Travel website Expedia has teamed with buy now, pay later firm (BNPL) Afterpay for a program to let travelers pay for hotels and flights in installments. The move comes ahead of a holiday season that could see travelers sharply reduce their spending amid high inflation. “As consumers prepare...
As countries around the world look to regulate the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector, Australia is considering rules that would treat the industry the same way as loan products or credit cards. The country’s government is looking for input into three options that would...
Rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply Company has turned to buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Klarna to offer customers interest-free installment payments at its stores and online. “In today’s environment, providing multiple payment options to fit each customer’s unique financial circumstance is more important than...
Payment gateway Bankful and buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Sezzle have partnered to enable Bankful’s merchants to offer their customers the option of paying in monthly installments. Bankful, which was previously known as Pinwheel, integrates with major eCommerce platforms like Shopify, Square, Wix and...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Splitit has formed a partnership with cloud-based payments provider Checkout.com, the companies announced Monday (Nov. 7). According to a news release provided to PYMNTS, the partnership will see Splitit offer “an integrated installment payments solution, as well as reselling...
New Zealand has joined a growing list of nations creating regulations to protect consumers taking part in the country’s $1.7 billion buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector. The country’s Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs David Clark announced Wednesday (Nov. 2) that the government thinks...
FinTech equipifi has launched an integration with Q2’s digital banking platform, offering Q2’s customers access to its buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution. According to a Tuesday (Nov. 1) news release, the collaboration — happening via the Q2 Partner Accelerator program — will combine equipifi’s...
U.K.-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Tymit has raised 23 million pounds ($26.7 million) in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Frasers Group, which operates British retail brands including Sports Direct, Jack Wills, GAME, Flannels and Evans Cycles. Tymit said...
There comes a time when new concepts settle into a groove, and while thrilling, they’re not really “new” anymore. We see this at work in the latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Buy Now, Pay Later apps, where a sort of calm has descended — on...
