Tagged: buy now pay later

March 22, 2021 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zaver, a Sweden-based fintech that allows merchants to accept careless payments and offers buy now, pay later (BNPL), has reportedly secured $5 million through its new funding round, which involved participation from  Inbox Capital, Inventure, Fredrik Österberg, Magnus Rausing, Joen Bonnier, Fabian Hielte, and Max… Read More

March 21, 2021 @ 9:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zip, an Australia-based buy now pay later (BNPL) platform, announced over the weekend its plans to expand into contactless payments. Zip describes itself as an interest-free payment solution for everyday spending. “With Zip, it’s win-win. Customers love the freedom and flexibility we offer them. Our retail… Read More

March 20, 2021 @ 10:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM), the first Fintech firm of 2021 to complete a traditional (non-SPAC) initial public offering, recently looked into why its services may be essential to your customer acquisition strategy. Tom Musbach from Affirm notes that new customers are the “growth engine” of almost every… Read More

March 15, 2021 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Afterpay (ASX:APT), a digital platform that offers interest-free installment plans for online purchases, announced on Monday it has joined forces with Clearpay to bring flexible payments to Southern Europe. According to the duo, Clearpay enters the Southern Europe market after its recent acquisition of Pagantis, a Spanish-based payment company…. Read More

March 11, 2021 @ 8:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S. tech platform CURO Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE: CURO) announced on Thursday it has completed the acquisition of Flexiti Financial. Inc., a Canadian point-of-sale (POS) / buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) provider. According to Curo, the transaction included cash at closing of $86 million and contingent consideration… Read More

March 1, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL adoption is on track to grow significantly in the next few years with the Asia-Pacific region being one of the main drivers. A study performed by Coherent Market Insights reveals that the international BNPL market had been valued at… Read More

March 1, 2021 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    U.S. fintech Affirm recently announced plans for the Affirm Card, the first U.S. debit card to have direct access to pay-over-time functionality. According to Affirm, the Affirm Card will allow consumers to pay upfront, from their bank account, or pay later, by using a unique… Read More

February 24, 2021 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Afterpay, a digital platform that offers interest-free installment plans for online purchases, announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with Stripe to offer buy now, pay later payment services for merchants. According to Afterpay, the partnership allows both new and existing Stripe merchants to… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Drop Technologies Inc., a U.S.-based personalized commerce platform, recently announced it has formed a new partnership with buy now pay later platform Sezzle. According to Drop, the partnership is designed to financially empower the next generation of “change-makers.” “Housed on Drop’s free rewards app –… Read More

February 20, 2021 @ 10:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM), the first Fintech firm of 2021 to complete a traditional (non-SPAC) initial public offering, notes that its research team frequently looks at why shoppers pay over a period time with Affirm. Recently, their surveys revealed important reasons that should be of interest to… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financial giant Discover announced on Thursday that it and Sezzle, Inc. (ASX:SZL), an installment payment platform, entered into an agreement that will allow Sezzle to work with selected merchants on the Discover Global Network in offering consumers additional payment options. According to the duo, the… Read More

February 12, 2021 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) has reportedly stated that they won’t be purchasing cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), the payments giant’s CFO John Rainey told CNBC on Thursday (February 11, 2021). Rainey clarified that PayPal would not be investing corporate cash (probably) “in sort of financial assets… Read More

February 7, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Splitit, an Australian Stock Exchange-listed (ASX:SPT) company that allows consumers to make payments in easy installments using their credit cards, has secured a $150 million credit facility from Goldman Sachs to support growth in both the U.S. and Europe. The latest investment comes less… Read More

February 7, 2021 @ 7:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments platform Adyen (AMS:ADYEN) reveals that Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) is the fastest-growing payment alternative in North America. BNPL services are everywhere now, and allow consumers to acquire big ticket items and have made “spontaneous splurges within easy reach.” These digital financial “tools” allow… Read More

February 5, 2021 @ 9:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Limepay, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) provider, says it has gone on a “hiring spree” after securing $21 million in capital, with 7 senior hires according to a release shared with CI. Limepay claims that it’s Australia’s “only” enterprise payments and white-label BNPL and… Read More

February 1, 2021 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Scalapay, an Italy-based buy now pay later provider, has reportedly secured €40 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Fasanara Capital with participation from Baleen Capital and Ithaca Investments. According to TechCrunch, the investment round is Scalapay’s fist significant funding since its launch… Read More

February 1, 2021 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. tech platform CURO Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE: CURO) announced on Monday it is set to acquire Canada-based point-of-sale financing and payment tech provider Flexiti. CURO reported that under the terms of the agreement, it will acquire Flexiti for cash at closing of $85 million. The… Read More

January 30, 2021 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking Circle, a financial infrastructure developer, notes that only a month into the new year, and partnerships are already beginning to emerge as “a strong theme underpinning the future of the industry.” Banking Circle also confirmed that they’ve teamed up with global provider of local… Read More

January 26, 2021 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

France-based Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform Alma has secured €49 million in capital through a Series B funding round. Alma’s management stated that they intend to use the funds raised to support their extensive business expansion plans in 2021. Alma, the French BNPL platform… Read More

January 24, 2021 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Malaysia-based Split, a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform, recently revealed that it had handled RM 10 million (appr. $2.47 million) in total transactions for local businesses within months. Split allows merchants to provide up to 3 interest-free installments to their clients, who are able… Read More