Tagged: zilch

September 3, 2024 @ 9:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

“Ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN)” Zilch says it has generated $130 million or £100 million in revenue as of July while turning the corner on profitability. The company did not provide information as to how profitable it is. The Fintech compares itself to other big name… Read More

August 2, 2024 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thredd, the global payments platform, reports both industry-wide growth in fintech-led digital payments and the renewal of its partnership with Zilch, the ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN). This trajectory, coupled with recent product and market expansion, reportedly “adds further momentum to Thredd’s leadership in modern payments… Read More

June 19, 2024 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zilch, the ad-subsidized payments network (ASPN), announces a key £100 million securitised debt financing arranged by Deutsche Bank (DB). The financing will enable Zilch to grow its business and “accelerate Zilch’s ability to create and launch new products for a broader base of customers.” In… Read More

May 24, 2024 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zilch, the ad-subsidized payments network (ASPN), announced its latest milestone: surpassing 4 million registered customers within 44 months of launch. Philip Belamant, CEO and co-founder of Zilch said: “In less than four years, we’ve transformed how millions experience, engage and – most importantly – are… Read More

April 25, 2024 @ 7:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zilch, the ad-subsidized payments network (ASPN), announces that it has extended its collaboration with cloud provider Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the rollout of Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation across the Zilch proposition. Zilch will continue to use AWS AI and ML services “to transform… Read More

April 4, 2024 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilch has announced a partnership with Checkout.com. The “multi-year contract” is expected to boost Zilch’s growth and “accelerate towards their endgame of capturing total share of consumer wallet.” Checkout.com supports 45 currencies and coverage in over 45 markets.  Checkout.com is said to offer fast and… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Innovate Finance, the independent industry body for UK Fintech, has launched the Unicorn Council for UK Fintech (UCFT), a coalition of UK-based Fintech unicorn founders to accelerate and unlock promised growth in the UK FinTech sector. The Council will be “co-chaired by Janine Hirt, CEO… Read More

February 25, 2024 @ 5:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zilch, the ad-subsidized payments network (ASPN), today announces the launch of a new credit payment product, allowing its customers to spread interest-free repayments for larger purchases over three months. The new ‘Pay over 3 months’ product will aim to “provide more flexibility to customers and… Read More

October 12, 2023 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zilch, the UK-headquartered ad-subsidized payments network, today proudly unveils Zilch Up – a product dedicated to empowering people typically excluded from mainstream credit. This will create access for millions “to build their financial profiles safely and responsibly and without paying any interest.” The introduction of… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Zilch is reporting that it has topped 3.5 million users. The last user milestone Zilch claimed was in late 2022 when Zilch said it had surpassed three million users. The company notes that the user count equates to about 3,000 new users every day… Read More

June 15, 2023 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilch has opened a new technology hub in Krakow, Poland. The company said the location is a new European Centre for Excellence which will serve as a facility \ to accelerate the development and implementation of new features and technologies. This is Zilch’s third location… Read More

March 11, 2023 @ 1:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yapily have agreed to a partnership with payments technology company Zilch that will provide millions of people “with better access to 0% interest swift repayment credit.” The partnership “marks the first time we’ve teamed up with a provider of consumer credit via Buy Now Pay… Read More

February 7, 2023 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilch, a UK-based payments Fintech, has announced a partnership with StepChange – a “debt advice charity.” According to Zilch, the collaboration with StepChange will make it the first provider of credit via buy now pay later  (BNPL) to fully integrate StepChange Direct into its platform…. Read More

January 16, 2023 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

This past weekend, Zilch, a buy now pay later (BNPL) provider, was a target of a story entitled Buy now pay later to impact credit scores of millions. The article in the Sunday Telegraph stated that changes at Zilch would see data shared with agencies which… Read More

November 6, 2022 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zilch, which claims to be one of the world’s first Commerce Cards, recently announced it has surpassed the 3 million customer milestone – “outpacing fintech heavyweights like Revolut, Starling Bank and N26.” Zilch’s direct-to-consumer approach “continues to outperform the market showing significantly stronger levels of… Read More

June 30, 2022 @ 11:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilch, a UK based buy now – pay later (BNPL) provider has extended Series C by $50 million now raising $160 million now valued at around $2 billion. Zilch claims to be the fastest-growing Fintech Unicorn in Europe. In total, ZIlch has raised $460 million… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilch, a UK-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) credit provider, has joined the US-based Financial Technology Association (FTA) in advance of an expansion into the US. According to a note from the FTA, the advocacy group now has 20 Fintechs as members from diverse sectors… Read More

March 30, 2022 @ 8:05 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

While popular with consumers, buy now, pay later (BNPL) services also confuse them, results of a survey commissioned by BNPL firm Zilch suggest. Zilch plans on launching later this spring. BNPL has been used by 31% of consumers, but many folks do not understand how… Read More

March 20, 2022 @ 3:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-headquartered Fintech firm Zilch reports steady growth, indicating that clients are responding to the company’s ongoing efforts to offer what CEO Philip Belamant describes as the “the democratization of free credit.” In November of last year, Zilch had been valued at around $2 billion only… 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