Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm introduced a promotion across the United States, offering shoppers interest-free payment plans as the holiday season approaches. The event, called 0% Days, will run from Oct. 22 to 24, giving users of the Affirm app or Affirm Card...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm said Thursday (Oct. 9) that it supports Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open, payment-agnostic protocol developed to support agent-led payments across platforms. Affirm’s support of AP2 will help embed BNPL into agentic commerce, the company said in...
Pay later platform Sezzle expanded its merchant list ahead of the holiday shopping season. “Holiday budgets are under pressure,” a Tuesday (Oct. 7) company news release said, adding that PwC found that price sensitivity is expected to drive many purchase decisions this year. “Retailers are...
Consumers are opting to pay over time, and various options including buy now, pay later (BNPL) have captured share of wallet among generations and income groups, signaling both maturity and untapped opportunity. While installment programs have become commonplace, large segments of consumers still haven’t tried...
PayPal is letting American customers earn 5% cash back through its pay later program. The offering, in effect now for the remainder of the year, is designed to offer PayPal Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) users more financial breathing room during the holiday shopping season,...
Zinia, Santander’s consumer financing platform, has expanded to Spain and now allows Amazon customers in the country to pay in installments on select purchases. On purchases ranging from 60 to 3,000 euros (about $70.40 to $3,520), and on products other than grocery items, out-of-stock products,...
Klarna’s shares reportedly dropped below their initial public offering price for the first time Friday (Sept. 26) amid a widespread weakening of technology stocks. The company’s stock fell as low as $38.31 Friday, below the $40 IPO price on its Sept. 10 trading debut, Bloomberg...
PayPal formed a two-year, multibillion-dollar pact with asset manager Blue Owl Capital. Under the partnership, funds managed by Blue Owl will purchase roughly $7 billion in loans from PayPal’s “Pay in 4” buy now, pay later (BNPL) program, the payments giant said in a Wednesday...
Consumers can now access Affirm’s payment options when making in-store purchases with Apple Pay on iPhone in the United States. The move marks an expansion of a capability that was already available when checking out with Apple Pay online and in-apps, Affirm said in a...