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How BNPL Upended Nearly a Century of Installment Payments
May 03, 2022

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) market was valued at $125 billion last year. By the end of the decade, it could be worth close to $3.3 trillion, a figure that represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 44%. Where will that growth come...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How BNPL Is Shaping Consumer Buying Behavior
May 02, 2022

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) market is skyrocketing, fueled by both increasing consumer awareness and aversion to high interest rates, particularly among younger generations. Recent PYMNTS research found that consumers’ enthusiasm for BNPL continues to grow regardless of channel. Shoppers across both physical and online environments evidence...

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How Vestiaire Collective Uses BNPL to Make High-End Fashion Accessible to All
April 29, 2022

Resale platforms and buy now, pay later (BNPL) options offer a sustainable way for discerning consumers to make upmarket purchases in a financially responsible way. In the “Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker,” Vestiaire Collective Head of Payments Pedro Bennasar explains how BNPL’s flexibility empowers consumers...

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Vestiaire Collective: Resale Platforms and BNPL Power Sustainable Luxury Purchases
April 28, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a growth industry that is already worth more than $125 billion, with projections to grow to $3.3 trillion by 2030. Some of that growth is expected to come simply from more consumers gaining awareness of the payment option, but...

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Optty Gets $9M to Launch BNPL Provider Platform
April 27, 2022

Optty announced it has raised $9 million in “stealth” to develop an integration platform it is now launching to let retailers offer customers multiple buy now, pay later (BNPL) options. The Singapore-based FinTech said in a Wednesday (April 27) news release that it intends the new...

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Klarna Teams With Global-e for Canadian Expansion
April 27, 2022

Digital retail bank and buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Klarna is extending its global partnership with cross-border eCommerce provider Global-e to expand its installment payment services to Canada. By teaming up, merchants selling in Canada using Global-e’s platform can use Klarna’s installment payment options....

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Gen Z More Likely to Swap BNPL for Store Cards
April 21, 2022

Thirty-nine percent of consumers have paid at least once using buy now, pay later (BNPL) options at a store where they held a store card, according to “The Truth About BNPL And Store Cards,” a PYMNTS and PayPal collaboration based on a survey of 2,161...

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BNPL Firm Zip Co Pledges More Conservative Lending
April 21, 2022

Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Zip Co says it will be more prudent in its lending and cut $30 million ($22.5 million U.S.) in costs amid a drop in BNPL share prices. As The Brisbane Times reported Thursday (April 21), Zip says its...

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BNPL Service Nelo Launches All-In-One App
April 20, 2022

Mexico City-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) service Nelo announced Wednesday (April 20) it had launched an all-in-one app. “Nelo’s customers can now use Nelo at any online merchant, through a partnership with Mastercard,” the company said in a news release. “Nelo’s app is the...