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 around. Every payment since has been on time. The score hasn’t caught up. Now picture...
Lending startup Split Pay raised $125 million in new funding, Axios reported Sept. 8. The company’s Series A and Series B rounds were led by Khosla Ventures, and there was participation from Thrive Capital and Affirm CEO Max Levchin, according to the report. Split Pay’s...
Grab Holdings is acquiring a controlling stake in Singapore-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Atome Financial. The $1.49 billion deal will combine Atome’s businesses — including BNPL loans and cards, consumer loans, and digital lending — with Grab’s financial services business, the company said in a...
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 in Summer Travel Surge,” the November edition of The Pay Later Ecosystem Report, examined how...
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 around. Every payment since has been on time. The score hasn’t caught up. Now picture someone whose trouble is just starting. A missed payment here, […]
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...
September 04, 2026
Installment plans can turn the first financed purchase into a lasting shopping habit, giving merchants a chance to win repeat business well beyond the original checkout. That pattern stands out...
September 02, 2026
House Republicans are proposing a rewrite of the statutory framework that governs how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau makes rules, supervises financial institutions and brings enforcement actions. The Consumer Financial...
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 on the London Stock Exchange, the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (Sept. 30). Sources familiar with the matter told the FT Zilch recently invited investment […]
September 15, 2026
Lending startup Split Pay raised $125 million in new funding, Axios reported Sept. 8. The company’s Series A and Series B rounds were led by Khosla Ventures, and there was...
September 15, 2026
Grab Holdings is acquiring a controlling stake in Singapore-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Atome Financial. The $1.49 billion deal will combine Atome’s businesses — including BNPL loans and cards, consumer...
September 10, 2026
Ride-hailing/food-delivery company Grab is reportedly in discussions to acquire Singapore-based buy-now-pay-later provider Atome Financial. That deal could value Atome at more than $2 billion, Bloomberg News reported Thursday (Sept. 10),...
