The invasion of 156,000 Allied Forces on the beaches at Normandy on June 6, 1944 is regarded by historians as the big turning point of World War II. The invasion that day was the result of years of meticulous planning and a strategy, Operation Bodyguard,...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) instruments offered by companies such as Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay are becoming so widely used that it was only a matter of time before regulators decided to look closely at these (usually unregulated) products. In this regard, the United Kingdom...
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...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Afterpay and Belk department stores on Tuesday (Dec. 7) unveiled a flexible payment program for online and in-store shoppers, giving them the option to pay for their gifts in four interest-free installments. “We always strive to give customers the...
November 09, 2021
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 for consumers to make much larger purchases by splitting their […]
October 27, 2021
Millions of people with poor credit or no credit can be thought of as the “invisibles” of retail commerce, whose options for buying many items were extremely limited, until recently....
September 30, 2021
With an estimated 29 million U.S. consumers having used buy now, pay later (BNPL) to complete their purchases in the last 12 months, merchants and brands are increasingly looking at...
August 27, 2021
As the world begins to reopen and consumer spending habits shift back offline, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) train has kept chugging along as more and more businesses hop...
December 07, 2021
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Afterpay and Belk department stores on Tuesday (Dec. 7) unveiled a flexible payment program for online and in-store shoppers, giving them the option to pay for their gifts in four interest-free installments. “We always strive to give customers the best and most convenient options for their shopping experience, and […]
November 17, 2021
Walmart Canada and Duo Bank of Canada on Wednesday (Nov. 17) announced the launch of the Walmart Rewards Mastercard installment plan, giving Canadian Walmart shoppers flexible payment options. The installment...
November 10, 2021
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm has seen its active merchant and consumer counts skyrocket in recent months after expanding its partnership with Shopify, boosting both gross merchandise volume...
November 10, 2021
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Afterpay on Wednesday (Nov. 10) announced it has expanded its offering to retailers including Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack, J.Crew, Madewell, American Eagle, Aerie, Tilly’s,...
