- 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 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 ...
- 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 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 ...
- 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 ...
- October 17, 2023
Mastercard is leveraging its open banking technology through partnerships announced Tuesday (Oct. 17) to provide flexible and secure lending and payments experiences for consumers and small businesses.
By partnering with key ...
- October 13, 2023
Machines don’t dream of electric sheep, but they can help predict where they’d flock.
That’s because generative artificial intelligence (AI), where bytes meet brains, is increasingly helping organizations of all sectors ...
- October 11, 2023
Technology simplifies, at least that is its promise.
That’s because, when effectively implemented, digital solutions can break down legacy silos and remove countless man hours from laborious and redundant processes.
Add into ...
- September 25, 2023
This edition of the PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Buy Now, Pay Later Apps is exciting because the top five apps have held their ground. Stay tuned next month to see ...
- September 11, 2023
Zip has teamed with Primer to further tap into the U.S. buy now, pay later (BNPL) market.
“With an $11 trillion total addressable market in the U.S., BNPL services account for a mere 2% ...
- September 5, 2023
In today’s evolving digital landscape, buy now, pay later (BNPL) apps have gained popularity for their convenience and flexibility. As consumers increasingly turn to these apps to manage their finances, ...
- July 3, 2023
Australian buy now, pay later provider Zip says it is continuing to streamline its operations.
And part of that streamlining apparently involves cutting 20% of the company’s staff, according to a ...
- June 29, 2023
Zip has added virtual cards to its intake-to-procure platform.
The new Zip Vendor Cards enable businesses to speed up their vendor payments and strengthen their control and visibility into spend, the ...
- May 15, 2023
Zip has added procure-to-pay capabilities to its intake-to-procure platform.
The addition of these capabilities creates the company’s Intake-to-Pay, a unified platform for procurement that orchestrates spend from initial request to spend approval, ...
- May 10, 2023
Sift through the filings, listen to the calls with management, and earnings season gives a sense of how consumers — and merchants — are embracing buy now, pay later (BNPL).
The ...
- April 20, 2023
In the spirit of “read now, understand now” we organize and publish PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Buy Now, Pay Later Apps that we might increase insight and improve business.
Sounds pretty ...
- March 14, 2023
Read now, understand now. It’s not an app but the Provider Ranking of Buy Now Pay Later Apps, where many players have settled into a groove.
We love writing about this group ...
- March 1, 2023
Exactly one year ago buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Zip entered a definitive agreement to acquire rival Sezzle. Fast-forward to Wednesday (March 1), and Zip is exiting most of ...
- November 2, 2022
New Zealand has joined a growing list of nations creating regulations to protect consumers taking part in the country’s $1.7 billion buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector.
The country’s Minister of ...
- October 25, 2022
There comes a time when new concepts settle into a groove, and while thrilling, they’re not really “new” anymore.
We see this at work in the latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking of ...
- October 25, 2022
With the holiday shopping season approaching, buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zip has debuted the Zip Card, its latest installment payment offering.
Issued by WebBank, the card extends Zip’s “pay-in-4” ...
- September 12, 2022
Intake-to-procure solution provider Zip and digital contracting platform Ironclad have partnered to provide a unified, end-to-end solution to their joint customers.
With the new two-way integration, employees can initiate spend requests ...
- August 4, 2022
InsurTech company Cover Genius announced Thursday (Aug. 4) that it has entered a partnership with Zip, an Australia-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider, to offer customers tailored protection embedded ...
- July 25, 2022
The buy now, pay later (BNPL) space in Australia is feeling a big chill from the once sizzling hot market that’s now experiencing a lag in digital payments shares amid ...
- July 21, 2022
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Zip says it is “deprioritizing” a planned cryptocurrency financial services product, and is considering an impairment charge against some of its assets in Europe ...
- July 18, 2022
The Connected Economy 100 (CE100™) Index continued its dip, and one wonders if earnings season will offer any respite.
For the week, the group was down by 3.3%, and now stands ...
- July 13, 2022
A perfect score and a 14-point lead are tough to beat, as proven by the leaders in the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Buy Now, Pay Later Apps. As they were ...
- July 12, 2022
Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zip has jettisoned plans to buy rival firm Sezzle weeks after saying the deal was proceeding.
As Reuters reported Tuesday (July 12), the decision ...
- July 8, 2022
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Zip announced it is closing its money management app Pocketbook due to “significant changes” that Zip is currently going through, Business News Australia reported ...
- June 22, 2022
In today’s FinTech news, China is showing signs of loosening its crackdown on FinTechs and payment firms. Plus, in a time of digital transformation, Lyft finds a way to take ...
- June 22, 2022
Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zip is planning merchant and consumer fee hikes to help it ride out a tough market environment of soaring inflation, rising interest rates ...
- June 2, 2022
In this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Buy Now, Pay Later Apps, the leaders seem to be saying, “Bye now, see you later” to the rest of the ...
- June 1, 2022
An increase in delinquencies, combined with a slowing economy, could spell trouble for the future of buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies.
That’s according to a report Wednesday (June 1) by ...
- April 29, 2022
It was such a good idea that people are now customizing the concept. We’ve got “fly now, pay later,” “try now, pay later,” and, for couples breaking up with bills ...
- April 21, 2022
In today’s FinTech news, U.S. Bank and Apex Fintech Solutions partner for faster payments, while Funding Circle Co-Founder Samir Desai raises $30 million.
US Bank Crafts Real-Time Payment Collaboration With Apex ...
- April 21, 2022
Today in retail, Sleep Number struggles to meet demand as supply chain issues continue, while Shopify invests in recommendation platform Crossing Minds. Plus, Carvana continues its disappointing slide, Kroger develops ...
- 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 ...
- March 31, 2022
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is one of the hot topics in our industry, so it’s fitting that the competition in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Buy Now Pay Later Apps ...
- March 2, 2022
In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, count China out of joining the West’s sanctions against Russia for its war on Ukraine, and the U.K.’s advertising regulator has ...
- March 2, 2022
The number of buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms that have emerged over the past few years, especially in the wake of the pandemic, has exploded, highlighting rapid growth in ...
