The latest battleground between established banks and upstart financial technology companies is over who will finance consumers’ purchases at the moment they are made, online or in physical stores.
That news came a day after JPMorgan Chase announced that it was entering the instalment plan business, offering fixed monthly payment plans for purchases more than $500 by its cardholders — a tacit acknowledgment that defending its turf in consumer finance may require moving beyond traditional credit-card lending.
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