Tagged: bnpl

November 28, 2021 @ 11:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweden’s Fintech Unicorn Klarna has seen its losses increase significantly during the first 9 months of this year, as costs surged considerably amid growing demand for flexible payment options like Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services. The Stockholm-headquartered company is reporting a pre-tax loss of… Read More

November 26, 2021 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Credova, a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution emerging in the outdoor recreation, farm, home and ranch markets, has announced an agreement with Cornerstone Bank. Credova says that it exists because a group of people were “given an opportunity to create something that hadn’t been… Read More

November 25, 2021 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Afterpay (ASX:APT), a provider of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payments, has announced its subscription solution – giving US consumers the option to pay for their recurring purchases in installments. Merchants such as IPSY, BoxyCharm, Savage X Fenty, and Fabletics will be among the first… Read More

November 24, 2021 @ 12:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, an international retail bank, payments, and shopping service provider, has announced the addition of “Pay Now” to its range of payment options available in the United States. As noted in the update, this payment method should allow clients to make payments immediately and in… Read More

November 22, 2021 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-headquartered Pace, a Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) service provider, has acquired $40 million in capital as part of its Series A round. Investors that participated in Pace’s investment round include UOB Venture Management (Singapore), Marubeni Ventures (Japan), Atinum Partners (South Korea), AppWorks (Taiwan), and several family offices… Read More

November 19, 2021 @ 1:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Visa finds itself in the wrong place at the wrong time and that will hurt its business in the United Kingdom, GlobalData payments analyst Chris Dinga said in a research note today. As of Jan. 19, 2022, Amazon will no longer accept payments from Visa… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Online lending platform, NewDay, has introduced an instant access digital credit account with flexible repayment terms which are aimed at protecting its business from the competition from Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL providers. Newpay provides clients with a credit limit of £5,000, which may… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 8:12 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Pine Labs, a merchant commerce platform serving merchants in India and Southeast Asia, today announced a partnership with Standard Chartered Malaysia. Standard Chartered’s customers in Malaysia can now access interest-free installment options on credit cards at any offline point-of-sale system powered by Pine Labs. The… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) notes that Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) is more than just a “modern twist” on layaway. Affirm writes in a blog post that consumers love the flexible payment method as a way to “avoid credit cards and manage their cash flow.” The… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 9:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Afterpay (ASX:APT), a provider of Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) payments, has announced that its in-store payments solution is currently available at major retailers “just in time for the busy holiday shopping season – including Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack, J.Crew, Madewell, American Eagle, Aerie, Tilly’s, Morphe, Alo Yoga,… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilch, a London-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) Fintech, has closed on a $110 million services C funding round at a $2 billion valuation. Zilch last raised money in 2020 at a valuation of “just” $500 million. Zilch is claiming the title of the fastest… Read More

November 7, 2021 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech app Plentina, a Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) platform for consumers residing in the Philippines, has reportedly teamed up with Shopee. Residents of the Philippines are able to download the Plentina app and acquire loans for vouchers to buy products via the Shopee app. Plentina’s management noted… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 9:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shopping and rewards platform ShopBack announced on November 2, 2021 that it has obtained consent from shareholders of hoolah, a Buy Now, Now Later (BNPL) platform, for a 100% acquisition of the firm by ShopBack. hoolah, combined with ShopBack’s position as the publisher and shopping… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 10:03 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Holiday shoppers plan to embrace buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes with both arms this holiday season, the results of a study from GoCardless suggest. Overall, 42 per cent of shoppers plan to use the tool, and that rate rises to 60 per cent for… Read More

November 2, 2021 @ 2:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an international provider of real-time virtual payment software and services, has teamed up with Affirm, the payment network that “empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth.” As mentioned in a release, U.S. merchants using ACI Secure eCommerce are now able to… Read More

November 2, 2021 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, an international retail bank, has entered an agreement to acquire PriceRunner. As mentioned in a release, PriceRunner will aim to bring new features in the form of product reviews, rich product discovery and price comparisons to the Klarna app in order to improve the… Read More

October 30, 2021 @ 4:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CIMB Bank Philippines has teamed up with Lalamove in order offer convenient credit access to partner drivers via the bank’s Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) product offering, called REVI Credit. This partnership will allow Lalamove partner drivers to get quick access to credit for their… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers, has announced that through its partnership with American Airlines, eligible travelers have “added flexibility to purchase flights and pay over time with Affirm.” As mentioned in a release shared with CI, Affirm aims to offer this… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 2:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network and global buy now, pay later firm Zip (formerly known as Quadpay) this week introduced new ways to purchase gift cards just in time for the holiday season. The partnership will integrate Blackhawk’s branded payments network to more than… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 2:02 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Amount, a technology provider for financial institutions, and global modern card issuing platform Marqeta  (NASD:MQ) announced today a virtual card and loan origination partnership to help banks rapidly enter the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space. The partnership alleviates the digital tools gap that prevents… Read More