Latest BNPL News: Finextra Research

Company update/payments

DLocal launches BNPL aggregator for emerging markets

DLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, today launches BNPL Fuse, the first seamless, scalable solution that simplifies Buy Now, Pay Later for fast-growing economies.

28 October 2025

News/payments

Saudi BNPL startup Tabby increases valuation to $4.5bn

A secondary share sale has seen the valuation of MENA-based financial app Tabby rise to more than $4.5bn.

28 October 2025

Company update/payments

Liberis launches BNPL product

Liberis, a leading global embedded finance provider, has today announced the U.S. launch of its new Buy Now, Pay Later product, Pay with Liberis.

27 October 2025

Company update/payments

Zip US expands partnership with Stripe

Zip (ASX: ZIP), the digital financial services company offering innovative, people-centered products for everyday Americans, announced the next evolution of its partnership with Stripe, the programmable financial services business.

24 October 2025

Company update/payments

Affirm expands partnership with Worldpay

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps businesses grow, today announced an expanded partnership with Worldpay, a global industry leading payment services provider.

23 October 2025

Company update/payments

DXC and Splitit bring instalment payments to bank account holders

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a Fortune 500 technology services provider, and Splitit, the pioneer of embedded card-linked installments, today announced a strategic collaboration enabling banks to offer account holders installment plans at checkout and post-purchase, powered by Splitit's proprietary AI engine that dynamically personalizes offers for each consumer.

23 October 2025

Company update/payments

Wayfair expands Affirm partnership

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced an expanded partnership with Wayfair Inc. (NYSE: W), the destination for all things home.

22 October 2025

News/inclusion

Mexican fintech Plata sees valuation exceed $3bn

Plata, a startup based in Mexico and founded by three former Tinkoff executives has completed a $250m fund raise.

21 October 2025

Company update/payments

Affirm and Fanatics bring BNPL to sports fans

Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, has announced a partnership with digital sports platform, Fanatics.

16 October 2025

News/retail

Klarna to launch digital wallet and debit card in UK

BNPL provider Klarna has fired the first shots in its assault on UK bank's retail business with the launch of a debit card and a digital wallet.

16 October 2025

Company update/payments

AhaPay partners Paydibs in Malaysia

AhaPay, backed by Fingular, a global fintech holding headquartered in Singapore, announces a significant development in its regional expansion strategy by partnering with Paydibs, a long-standing player in Malaysia’s digital payments landscape.

15 October 2025

Company update/payments

Klarna goes live on Qatar Airways in 17 countries

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today announces a new partnership with Qatar Airways, voted the World’s Best Airline by Skytrax, for a record ninth time.

14 October 2025

News/ai

Klarna and Google ink AI deal

Klarna has signed on to use Google Cloud's full AI stack, from infrastructure, to platform, to models.

10 October 2025

Company update/ai

Splitit brings BNPL to AI shopping agents

Splitit, the pioneer of embedded card-linked installments, announced the launch of an invite-only partner program designed to make pay-later capabilities native to Agentic AI, the next generation of AI-driven commerce.

09 October 2025

Company update/ai

Affirm backs Google Agent Payments Protocol

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced its support for Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open, payment-agnostic protocol developed with leading payments and technology companies to securely support agent-led payments across platforms.

09 October 2025

Company update/ai

LemFi introduces AI-powered 'send now, pay later' service

LemFi, the leading AI-powered international payments platform dedicated to building financial products and services for immigrant communities, today announced the launch of Send Now, Pay Later (SNPL), a credit-powered remittance product that allows its 2 million+ global customers to use their LemFi credit line to send money home to their families when they need it most.

09 October 2025

Company update/payments

PayPal introduces cashback on BNPL purchases

PayPal today announced that U.S. customers will earn 5% cash back on PayPal Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) purchases between now and the end of the year1.

06 October 2025

Company update/people

ClarityPay appoints AmEx vet Mrutyunjaya Panda COO

ClarityPay, a provider of tailored point-of-sale credit solutions, today announced the appointment of Mrutyunjaya "MJ" Panda as Chief Operating Officer. Panda, a veteran of Goldman Sachs and American Express, brings deep expertise in risk management, analytics, and product innovation.

02 October 2025