Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Uplift is partnering with travel platform Amadeus for customers in the U.S. and Canada, a press release said Thursday (Sept. 15). It comes as 68% of travelers surveyed by Amadeus have said they’d spend more on travel if BNPL...
MODO, a virtual wallet solution popular in Argentina, has launched an instant payments feature and is exploring a buy now, pay later (BNPL) product, iupana reported Monday (Sept. 12). A public-private project with the participation of more than 35 banks in Argentina, MODO allows users...
Indonesian banking and digital finance platform Akulaku has partnered with Alipay+, allowing customers in Indonesia to use Akulaku’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering PayLater at Alipay+ merchants worldwide. According to a Tuesday (Sept. 6) news release, Akulaku PayLater launched in 2016, letting consumers with...
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) payments and shopping app Tabby has launched in Egypt, saying its buy now, pay later (BNPL) option will serve the growing number of consumers in the country who are using eCommerce. Tabby works with many brands and offers consumers...
Congressional lawmakers want answers from a Montana financial company that offers buy now, pay later (BNPL) options to gun buyers. In a letter dated Monday (Aug. 29), 18 Democrats asked Credova Financial for information about what measures the company has to prevent guns purchased with...
At this writing, shares of Affirm are down about 15%. In part that’s due to guidance that gross merchandise volumes will slow and that the macro environment is uncertain. The consumer, of course, is the glue that ties it all together. And Friday morning, U.S....
Depending on where you look, the economic signs are either positive or downright ominous. Some firms, like Walmart, have seen continued growth in transactions across all categories, while other companies, like Target, have had to take deep discounts in a bid to move inventory. Add...
Square has launched its first integration with buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Clearpay in the U.K., the payments company announced Tuesday (Aug. 23). According to a news release, the move offers BNPL functionality to online and eCommerce merchants and marks the U.K. as the...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) FinTech valU has acquired employee management and benefits company Paynas, saying this will contribute to valU’s mission of bringing seamless financial solutions to the wider society in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. With this acquisition, valU will...
