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Pandemic Triggers BNPL Surge With 1M New Afterpay Users
Buy Now Pay Later // May 20, 2020

Since launching in the U.S. two years ago, the Australia-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup Afterpay has attracted more than nine million people, with over five million currently active and one million new users joining during the 10-week pandemic lockdown. “At a time in...

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Allure Bridals Offers New Stock Financing Program to Merchants

February 26, 2024
Bridal and formalwear brand Allure Bridals has debuted a finance program for retailers. The program is “a first-of-its-kind program within the bridal industry,” the Memphis-based company said in a Monday (Feb. 26) press release. It is designed to let retailers make sure they have the stock they need while staving off issues caused by fluctuating cash flow. “Our goal […]

Pandemic Triggers BNPL Surge With 1M New Afterpay Users

May 20, 2020
Since launching in the U.S. two years ago, the Australia-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup Afterpay has attracted more than nine million people, with over five million currently active...