Leasing news and trends

Zuora, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions Team Up to Offer Usage-Based Equipment Services
Partnerships // July 13, 2022

Cloud-based subscription management platform provider Zuora has partnered with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions to offer new usage solutions for professional equipment, a press release said Wednesday (July 13). BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, part of one of the biggest banks in the world, offers financing for...

Study: 58% of Durable Goods Buyers Used Financing or Lease-to-Own
Commerce // April 08, 2022

When it comes to buying durable goods, many consumers see just two options before them: going without things that could be necessities, or taking on insecure debt. But there’s a third option for these shoppers: lease-to-own purchasing, a method that lets consumers buy the goods...

Today in B2B: Ibotta Launches a Retail Rewards Network; Peeba Raises $4.2M to Help Asia-Pacific...
B2B Payments // April 07, 2022

Today in B2B payments, real-time payments improve the cross-border B2B customer experience, and consumers want more flexible terms for mobile device payments. Plus, PayRetailers makes a pair of acquisitions to bring some unity to the fragmented Latin America eCommerce sector. Real-Time Payments Raise the Bar...

BankFinancial Equipment Adds SMB Reach
B2B Payments // February 18, 2020

The expansion of BankFinancial Equipment Finance brings its leasing capabilities to governmental, middle-market and small businesses, BankFinancial announced on Friday (Feb. 14).    BankFinancial Equipment Finance will also continue its corporate leasing, lending, deposit and treasury management services to independent equipment lessors nationwide. “BankFinancial already has...

Interviews & Exclusives
Rent-A-Center Sparks Rethink of Rent-to-Own Model

September 30, 2022
The rent-to-own and lease-to-own retail concepts that seem tailor made for recession-pressed consumers with subprime credit are in fact seeing their models tested by an unforgiving market where shoppers are showing a preference for bargains and extra sensitivity toward fees. The latest example of this low-end shift was seen Thursday (Sept. 29) in a statement […]

Quick Reads
Study: 58% of Durable Goods Buyers Used Financing or Lease-to-Own

April 08, 2022
When it comes to buying durable goods, many consumers see just two options before them: going without things that could be necessities, or taking on insecure debt. But there’s a third option for these shoppers: lease-to-own purchasing, a method that lets consumers buy the goods they need with flexible, pay-over-time options. PYMNTS, in collaboration with […]

IBM Testing Lygon Blockchain Platform To Streamline Property Leasing

July 04, 2019
ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, IBM, Scentre Group and Westpac have announced they are partnering to launch a live pilot for Lygon, a new digital platform using blockchain technology to digitize the...

Sears Offers Online ‘LEASE IT’ Financing Program

May 04, 2018
Sears Holdings has announced that it has expanded its leasing program so that customers can easily finance a variety of products, both in-store and online. The retail chain originally launched...