Tagged: buy now pay later

July 7, 2022 @ 4:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kueski, which claims to be one of the largest buy now, pay later (BNPL) and online consumer lenders in Latin America, announced the appointment of Sung Hae Kim as the company’s Chief People Officer. Kim’s main objectives are “to promote Mexico as a technology and… Read More

July 6, 2022 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of Amazon Egypt’s ongoing commitment to improve its shopping experience and offer clients in the country with flexible and affordable payment options, Amazon Egypt (amazon.eg) is offering installment plans via valU, the Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) lifestyle-enabling Fintech in MENA, a subsidiary of EFG… Read More

June 25, 2022 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Hokodo team is pleased to announce a Series B fundraise of $40 million that will help them to fulfil their ambition of “enabling 1 million businesses to access a better way to pay by 2025.” As businesses continue to feel the economic impact of… Read More

June 8, 2022 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

While most of the news was swirling around Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new buy now – pay later (BNPL) product that allows its users to pay in four equal payments over 6 weeks, digital bank Zopa has announced its spin on BNPL with a focus on big-ticket items. The… Read More

June 6, 2022 @ 3:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the world’s largest company by market cap and ubiquitous tech firm, announced a buy now – pay later product today alongside a solid portfolio of other updates. During the annual WWDC keynote, Apple executives revealed Apple Pay Later, a new feature of the… Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yobota recently announced its partnership with Tranch, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup platform on a mission “to deliver more flexible payments to fast-growing businesses.” Founded in 2016, London-based core banking provider Yobota claims it has “built a fast, flexible, cloud-native core banking platform… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Mondu is pleased to announce an important milestone in their company’s history: their $43 million Series A round. Since being founded in August 2021, they’ve been focused on “delivering a highly attractive product, growing [their] merchant base and the number of businesses [they] serve,… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NAB has introduced a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution that it says will not hit consumers with late charges, account fees or interest payments. The banking institution will reportedly allow clients to spend as much as $1,000 through a virtual credit card that’s embedded… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Scalapay, which claims to be one of Europe’s leading Buy Now – Pay Later providers, and Twig, the “next generation” of banking and Web3 green payment infrastructure, recently announced an “exclusive” partnership. This partnership will “allow customers to resell products they have purchased via Scalapay… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clearpay, a key player in Buy Now, Pay Later payments known as Afterpay outside the United Kingdom and Europe, has made its in-store payment functionality available to SMBs across the UK’s high streets. By providing installment payments in-store, Clearpay is supporting them to drive more… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Weave (NYSE: WEAV), the “all-in-one” customer communication platform for small business, has signed a multi-year integration partnership with Sunbit, the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) technology “for everyday needs and services.” Sunbit’s technology will “power Buy Now, Pay Later solutions for healthcare practices across the… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 3:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Openpay Group Ltd (ASX: OPY) (Openpay / the Company) is pleased to announce the completion of a $18.25 million two-tranche Placement “to accelerate its pathway to profitability in the ANZ business.” ANZ CEO, Dion Appel said: “Openpay ANZ is accelerating its pathway to profitability through… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tranch, a London-headquartered Buy Now Pay :ater (BNPL) platform for SaaS sellers and professional services providers, is ready now to come out of stealth, having secured £3.5 million in capital via a pre-seed equity and debt funding round. The investment round has reportedly been led… Read More

May 20, 2022 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fraugster, an AI payment intelligence company, has announced the launch of their latest product, Alternative Credit Decisions, which allows Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) and Enterprise merchants “to approve more customers without increasing credit risk.” There is a pressing need for a new approach because… Read More

May 20, 2022 @ 1:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Splitit recently unveiled a new way to drive installment payments via its merchant-branded Installments-as-a-Service platform. Instead of originating new loans, Splitit taps existing consumer credit on payment cards “to simplify the checkout experience embedded into the existing payment flow.” While merchants are experiencing increased sales… Read More

May 18, 2022 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global white-labeled BNPL facilitator, Jifiti recently announced that David Chubak, former CEO of Citi Retail Banking in the US, has joined the firm’s Board of Directors. Chubak is one of the nation’s “most senior” retail bankers, having overseen Citi’s retail division that “operated 78 million… Read More

May 5, 2022 @ 8:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and “helps merchants drive growth,” and Fiserv, an international provider of payments and financial services tech solutions, announced a relationship that will “make Affirm available to Fiserv enterprise merchant clients later this year.” With this partnership,… Read More

May 5, 2022 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Scalapay, a European Buy Now – Pay Later provider, has announced a $27 million investment from Poste Italiane, which is Italy’s largest service infrastructure network and claims to be one of the largest payment card issuers in Europe, in a Series B extension. Scalapay is… Read More

April 29, 2022 @ 9:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Optty, which claims to be the first Buy Now, Pay Later integration platform, has in stealth raised more than $9 million in private funding and recently announced its solution “for retailers and payment gateway providers to revolutionize the fast-growing sector with transparency, simplicity, and speed.”… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 10:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, a global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, announced its expanded partnership with cross-border e-commerce provider Global-e (Nasdaq: GLBE). Via this partnership, merchants selling to Canada through Global-e’s cross-border e-commerce platform, “including notable brands such as Reformation, SKIMS, Fenty Beauty, Rimowa, Versace, Marc Jacobs,… Read More