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PayPal Expands ‘Pay in 4’ BNPL Offering to Canada
November 10, 2025

PayPal’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering is heading north in time for the holidays. Beginning with this year’s holiday shopping season, PayPal Pay in 4 will be available for consumers in Canada, according to a Monday (Nov. 10) press release. “PayPal has served Canadians...

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Levchin Touts ‘Network Effects’ as Affirm Card Volumes Surge 135%
November 06, 2025

Affirm opened fiscal 2026 with a first quarter marked by record volumes, profitable growth and an extended partnership with Amazon, which has now been given an additional five years (to January 2031). Gross merchandise volume rose 42% to $10.8 billion, revenue increased 34% to $933...

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Sezzle Banks on Subscriptions to Turn BNPL Into a Billion-Dollar Q3
November 05, 2025

Sezzle notched its first billion‑dollar quarter in Q3 and said it is steering back to its subscription model after a monthslong test of an On‑Demand option that diluted lifetime value. Marketing shifted mid-quarter to emphasize subscriptions, and subscriber counts rebounded to about 568,000 by Sept. 30, management...

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U.S. Bank and Mastercard Debut BNPL Alternative ‘Split Card’
November 05, 2025

U.S. Bank has debuted a credit card that converts purchases into monthly payment plans. The bank’s Split World Mastercard, announced Wednesday (Nov. 5), is designed to serve as an alternative to buy now, pay later (BNPL) plans. According to a news release, the card can...

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Citi and Mastercard Offer ‘Citi Flex Pay’ to Expand Installment Options
October 24, 2025

Citi cardholders will be able to begin using the bank’s pay-over-time solution, Citi Flex Pay, at checkout. This will be available at merchants participating in Mastercard’s Installments Payment Services by the end of the year. The companies said in a Friday (Oct. 24) press release...

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Worldpay Teams With Affirm on Embedded Payments for SaaS Firms
October 23, 2025

Pay later company Affirm expanded its partnership with payment services provider Worldpay. The new arrangement will integrate Affirm into Worldpay’s embedded payments offering for software platforms, according to a Thursday (Oct. 23) press release. “Together with Worldpay, we’re making it easier than ever for businesses...

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Splitit, DXC Bring Transactional Credit to Bank Debit Cards
October 23, 2025

For consumers navigating a period of economic uncertainty, paying over time has evolved from a convenience to a cash flow strategy. And now, through a new partnership between Splitit and DXC Technology, banks using their Hogan core are poised to bring that capability to hundreds...

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Affirm Expands Wayfair Checkout Partnership, Integrating BNPL
October 22, 2025

Affirm is extending its existing relationship with Wayfair, integrating its buy now, pay later (BNPL) option directly into the home goods retailer’s checkout experience. The companies are expanding the partnership in advance of two busy sales periods: Wayfair’s annual “Way Day” sales event, which runs Oct. 26...

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Affirm Calls for New Caps on BNPL Late Fees
October 21, 2025

Affirm wants the U.S. to find ways to cap late fees on pay-later loans. In an interview with the Financial Times (FT) published Tuesday (Oct. 21), Affirm co-founder/CEO Max Levchin said limits on fees for late buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments would let leaders...