- January 29, 2024
With Valentine’s Day around the corner and Christmas fairly close in the rearview mirror, consumers’ budgets are likely stretched thin.
If you’re looking for a way to get your sweetie something ...
- January 26, 2024
As buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms look to drive profits beyond the small cut they take of each transaction, Klarna is the latest to turn to a subscription model ...
- January 18, 2024
The use of split-pay plans is already widespread, and the last holiday shopping season was no exception, with consumers relying on different installment plans. The question of whether consumers will ...
- January 12, 2024
Mixed performances across the FinTech IPO Index brought about a negative 1% return through the past week.
The specter of interest rates staying lofty for longer — because the latest inflation ...
- January 10, 2024
Evolve, a vacation rental hospitality company, has partnered with payment network Affirm to provide pay-over-time options to travelers.
Affirm will be the exclusive pay-over-time partner of Evolve, which has more than 30,000 properties ...
- January 8, 2024
Out with the old and in with the new, as they say.
For the CE 100 Index, completing its first (shortened) week of trading, the initial trading days resulted in a ...
- January 5, 2024
By any stretch of the imagination, the 55.7% rally in the FinTech IPO Index last year was nothing to sneeze at.
And the December surge, at 16.7% … well, that was ...
- January 4, 2024
The CE 100 Index soared in 2023, largely on the wings of widespread rallies among banking and buy now, pay later (BNPL) names, up double digit and, in some cases, ...
- January 3, 2024
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has gone mainstream. So much so that if businesses don’t provide this payment option, they might lose out on sales at checkout. This is especially ...
- December 28, 2023
From its nascent stages to its maturing as a force reshaping retail and eCommerce, installment plans, particularly buy now, pay later (BNPL) services, marked a pivotal chapter in 2023.
Amid high inflation ...
- December 27, 2023
The holidays are over; now it’s time to get what you really wanted for Christmas.
If you’re looking to buy something now and pay over time, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Buy ...
- December 22, 2023
In a bold play to score big in the sports content arena, Amazon is rumored to be eyeing an investment in Diamond Sports Group, aiming to become the MVP of ...
- December 22, 2023
Headed into the last week of the year — a shortened week due to the holidays — the FinTech IPO Index gained 8%.
BNPL Bounce Continues
Affirm shares gathered 6.9%, with a ...
- December 19, 2023
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm has expanded its long-standing partnership with Walmart.
With this expansion, Affirm pay-over-time options will be added to self-checkout kiosks at more than 4,500 Walmart stores in the U.S., the ...
- December 15, 2023
One constant through the past few months, even in the paycheck-to-paycheck economy, has been the urge to travel, to get away from it all, to cross borders and to have ...
- December 15, 2023
The Fed’s signaled a pause for now — and rate cuts on the horizon.
The near-term horizon, that is, and as has been widely reported, the central bank anticipates that there ...
- December 14, 2023
More subscription merchants are offering buy now, pay later (BNPL) options to attract budget-constrained consumers, PYMNTS Intelligence finds, with the share increasing by the month.
By the Numbers
The PYMNTS Intelligence study ...
- December 13, 2023
Concert tickets are expensive, even if you’re not a Swiftie angling for a seat at the Eras tour or a golden oldie seeking Stones tickets (sponsored by the AARP, naturally).
Travel ...
- December 12, 2023
Payment network Affirm teamed with digital gift card distributor Blackhawk Network.
The collaboration is designed to give consumers more choice and freedom in buying gift cards, which are surging in popularity ...
- December 11, 2023
There are just a few weeks left to complete a volatile year, and the CE 100 Index continues to inch up, notching gains that have overtaken most benchmarks.
To that end, ...
- December 8, 2023
The FinTech IPO Index found some renewed momentum this past week, gaining 3% over a five-day stretch that saw platforms lead names to the upside.
Robinhood shares soared 30.5% in the ...
- December 7, 2023
Affirm Holdings CEO Max Levchin says the buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry offers an alternative to high-interest credit cards.
This model allows customers to make purchases and pay for them ...
- December 4, 2023
The CE 100 Index gained 3.1% coming off a Thanksgiving holiday-truncated week with vigor as all segments gained ground.
The Communications pillar surged 8.7%.
Snap was 12.9% higher in the week, leading ...
- December 1, 2023
And now, we’re back to the regularly scheduled stock market volatility.
The short trading week is behind us, and so is Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
And the initial read across is that ...
- November 27, 2023
The holidays are in in full swing, and it can be hard to juggle financial responsibilities with the monetary demands of the season. However, with payment tools such as buy ...
- November 20, 2023
Headed into a holiday-shortened trading week, the CE 100 Index was 4.3% higher as investors snapped up shares and earnings season drew near its close to cap the look back ...
- November 17, 2023
The last few names are coming in with their earnings reports — and while September’s quarter end seems long ago and far away, investors largely cheered the FinTech IPO names ...
- November 16, 2023
Consumers examining the debt they’re carrying — and the cost of servicing that debt — may be tempted to make the switch away from credit cards.
And there’s some evidence that ...
- November 14, 2023
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm expects an increase in demand for its short-term consumer loans if interest rates remain high for an extended period.
Affirm’s product is perceived differently by consumers ...
- November 10, 2023
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has gained popularity in recent years among consumers and merchants alike.
The payment method allows consumers to obtain goods and services upfront through short-term loans, often ...
- November 9, 2023
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm continues to see demand from investors, reportedly defying earlier concerns about rising interest rates affecting all BNPL lenders.
Unlike traditional banks, BNPL providers rely on the ...
- November 9, 2023
As consumers turn to buy now, pay later (BNPL) to be able to afford purchases that would otherwise be outside their budgets, subscription merchants are catching on, increasingly offering the ...
- November 9, 2023
FinTechs remain in a tight spot, as far as fundraising goes.
The third quarter of this year saw investment in private FinTechs fall 46% compared to the same period in 2022, the Wall ...
- November 8, 2023
Affirm Holding’s fiscal first quarter results showed resilient consumer spending across a variety of channels and enthusiasm for the company’s debit card offering.
Supplementals from the company showed that gross merchandise ...
- November 6, 2023
The CE 100 Stock Index surged 7.9% as Shopify and Affirm led the way with highflying gains that topped 32%.
Nine of the 10 pillars gained ground, with the lone exception ...
- November 3, 2023
Earnings season is in full swing, and has given several names in the FinTech IPO Index a boost.
Through the past five days, the index surged 6%.
NerdWallet shares soared 67%. The ...
- November 3, 2023
This week, Walmart Canada introduced a new offering, allowing its customers to opt for an interest-free buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment method, which is powered by Klarna. Shoppers visiting ...
- November 2, 2023
In challenging times, commercial firms need to get creative about the way they do business.
Luckily for business-to-business (B2B) players large and small, creativity often springs from flexibility — and digital ...
- November 2, 2023
Amazon Business is offering buy now, pay later (BNPL) services in collaboration with Affirm.
Amazon Business started rolling out Affirm Thursday (Nov. 2) to eligible sole proprietor businesses. It will be ...
- October 30, 2023
This month, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Buy Now, Pay Later apps remains consistent.
Klarna holds the top spot, but Affirm is inching closer, gaining points along the way.
The Top 5
Klarna holds ...
