Tagged: buy now pay later

January 31, 2022 @ 3:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Embedded finance experiences platform Railsbank has driven a stake into the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) market by “giving retailers a greater share of the spoils.” Current BNPL providers brand their own offerings which “take the customer away from the original retailer’s website and onto… Read More

January 26, 2022 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, an international retail bank, payments, and shopping service, is introducing a  physical card in the United Kingdom, allowing consumers the chance to take advantage of Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL options at traditional bricks and mortar store locations. Currently available in either black… Read More

January 21, 2022 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vartana, a provider of managed checkout and BNPL options for businesses, has announced its launch with $57 million in seed funding. The new capital injection reportedly includes $7 million in equity led by tech firm Audacious Ventures as well as $50 million in debt from… Read More

January 14, 2022 @ 12:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Fintech company Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) notes that two years of living with a global pandemic have “reshaped expectations for consumers and retailers in 2022.” Affirm writes in a blog post that shoppers plan to “travel and buy new clothes, and many retailers… Read More

January 13, 2022 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilch has announced an expanded partnership with Mastercard (NYSE: MA) to bring a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service to Europe. Zilch’s digital card is currently available in the UK and reports over 1.7 million customers in less than 15 months. Zilch initially announced a… Read More

January 11, 2022 @ 3:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) offerings are booming. BNPLs can provide access to credit at a lower rate than credit cards – which tend to charge very high rates for revolving credit. For consumers interested in making a significant purchase, BNPL can be an excellent… Read More

January 10, 2022 @ 3:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking is the “future of banking,” according to an update from alternative investment platform YieldStreet. The team at YieldStreet has explained how Open Banking can impact your banking experience. In an episode of The Yield, Yieldstreet CFA Peter Kerr was joined by Frédérick Lavoie… Read More

January 6, 2022 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Providing a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) option to your clients may help with boosting conversion 20-30% and average cart sizes 30-50%, according to an RBC Capital report. As mentioned in a blog post by Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), these benefits could make a significant difference… Read More

December 28, 2021 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Addi, a startup that has experienced steady growth by providing clients in Latin America the chance to use Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services, recently secured $200 million of debt and equity in order to support an expansion in the region. The Bogota-headquartered Fintech confirmed… Read More

December 22, 2021 @ 9:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Providing a smarter way to perform monetary transactions, PollenPay, a UK-headquartered Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) firm is pleased to confirm its launch plans. Led by company founder and CEO, Leon Wilson, the team at PollenPay plans to ease pressure on purchases, while at the… Read More

December 16, 2021 @ 3:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Buy now, pay later, services may be receiving more scrutiny if several Senate Democrats have their way. Yesterday, Senators Jack Reed, Sherrod Brown, Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, Tina Smith, and Jon Ossoff, sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) urging Director… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, an international retail bank, payments, and shopping service, has announced the launch of the Klarna browser extension, which had been in “beta testing with over 100,000 consumers.” The extension enables consumers to “shop with Klarna’s flexible payment options on their desktop at every online… Read More

December 7, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Fintech Butter is planning to compete with and potentially replace traditional credit cards with the introduction of its own BNPL card. Although 65% of UK consumers carry credit cards, the number being issued has declined by around 3% during… Read More

December 3, 2021 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mexico’s online lending platform and Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL service provider Kueski has secured $202 million in capital via a debt and equity round that has been led by StepStone Group. Kueski claims to be the largest online consumer lender in Mexico. It… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) notes that with supply chain blockages leading to new challenges every day, you might be facing difficult decisions regarding increasing prices while preserving margins. Although significantly higher prices might discourage customers just as the holiday shopping season arrives, you could soften the overall… Read More

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 23, 2021 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

One in every two UK residents is reportedly looking to give up their credit card completely for  Christmas shopping in 2021, with two-thirds or 66% of credit card holders saying they want to avoid having to pay excessive credit card interest. Even though credit cards… Read More