- Monday 26th February - 10:25 am
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 ...
- Friday 9th February - 6:44 pm
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 ...
- Tuesday 6th February - 12:20 pm
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 ...
- Thursday 1st February - 4:00 am
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 ...
- Monday 29th January - 5:23 pm
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 ...
- Friday 26th January - 10:55 am
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 ...
- Thursday 28th December - 7:20 pm
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 ...
- Wednesday 27th December - 10:02 am
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 ...
- Thursday 16th November - 2:06 pm
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 ...
- Friday 10th November - 12:02 pm
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 ...
- Monday 30th October - 11:58 am
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 ...
- Friday 20th October - 12:22 pm
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 ...
- Tuesday 26th September - 3:38 pm
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 ...
- Monday 25th September - 2:10 pm
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 ...
- Wednesday 20th September - 4:03 am
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 ...
- Tuesday 19th September - 9:00 am
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 ...
- Tuesday 5th September - 10:36 am
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, ...
- Thursday 20th April - 12:36 pm
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 ...
- Tuesday 18th April - 5:05 pm
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 ...
- Sunday 2nd April - 5:53 pm
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 ...
- Tuesday 14th March - 1:38 pm
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 ...
- Wednesday 1st March - 9:46 pm
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 ...
- Monday 27th February - 9:29 pm
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 ...
- Thursday 23rd February - 10:05 pm
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 ...
- Monday 21st November - 11:53 am
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 ...
- Friday 4th November - 10:40 am
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 ...
- Friday 4th November - 7:01 am
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 ...
- Wednesday 2nd November - 9:53 am
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 ...
- Tuesday 25th October - 10:42 pm
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 ...
- Wednesday 5th October - 11:41 am
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 ...
- Thursday 22nd September - 2:27 pm
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 ...
- Friday 26th August - 12:10 pm
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, ...
- Friday 26th August - 11:18 am
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 ...
- Thursday 4th August - 9:18 pm
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 ...
- Monday 11th July - 6:00 pm
On Wall Street, there are haircuts — and then there are full-blown shearings.
Yes, the headlines may be focused on Klarna’s 85% shellacking when its most recent financing round, at $800 million, ...
- Wednesday 8th June - 1:28 pm
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Afterpay has teamed up with HBX, Hypebeast’s eCommerce platform, to help shoppers afford luxury and streetwear clothing brand purchases.
According to a Wednesday (June 8) ...
- Thursday 2nd June - 6:17 pm
In this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Buy Now, Pay Later Apps, the leaders seem to be saying, “Bye now, see you later” to the rest of the ...
- Wednesday 1st June - 2:11 pm
An increase in delinquencies, combined with a slowing economy, could spell trouble for the future of buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies.
That’s according to a report Wednesday (June 1) by ...
- Friday 20th May - 5:05 pm
Speaking at the first Block investors day in five years, CEO Jack Dorsey’s main goal was to show that Block is “no longer just a payments company.”
But if you start ...
- Tuesday 17th May - 4:51 pm
Square has been making use of its recent acquisition of Afterpay by adding more buy now, pay later (BNPL) integrations for in-person shopping, according to a Tuesday (May 17) company ...
- Friday 13th May - 1:47 pm
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms — and their customers — seem to be handling macro pressures well. Provisions for losses are growing, though transaction volumes are too, indicating that ...
- Tuesday 10th May - 4:18 pm
In today’s FinTech news, it’s all about buy now, pay later (BNPL). Ayden and Afterpay are teaming up for further expansion, while Canopy joins the Visa Ready BNPL program. Plus, ...
- Tuesday 10th May - 11:38 am
Dutch payments firm Adyen is expanding its collaboration with Australian buy now pay later (BNPL) leader Afterpay to further grow across central markets in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Europe, U.S. and the ...
- Thursday 5th May - 10:03 pm
For Block, the parent company of Square, buy now, pay later (BNPL) is already paying off.
Head Jack Dorsey and Chief Financial Officer Amrita Ahuja told analysts that the firm’s latest ...
- Thursday 31st March - 5:53 pm
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is one of the hot topics in our industry, so it’s fitting that the competition in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Buy Now Pay Later Apps ...