UPDATE: This article contains analyst comments on how the lawsuit affects Shopify's private-label buy now/pay later provider Affirm. The buy now/pay later market has been heating up as more consumers ...

Sezzle is seeking an injunction to prevent Shopify from continuing its anticompetitive conduct that limits consumer choice and stifles fair market competition.

Sezzle said it has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Shopify alleging the company's business practices stifle competition for "buy now, pay later" service options on its e-commerce platform.

BNPL provider Sezzle has sued Shopify, alleging that the e-commerce marketplace has been stifling competition on its platform.

Sezzle is seeking an injunction to prevent Shopify from continuing its anticompetitive conduct that limits consumer choice and stifles fair market competition.