Pandemic-related concerns and restrictions occurring in 2020 caused both retailers and consumers to pivot sooner than expected to newer, digital ways of doing business. Shoppers preparing for the 2021 holiday season are unlikely to want to give up the shopping and buying conveniences they have...
Mastercard is launching the world’s first commercial card buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS on Tuesday (Nov. 9). Called Mastercard Pay & Split, the new solution...
Klarna has officially launched in Ireland, offering interest-free ‘Pay in 3’ installments on its app and through retail partners, according to a press release on Tuesday (Nov. 9). The fee-free buy now pay later (BNPL) offering is intended as an alternative to credit cards, a...
Amid rising costs and product shortages, consumers are buying in bulk to ensure they’re not left short of basic household supplies. In the latest Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker, Ned MacPherson, growth and consumer analytics lead for Touchland hand sanitizer, discusses how BNPL plans help...
The hype around buy now, pay later (BNPL) services in the consumer world has reached a fever pitch, and it’s pretty clear why. With more than half of Americans said to be living paycheck to paycheck, BNPL and other non-traditional payment offerings make it easier...
Buy now pay later (BNPL) platform Zip (formerly known as Quadpay) on Thursday (Nov. 4) announced the company has appointed Ahu Chhapgar as its new global chief technology officer. Chhapgar will start his tenure Dec. 1 in Zip’s New York office and report to Global...
Zip Co. Limited has joined forces with WebBank to introduce Zip Card, a physical card that offers shoppers the buy now, pay later (BNPL) company’s four installment payments option, according to a Thursday (Nov. 4) press release. As part of the collaborative effort, WebBank, which...
What can we possibly say about ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) that hasn’t already been said? Lots of things. We’re creative and energetic — and besides, we have PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Buy Now, Pay Later Apps team feeding us fresh data on a monthly...
It’s not much of a stretch to say that buy now, pay later (BNPL) is taking over the world. The second half of 2021 finds installment credit running with the big dogs of payments and retail at a pitch that few innovations can match, shaping...
