Klarna is expanding its in-store buy now, pay later option via a partnership with Adyen. The collaboration will bring Klarna’s installment payments on Adyen’s physical payment terminals at stores in North America, Europe and Australia, per a Thursday (Sept. 26) press release. Klarna said Adyen is the...
Klarna and Xero partnered to enable the users of Xero’s small business platform to offer their customers a buy now, pay later (BNPL) option. With this option, small businesses can get paid up front while their customers can pay over time without high interest rates...
Installment payment FinTech Sunbit says it has launched a collaboration with payments platform Stripe. The partnership, announced Tuesday (Sept. 24), is designed to bring buy now, pay later (BNPL) offerings to more in-person services, such as auto repair and dental work. “In today’s financial environment,...
Perhaps the most frequently asked question that will come in the wake of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) publication of a “frequently asked questions” (FAQs) page pertaining solely to buy now, pay later (BNPL) lenders might be this one: “What comes next?” The FAQ...
Retailers are increasingly interested in offering buy now, pay later (BNPL) options to consumers, Affirm CEO Max Levchin said Thursday (Sept. 19). More shoppers are using BNPL to finance their spending, so retailers are willing to absorb the costs of BNPL as a way to offer zero-interest...
Cherry is reportedly gauging investors’ interest in a potential bond tied to buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans for dental or medical aesthetic treatments like cosmetic surgery. The startup payment company is setting up meetings over the coming weeks, Bloomberg reported Monday (Sept. 16), citing unnamed sources....
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) network Affirm is now available for Apple Pay users. The integration, announced Monday (Sept. 16), lets Apple Pay users in the U.S. pay for purchases via iPhone and iPad over time using Affirm, breaking down their payments into biweekly or...
Citi has launched its buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering, Citi Flex Pay, on its travel booking platform, Citi Travel. The combination of these offerings allows Citi cardmembers to book a getaway and pay for it, without having to pay fees or interest for 12...
Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) reportedly criticized Klarna’s risk assessment, saying the company has not done enough to battle money laundering and terrorist financing. The FSA said in a letter to Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski that its preliminary assessment found that the company violated regulations...