PayPal is preparing for artificial intelligence-driven purchases while working to accelerate checkout growth. “If you think about consumer agents buying from merchant agents, both will have to validate that this is a real consumer who can pay and a real merchant that has the product,”...
Pay later providers competing on monthly payment size, total cost and interest-free terms face different definitions of an attractive offer — even among households with children. Monthly payment amount is the leading consideration for 34% of married parents, according to PYMNTS Intelligence’s “The Family Factor:...
Pay-later provider Klarna launched a new partnership with small business management software company FreshBooks, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 21) news release. The collaboration is designed to bring Klarna’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment methods into FreshBooks’ invoicing and payment flows, with no added...
CareCredit, a solution from consumer financing company Synchrony, has launched an enhanced and rebranded installment loan product that helps consumers plan and pay for products and elective health and wellness expenses not covered by insurance, the company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 21) press release. This CareCredit Pay...
October 26, 2026
Pay later providers competing on monthly payment size, total cost and interest-free terms face different definitions of an attractive offer — even among households with children. Monthly payment amount is the leading consideration for 34% of married parents, according to PYMNTS Intelligence’s “The Family Factor: Where Pay Later Providers Can Compete, an analysis of the […]
October 09, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With Splitit’s Nandan Sheth Artificial intelligence could turn pay later from an offer at checkout into advice about whether financing the purchase makes sense in...
September 21, 2026
Watch more: Monday Conversation With Affirm’s Libor Michalek Picture someone who had a bad year. A few bills went unpaid, and their credit score took the hit. Then things turned...
September 15, 2026
For many consumers, planning a trip now includes deciding how to divide the bill as carefully as deciding where to go. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Credit Card Installments Outrun BNPL...
October 27, 2026
CarParts.com has added Klarna’s full suite of payment options to its eCommerce site for automotive parts and accessories, Klarna said in a Tuesday (Oct. 27) press release. Now, at checkout, CarParts.com offers its customers Klarna’s options to pay in full, split a purchase into four interest-free payments or spread the cost over time with financing, according to the release. These flexible ways to […]
October 21, 2026
Pay-later provider Klarna launched a new partnership with small business management software company FreshBooks, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 21) news release. The collaboration is designed to bring Klarna’s buy...
October 21, 2026
CareCredit, a solution from consumer financing company Synchrony, has launched an enhanced and rebranded installment loan product that helps consumers plan and pay for products and elective health and wellness expenses...
September 30, 2026
U.K. FinTech Zilch is reportedly in discussions with banks as it prepares to go public. The company, whose offerings include buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans, is looking to list...
