Tagged: installments

October 10, 2021 @ 6:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), the leader in virtual payments, recently announced the expansion of Visa Installments in Australia in partnership with ANZ (ASX: ANZ), which is one of the nation’s largest financial institutions, and merchant payment provider Quest. As mentioned in a release, the Visa solution… Read More

September 11, 2021 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) provider, DivideBuy, has acquired a £300 million lending facility as it continues to focus on its growth and expansion efforts. As mentioned in a release, the funding from investment management company Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, which also includes a… Read More

May 18, 2021 @ 8:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services are becoming increasingly popular across the globe. The BNPL market is valued at around £2.7 billion in the United Kingdom. Although postponing payments might appear to be useful for security and in many instances provides other benefits depending on… Read More

May 12, 2021 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

livi bank, which is notably one of Hong Kong’s eight digital banks, is now offering a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) service with the introduction of livi PayLater that provides an instant installment option along with a virtual Mastercard debit card. The livi PayLater BNPL… Read More

May 6, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GHL Systems has teamed up with payments giant Visa (NYSE:V) in order to become the first in the ASEAN region to offer Visa Instalments for customers using the eGHL Payment Gateway platform. Visa Instalments works by turning pre-approved issuer credit lines into installment payment options… Read More

April 24, 2021 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Saudi Arabia-based Tamara, a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) service provider, recently confirmed that it finalized a $110 million Series A funding round led by Checkout.com. The funds raised will be used by Tamara to scale its professional team, expand into new markets in the… Read More

April 19, 2021 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL industry continues to receive substantial investments with UK-based BNPL Zilch securing $80 million in capital at a $500 million valuation. Zilch launched its services in beta mode back in 2019. The company was planning to distinguish itself from… Read More

April 18, 2021 @ 5:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNPL Fintech Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) notes that last year’s holiday shopping season set many digital commerce records, including in its “volume of purchases” made through Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services. Affirm cites Salesforce data which reveals that BNPL transactions surged 109% when compared to the… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Fintech firm Zilch is introducing a “tap and pay-over-time” solution that allows consumers to carry out in-store payments with a wave of their online or digital wallet, with the cost of their purchase spread over a manageable 6-week time… Read More

February 14, 2021 @ 5:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India-based consumer lending firm MoneyTap has reportedly decided to expand its business operations to include Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services. MoneyTap said its new BNPL solutions will aim to provide more accessible, affordable, and 0% (equated monthly installments) EMI options to Indian consumers. MoneyTap… Read More

November 28, 2020 @ 3:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new survey from Capco has revealed that consumers must receive proper information and educational materials so that they can responsibly use Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platforms and services. According to the study, BNPL services must also be regulated properly. Capco’s research found that… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Sezzle, Inc. (ASX: SZL), a U.S.-based installment payments platform, announced on Wednesday the launch of its virtual card for shoppers, which will reportedly enable Sezzle customers to pay using interest-free installments both in-store and online. Sezzle revealed the Sezzle Virtual Card will allow brick… Read More

July 23, 2020 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm,  a point of sale credit provider that is currently working with over 2000 merchants, has teamed up with digital commerce marketplace, Shopify, to offer “Buy Now, Pay Later” installment options for merchants. Approved “Shop Pay” customers will have the option of splitting their total… Read More

July 15, 2020 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments giant Visa (NYSE: V) is reportedly set to enter the emerging installment payments sector. Visa’s management said the firm is currently working with several partners on various initiatives in the US. Installment payments, where consumers at the point-of-sale are able to pay off their… Read More