A new collaboration between U.K.-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Butter and Nasdaq-listed global web innovator Opera will enable U.K.-based shoppers and Opera’s 380 million active users worldwide to use an optional in-browser BNPL extension for any product purchased using an Opera browser. Commenting...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Afterpay on Tuesday (Dec. 14) announced a collaboration with Dick’s Sporting Goods that brings flexible payments to the chain’s in-store and online channels. Afterpay merchants processed 442% more in-store orders this year on Black Friday than they did...
For the continued uptake of buy now, pay later (BNPL), for debit, too, it’s the rails that will make the difference. Against that backdrop, Klarna is enabling account-to-account payments via bank rails for their purchases, in a bid to make further inroads against credit cards....
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Klarna on Tuesday (Dec. 14) teamed up with account-to-account payment company GoCardless to roll out bank debit payments to more than 21 million customers across the U.S. for its Pay in 4 offering and its financing solution. “The U.S....
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Financially worry-free consumers — or those with good credit or access to credit — are interested in alternatives to traditional credit card options. They may not face the challenges in securing credit that many consumers who live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to pay bills...
The pandemic economy has put a financial strain on many individuals and families across the globe, giving way to a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service boom in many countries. In Egypt, where rising inflation has further put pressure on consumer finances, the ability to...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Klarna on Thursday (Dec. 9) debuted a browser extension that will allow customers to use the company’s flexible payment options on their desktop computers at all online stores, even those that aren’t Klarna partners. The browser extension had been...
The pandemic and associated economic hardships have given a huge boost to buy now, pay later (BNPL), as consumers enjoy the benefits of making multiple interest-free installments in place of high-interest card payments. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the offering has gained...
