000 U.S. merchant locations. The agreement significantly expands Klarna's physical retail presence, allowing shoppers to access its flexible payment options directly through Clover payment devices at local shops and service businesses. Initial implementation has begun with select merchants displaying the Klarna logo on payment terminal pre-screens, with full rollout to existing and new Clover merchants planned for early 2026. Checkout.com lands major payments deal with eBay (2 minute read) Checkout.com has struck a deal to provide payments services to ecommerce giant eBay as the London fintech eyes profitability this year. As one of the largest ecommerce platforms – with more than 2 billion live listings – eBay will give Checkout.com access to millions of merchant customers. Stripe to make Tencent's Weixen Pay available on terminals in 20 countries (3 minute read) Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, has announced an expansion of its global partnership with Tencent, making Weixin Pay - also known as WeChat Pay - available on Stripe Terminal in 20 countries. 🚀 Deep Dives & Reports AI is transforming fintech, fast (51 minute podcast) From agentic AI to OCR replacements, from startup go-to-market strategies to the rebundling of consumer financial services, this podcast unpacks the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence - what's hype, what's real, and what it means for operators, investors, and builders alike. How modernizing payments is revitalizing healthcare (15 minute read) Manual payment systems are hindering healthcare providers' efficiency and impacting their revenue. Digital payments, meanwhile, are poised to revolutionize the industry, improving cash flow, reducing risk, and enhancing patient satisfaction. High-income Americans drive mortgage demand despite broader market slowdown (8 minute read) A recent report found that high-income consumers (earning over $100,000) are 64% more likely than average to seek mortgages, making income a stronger predictor than age for mortgage interest. While overall mortgage interest is declining, younger high earners are the only group showing increased demand, highlighting a growing divide in housing access and financial confidence. This trend presents new opportunities for lenders targeting affluent borrowers, as lower-income consumers face ongoing affordability and access challenges 💻 Launches & Products Ex-Spotify execs' fintech startup promises superfan rewards (4 minute read) A new fintech venture called Belong, founded by former Spotify executives, aims to reshape how superfans engage with music by letting them earn rewards for their loyalty. The app allows fans to connect their streaming accounts, track listening activity, and earn points that can be redeemed for exclusive artist experiences or merch. Belong is part of a broader trend blurring the lines between fintech, fandom, and creator monetization. Wise launches 'Spend with Others' feature (2 minute read) Money transfer platform Wise has launched a 'Spend with Others' feature that lets users share spending with a group. Visa is joining the Paxos, Robinhood Stablecoin Consortium (5 minute read) Visa is joining the Global Dollar Network (USDG), a stablecoin consortium convened by U.S.-regulated digital asset firm Paxos, alongside cryptocurrency and fintech heavyweights like Robinhood, Kraken, and Galaxy Digital. Visa is the first traditional finance incumbent known to be joining USDG. 🎁 Miscellaneous Webull founder's fortune surges past $5 billion following spectacular SPAC debut (2 minute read) Webull Corp. shares skyrocketed more than 500% in its first two trading days after merging with SK Growth Opportunities Corp., a SPAC, catapulting founder Anquan Wang's paper fortune to $5.2 billion. Despite posting a $33.5 million loss on $282.5 million in revenue for the first nine months of 2024 and having significantly smaller operations than competitor Robinhood, Webull's market capitalization briefly exceeded $29 billion. The dramatic surge echoes the recent Newsmax IPO phenomenon and signals a potential revival of SPAC-driven wealth creation after the investment vehicle's post-pandemic slump. KKR to buy post-trade services firm OSTTRA in $3.1 billion deal (4 minute read) Private equity giant KKR is acquiring OSTTRA, a key player in global post-trade services, in a $3.1 billion deal. Formed as a 50-50 joint venture between S&P Global and CME Group in 2021, OSTTRA provides critical infrastructure for clearing and settlement across derivatives, FX, and equities. The deal underscores the growing strategic value of financial plumbing, as KKR aims to scale OSTTRA's operations globally. ⚡ Quick Links Revolut wants to be your American Express too (1 minute read) Revolut is building a points-based credit card product and directly targeting the rewards space owned by Amex and Barclaycard. Why creating the next personal finance app remains an elusive challenge for fintech founders (2 minute read) Despite hundreds of attempts since Mint's shutdown in 2023, creating a successful successor to the personal finance management platform has proven remarkably difficult. Alex Johnson launches Fintech Takes exclusive professional network for industry enthusiasts (2 minute read) Alex Johnson of Fintech Takes has unveiled an exclusive, application-only professional network designed specifically for passionate fintech professionals. Love TLDR? Tell your friends and get rewards! Share your referral link below with friends to get free TLDR swag! https://sparklp.co/328608df/12 Track your referrals here. Want to advertise in TLDR? 📰 If your company is interested in reaching an audience of fintech professionals and decision makers, you may want to advertise with us. Want to work at TLDR? 💼 Apply here or send a friend's resume to jobs@tldr.tech and get $1k if we hire them! 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