Tagged: buy now pay later

August 4, 2025 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Swedish BNPL Fintech Klarna is reportedly gearing up to relaunch its initial public offering (IPO) this autumn, following a pause earlier this year. Sources cited by Sky News indicate that the company and its advisors are targeting a September or October listing, provided market conditions… Read More

July 21, 2025 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services have emerged as a popular method for consumers to access credit. Typically offered at the point of sale, BNPL providers can offer immediate credit, frequently at a lower interest rate than traditional credit cards. While providing a good service… Read More

June 25, 2025 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant shift for the consumer credit landscape, Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO), the company behind the widely used FICO credit score, announced that it will incorporate Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loan data into its credit scoring model. This move, reported by The Wall… Read More

May 8, 2025 @ 3:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tekmetric, an automotive repair shop management solution, has expanded its partnership with Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network enabling buy now, pay later (BNPL) services. This collaboration enables thousands of auto repair shops using Tekmetric’s platform to offer customers flexible payment options, both online and… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qlarifi, a fintech startup transforming credit reporting for Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), has announced the completion of its pre-seed funding round. The investment round, backed by a combination of HoneyComb Asset Management, Carthona Capital and a selection of angel investors “including Australian rugby legend… Read More

March 16, 2025 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL), a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution, is rolling out a suite of features to make digital commerce and shopping more intuitive and accessible. With the Sezzle app, consumers are reportedly able to shop anywhere, compare prices accurately, and find various deals… Read More

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 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

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 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

November 11, 2024 @ 9:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, and John Lewis & Partners have partnered to bring Klarna to JohnLewis.com and the John Lewis app. John Lewis’ customers can now choose to check out with Klarna’s interest-free Pay in 3 product enabling shoppers… Read More

October 24, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BNPL or Buy Now Pay Later is said to have saved UK consumers half a billion pounds in credit card interest over a decade, according to an update from Klarna which claims it is now marking 10 years of savings. Klarna, the AI-powered global payments… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Building on the multimarket partnership to enable flexible payments adoption in the region, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and ZOOD, one of the digital lending platforms for e-commerce in the Middle East and Central Asia, has introduced a BNPL card – ZOOD Card – in Uzbekistan. The… Read More

September 29, 2024 @ 1:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qist Bazaar, Pakistan’s Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) fintech startup, announced that it has secured $3.2 million in its Series A funding round. The round was led by Indus Valley Capital, with “participation from Gobi Partners, a prominent Asia-focused venture capital firm with $1.6 billion… Read More

July 20, 2024 @ 10:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jifiti, a global embedded lending technology company, announced the release of its Tap Now, Pay Later technology, which enables consumers and business customers to “add their approved loan or credit funds into any digital wallet, including Apple Pay, via virtual card.” The customer can then… Read More

June 21, 2024 @ 12:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumers are spending twice as much when they use their credit cards for interest-free installments compared to traditional Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) plans, according to new first-party research shared by Splitit (ASX:SPT). The report, Merchants’ Evolving Perspective On the Value of Card-Linked Pay Later… Read More

June 19, 2024 @ 1:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Some business professionals tend to have an aggressive approach to their competition. However, Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) CEO Max Levchin claims that he has somewhat of a more balanced approach. In statements shared with Yahoo Finance, Levchin explains: “I think one lesson I learned over the… Read More

June 10, 2024 @ 11:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Government in Australia reportedly introduced new consumer protection legislation for Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) that will see BNPL operators “regulated as consumer credit.” Most BNPL products are “not currently covered by the National Consumer Credit Act (Credit Act) meaning these providers are not… Read More