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News/payments
American buy now, pay later giant Affirm has developed technology that gives customers a range of personalised payment options at the checkout.
23 September 2021
Barclays has hired Amazon's head of European payments Antony Stephen to lead the bank's foray into the booming buy now, pay later market.
Australian buy now, pay later platform Zip has invested $50 million in Indian BNPL firm ZestMoney, amid predictions that the subcontinent will emerge as the largest market in the world for credit-on-tap over the next five years.
First National Bank of Omaha is joining the BNPL goldrush, launching a service which will allow merchant partners to offer their customers the option to make purchases and pay for them at a future date.
22 September 2021
Riding the BNPL wave, Mastercard-backed Indian merchant commerce platform Pine Labs has picked up a fresh $100 million investment from Invesco's Developing Markets Fund
21 September 2021
A survey conducted by Marqeta has shown that three in four Australians have increased their use of buy now pay later (BNPL) products during the pandemic, making them the global leader in BNPL adoption when compared the UK and US.
17 September 2021
All-in-one card fintech Curve has become the second UK firm this week, after Monzo, to launch a buy now, pay later service called Flex.
Monzo's much heralded buy now, pay later product appears to be more akin to an old-fashioned pre-approved line of credit, giving customers the option to pay off loans interest free over three instalments or incur a 19% APR interest rate for longer instalment plans.
16 September 2021
News/retail
Goldman Sachs is buying digital lender Greensky for $2.24 billion as part of its push into the consumer finance market.
15 September 2021
UK digital challenger Monzo is the latest to jump aboard the increasingly crowded buy now, pay later train.
10 September 2021
Bogota-based Addi has raised $75 million in an extension f its Series B funding round led by Greycroft.
08 September 2021
PayPal has struck a deal to buy Japanese buy now, pay later firm Paidy for around $2.7 billion, mainly in cash.
One in 10 Buy Now Pay Later shoppers have been chased by debt collectors, rising to one in eight young people, Citizens Advice is warning.
03 September 2021
News/wholesale
Small business lender Funding Circle has launched its first payment facility, FlexiPay, empowering customers with the ability to buy now pay later on any expense.
02 September 2021
ASX-listed Zip is to fully acquire South African buy now pay later (BNPL) fintech Payflex as part of its global expansion plans.
01 September 2021
Buy now, pay later outfit Laybuy is launching an app that lets UK shoppers pay in instalments at some of the world's biggest brands, including Amazon, eBay, Asos and Nike.
The owner of Swedish furniture retail giant Ikea has paid $22.5 million for a minority stake in white label buy now, pay later player Jifiti.
31 August 2021
Amazon has teamed up with Affirm to offer its US customers a buy now, pay later option at the checkout.
30 August 2021
Kredivo has today revealed its market entry into Vietnam through a Joint Venture with family investment office Phoenix Holding.
27 August 2021
Financial comparison site money.co.uk has launched a stinging riposte to claims from buy now, pay later firm Klarna that it offers a fairer and more equitable platform for consumer spending than credit cards.
26 August 2021
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