Consumer Financing news and trends

Financing Options Help Merchants and Consumers Manage Economic Uncertainty
Opinion // April 24, 2024

Consumer financing solutions can help businesses build trust and loyalty with consumers, Versatile Credit CEO Ed O’Donnell writes in the new PYMNTS eBook, “The Implications of Uncertainty.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

NatWest to End BNPL Option Due to Lower-Than-Expected Use
BNPL // March 08, 2024

NatWest will end its buy now, pay later (BNPL) product May 7 due to lower-than-expected use of the offering. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

Business Leaders Must Recognize Value of Multi-Lender Financing Programs
Opinion // January 09, 2024

PYMNTS asked industry executives across the payments and digital commerce landscape to give us their take on the pivotal shifts, technological advancements and strategies that have shaped business in 2023. Versatile Credit CEO Ed O’Donnell says in the year ahead, business leaders must recognize the...

Why Seniors’ Surprisingly Strong Spending Power Starts at Home
Consumer Finance // July 25, 2023

Paid-off homes and higher savings cushions could be behind the elder generation’s purchasing abilities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Interviews & Exclusives
Financing Options Help Merchants and Consumers Manage Economic Uncertainty

April 24, 2024
Consumer financing solutions can help businesses build trust and loyalty with consumers, Versatile Credit CEO Ed O’Donnell writes in the new PYMNTS eBook, “The Implications of Uncertainty.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our […]

Why Seniors’ Surprisingly Strong Spending Power Starts at Home

July 25, 2023
Paid-off homes and higher savings cushions could be behind the elder generation’s purchasing abilities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retailers Turn Data Into New Credit Options for Consumers

November 15, 2022
Like so many things looked at from a pre- and post-COVID perspective, the traditional methods of measuring credit worthiness — and extending credit — no longer are applicable in today’s...

Digital Lending’s $1.4T Travel Payments Plan

January 29, 2019
The family trip to Disney World, the honeymoon to Hawaii, the 25-year anniversary spent in Paris — the big trips people take aren’t just vacations or chances to see something...

Quick Reads
Report: Santander and Amazon Negotiating Consumer Finance Partnership in EU

June 21, 2024
Banco Santander and Amazon are reportedly close to reaching a deal in which the bank would provide financing options for Amazon shoppers across the Europe Union (EU). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily […]

NatWest to End BNPL Option Due to Lower-Than-Expected Use

March 08, 2024
NatWest will end its buy now, pay later (BNPL) product May 7 due to lower-than-expected use of the offering. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

FinTech One Finance Debuts BNPL Solution In Egypt

October 16, 2022
Integrated financial services platform One Finance has announced that it is rolling out a new buy now, pay later (BNPL) product for the Egyptian market, according to an Oct. 16...

Business Management Firm Zuper Teams with Wisetack on Consumer Financing

August 16, 2022
Field operations specialist Zuper and consumer financing firm Wisetack are linking up based on the premises that consumers will appreciate not having to visit bank offices to borrow money and...