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Earnings season has offered up a snapshot of the sweeping impact buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments are making in commerce, as they are now firmly mainstream, and are gaining ...

An effort by FICO to include consumers’ buy now, pay later (BNPL) activity in credit scores has reportedly hit a snag. Two providers of installment payment programs — Klarna and Afterpay ...

Block said Tuesday (May 20) that since the launch of its credit products, it has extended over $100 billion in credit while keeping its loss rates “low.” The company uses a ...

For a company long hailed as a tech disruptor in financial services, Block’s Q1 2025 results present a paradox. One of slowing growth amid a flurry of innovation.  The question looming ...

Mobile payments provider Cash App says it has formed a pay later partnership with Afterpay. Beginning this week, Cash App customers will have access to Afterpay’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering when shopping ...

Refunds platform Reshop has raised $17 million in funding and picked a new CEO. Anthony Eisen, co-founder and co-chief executive of Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay, will now ...

Google Pay is expanding its buy now, pay later (BNPL) options with the addition of Afterpay and Klarna. Afterpay’s BNPL is now available to consumers checking out online through Google Pay ...

Block, formerly known as Square and the owner of Cash App, has distinct ambitions. And they vary for each of its business lines. Outside of Square and Cash App, Block also counts ...

As buy now, pay later (BNPL) options become more common around the world, the Land Down Under is leading the charge by a considerable margin. By the Numbers On Wednesday (June 26), ...

More consumers would use buy now, pay later (BNPL) for larger purchases if they could be sufficiently rewarded for doing so. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Tracking the Digital Payments ...

Klarna is seeing generative artificial intelligence improve its margins, as buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms turn to new digital capabilities to address their profitability challenges. ChatGPT parent company OpenAI shared Friday (April 5) that ...

PayPal has named former Cash App and Afterpay marketing leader Geoff Seeley as its new chief marketing officer. Seeley will lead the global marketing team for PayPal and its family of ...

The appeal of buy now, pay later (BNPL) is undeniable. And the field is getting more crowded with FinTechs, and, more recently, banks. While the core value proposition is that paying ...

As buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies tinker with different methods to drive long-term engagement, Affirm and Afterpay are rethinking their loyalty strategies. On Monday (Feb. 5), Affirm shut down its ...

IKEA’s unique, maze-like retail format has consistently appealed to consumers worldwide.  At the core of IKEA’s success lies its self-service and exploration model, where the stores serve as expansive showrooms, encouraging ...

With Valentine’s Day around the corner and Christmas fairly close in the rearview mirror, consumers’ budgets are likely stretched thin. If you’re looking for a way to get your sweetie something ...

As buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms look to drive profits beyond the small cut they take of each transaction, Klarna is the latest to turn to a subscription model ...

From its nascent stages to its maturing as a force reshaping retail and eCommerce, installment plans, particularly buy now, pay later (BNPL) services, marked a pivotal chapter in 2023. Amid high inflation ...

The holidays are over; now it’s time to get what you really wanted for Christmas. If you’re looking to buy something now and pay over time, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Buy ...

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Afterpay partnered with eCommerce technology company Rokt. The collaboration aims to expand Afterpay’s ads business and provide eCommerce shoppers with more relevant offers at checkout, the ...

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has gained popularity in recent years among consumers and merchants alike. The payment method allows consumers to obtain goods and services upfront through short-term loans, often ...

This month, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Buy Now, Pay Later apps remains consistent. Klarna holds the top spot, but Affirm is inching closer, gaining points along the way. The Top 5 Klarna holds ...

Afterpay added a rewards program to its buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering. The program is happening via a partnership with the Nift Network and allows Afterpay shoppers to discover and try products and services through ...

Citcon has teamed up with Cash App Pay and AfterPay to offer new payment options to eCommerce businesses. “By leveraging both Cash App Pay and Afterpay’s popular “Buy Now, Pay Later” service, merchants will be able ...

This edition of the PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Buy Now, Pay Later Apps is exciting because the top five apps have held their ground. Stay tuned next month to see ...

Christine Briganti, Financial Services Deployment Project Leader for IKEA, told PYMNTS that the growing embrace of buy now, pay later (BNPL) will help broaden the Swedish furniture retailer’s reach in ...

IKEA has entered the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space with the help of Afterpay. The world’s largest furniture retailer announced Tuesday (Sept. 19) that Afterpay’s “Pay in 4” service was now available ...

In today’s evolving digital landscape, buy now, pay later (BNPL) apps have gained popularity for their convenience and flexibility. As consumers increasingly turn to these apps to manage their finances, ...

In the spirit of “read now, understand now” we organize and publish PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Buy Now, Pay Later Apps that we might increase insight and improve business. Sounds pretty ...

Some consumers may try buying groceries with buy now, pay later (BNPL), but PYMNTS research shows it doesn’t stick. BNPL is increasingly becoming an option for food purchases. Major grocers are ...

Block’s stock recovered late last week after it issued a detailed response to a short seller’s negative report. On March 23, Hindenburg Research published a report accusing the payments company of ...

Read now, understand now. It’s not an app but the Provider Ranking of Buy Now Pay Later Apps, where many players have settled into a groove. We love writing about this group ...

Exactly one year ago buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Zip entered a definitive agreement to acquire rival Sezzle. Fast-forward to Wednesday (March 1), and Zip is exiting most of ...

Block, which owns retail POS solution Square, money transfer service Cash App, and buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay, is on a journey to overall profitability but has work ...

A year after closing its acquisition of Afterpay, Block (formerly Square) is seeing traction in its buy now, pay later (BNPL) business. And the Cash App mobile wallet, management said on ...

Travel website Expedia has teamed with buy now, pay later firm (BNPL) Afterpay for a program to let travelers pay for hotels and flights in installments. The move comes ahead of a holiday season ...

As retailers scramble to capture every holiday dollar they can with aggressive markdowns and sales, paying for those purchases continues to see buy now, pay later (BNPL) as the favored ...

With a roster of 49 million active users and a record $52 billion of inflows — including a spike in direct deposits — Cash App is looking more and more ...

New Zealand has joined a growing list of nations creating regulations to protect consumers taking part in the country’s $1.7 billion buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector. The country’s Minister of ...

There comes a time when new concepts settle into a groove, and while thrilling, they’re not really “new” anymore. We see this at work in the latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking of ...

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay is launching a new monthly payment option that aims to give consumers greater payment flexibility and responsible spending options ahead of the holiday ...

Square has launched its first integration with Afterpay in Canada, offering buy now, pay later (BNPL) functionality to sellers using Square’s eCommerce products. “The integration will enable Square sellers in Canada ...

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, ...

Australian payments company Afterpay has ended its partnership with Westpac Banking after Afterpay canceled a smartphone app it was running with the bank. Afterpay will instead focus on integrating its products ...

For Block, the parent company of Square, bitcoin’s been a drag on results, and Cash App has been a boon. Block posted Q2 results that showed that the company’s movement to ...