Tagged: bnpl

March 2, 2025 @ 6:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services saw continued growth in the number of consumers using them, with the highest usage among consumers from Generations Y and Z. This, according to a report from JDPower. According to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Buy Now Pay Later… Read More

February 21, 2025 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, and Shopify, a provider of internet infrastructure for commerce, announced an expanded agreement. The renewed partnership cements Affirm’s position “as the pay-over-time provider for Shop Pay Installments in the U.S.” It… Read More

February 19, 2025 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

B2B payments firm Two and Avarda, a white-label B2C company, will partner on a “fully integrated white-label payment solution tailored for both businesses and consumers in the Nordic e-commerce market.” It was not immediately clear if the two firms were forming a strategic alliance or if they were… Read More

February 12, 2025 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, anAI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has signed an agreement with JP Morgan Payments that will, for the first time, make Klarna’s Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment options available to businesses that depend on J.P. Morgan Payments for payment processing. JP Morgan Payments, which… Read More

February 11, 2025 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tabby, a UAE-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) player, has reportedly hired banks to prepare for an eventual initial public offering (IPO). The company is said to be in talks with HSBC, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley for a public offering in Saudi Arabia, potentially in… Read More

February 10, 2025 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO and co-founder of Klarna, announced on Saturday that the Swedish buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) Fintech is planning to integrate cryptocurrency into its services. Siemiatkowski acknowledged that Klarna was among the last major fintech players to enter the crypto space. Siemiatkowski, who founded Klarna in… Read More

February 9, 2025 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FICO (NYSE: FICO), global analytics software provider, released key guidance and takeaways from a study that has recently analyzed the impact of including ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) loans in a consumer’s FICO Score. FICO conducted the 12-month study in partnership with Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM),… Read More

February 9, 2025 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

This past Friday, the markets experienced a decline of roughly 1%, as measured by the S&P 500. Despite the volatility, Swedish buy now, pay later (BNPL) Fintech Klarna is reportedly preparing for its initial public offering (IPO) on the U.S. markets. According to a report… Read More

February 7, 2025 @ 1:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) shares are moving higher following Q2 earnings results which ended on December 31, 2024. Yesterday, the Fintech reported revenue of $866 million, an increase of 47% versus the same quarter year prior and net income of $80 million a $247 million improvement. The… Read More

February 7, 2025 @ 6:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Katherine Adkins, Chief Legal Officer at BNPL Fintech firm Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) noted that consumer spending is like the engine that drives the American economy, accounting for about 70% of US GDP by most estimates. Katherine Adkins of Affirm also mentioned that if spending is… Read More

January 29, 2025 @ 4:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capchase has reflected on its accomplishments in 2024, including the overall performance and adoption of Capchase Pay. The company has achieved several milestones, including: Experiencing an 800% increase in software buyers paying through Capchase Pay. Becoming Stripe‘s B2B BNPL payment method for the US. Some… Read More

January 21, 2025 @ 8:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Socure, a provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, sanction screening and fraud prevention, this week unveiled research revealing that one in eight Americans (13%) committed first-party fraud over the 2024 holiday shopping season. First-party fraud, sometimes referred to as “friendly fraud,” occurs when consumers exploit return and refund policies… Read More

January 21, 2025 @ 8:17 am By Michael Wong  |  

Amazon has signed an agreement to acquire Axio, a Bengaluru-based digital lending firm that provides credit access to underserved individuals and households across India. The acquisition, which awaits regulatory approval, is expected to bolster Amazon’s footprint in the rapidly growing digital lending market and strengthen… Read More

January 13, 2025 @ 12:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) has emerged as a popular type of credit which may be less expensive than traditional credit cards. Today, it is very common for BNPL services to be made available at the point of sale, thus helping to ensure a shopping… Read More

December 24, 2024 @ 5:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WooCommerce, which claims to be the flexible, open-source ecommerce solution built on WordPress, today announced that it has selected Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) as a pay-over-time provider. This builds on the firms’ existing partnership and will make Affirm a default payment option for merchants using WooPayments…. Read More

December 19, 2024 @ 7:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced that it has expanded its partnership with Adyen, the global financial technology platform for businesses. The partnership makes Affirm the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider to support… Read More

December 17, 2024 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNPL provider Affirm Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFRM) announced its intention to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $750 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) in a private offering. In connection with the Offering, Affirm said that it… Read More

December 16, 2024 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

equipifi, the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform for financial institutions, announced its partnership with Synergent, a managed services provider and strategic host of Jack Henry Symitar core processing. As a result of this partnership, Synergent credit unions will be able to launch their own… Read More

December 15, 2024 @ 10:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eBay and Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, have announced the expansion of their partnership to key European markets making Klarna’s Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) payment options available to more eBay shoppers. The move gives eBay buyers more flexibility in how… Read More

December 15, 2024 @ 3:45 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

40Seas, a platform addressing trade finance and global accounts receivable management for SMEs, recently announced a new strategic partnership initiative geared towards alleviating the complexities of importing goods from China. The company has partnered with some sourcing agencies and e-commerce fulfillment platforms, including JingSourcing, Portless, NextSmartShip,… Read More