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61% of Consumers Would Let AI Pick Pay Later Options
June 17, 2026

“The Pay Later Ecosystem Report: Consumers Will Let AI Recommend Pay Later, But They Want Control” examines how artificial intelligence could change the way consumers choose Pay Later options at checkout. Based on a survey of 2,034 U.S. consumers conducted March 30–April 14, 2026, the...

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Housing Cost Squeeze Recasts BNPL as a Liquidity Tool
June 11, 2026

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Bank of America Offers Pay-Over-Time Card Installment Plans
June 10, 2026

Bank of America introduced a credit card feature to let clients pay over time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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Affirm Launches UK BNPL Partnership With Stripe
June 02, 2026

Pay later provider Affirm has launched an expanded partnership with payments infrastructure company Stripe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

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BNPL’s Biggest Opportunity May Be Its Least Likely User
May 28, 2026

Buy now, pay later is one of the most accessible financial tools available to American consumers today. It requires no minimum credit score for standard products, typically involves a soft credit pull that doesn’t affect a consumer’s credit score, takes seconds to apply for at...

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BNPL Enters Its Everyday Spending Era
May 27, 2026

Financing as a mechanism to close a transaction, but newer evidence suggests installments may be influencing whether the transaction happens at all. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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The BNPL Revolution Moves Into the Card Stack
May 21, 2026

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) disruption story may have been misunderstood from the beginning. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Klarna Bets on Worldline Partnership to Sustain BNPL Growth 
May 19, 2026

Europe-focused payments services company Worldline has launched a partnership with flexible payments provider Klarna. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

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Banks Face New Gen Z Credit Test as BNPL Use Spreads
May 19, 2026

Generation Z now holds the lowest average credit score of any generation, 676 according to FICO, down three points in one year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...