The head of buy now, pay later provider Affirm says gas prices are weighing on consumers. “The U.S. consumer undoubtedly sees the higher gas prices, so can’t, can’t ignore that,” Max Levchin said in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Friday (Aug. 28). “They’re also...
Synchrony and PayPal now offer PayPal Credit Card cardholders special financing everywhere Mastercard is accepted. This special financing is now available both in online checkout and in stores across the Mastercard network. It offers six months special financing on purchases of $149 or more, with...
Starting next month, new pay later protections go into effect for British consumers. However, companies shouldn’t focus solely on the onset of those regulations, Alison Walters, director of consumer finance for the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said in a speech Thursday (June 25) at...
Users of the European shared mobility platform Bolt will soon be able to use Klarna’s “pay in full” option to pay for car rides, scooters and car rentals. This capability is now being rolled out and will be fully available across Germany, Sweden, Norway and...
April 16, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With Paymentology’s Stephen Bowe Credit demand may be rising, but the more pressing issue for issuers is whether their technology stacks can sustain how credit is now used, rather than how it was once structured. Stephen Bowe, chief product officer at Paymentology, framed the current environment as one where growth […]
April 10, 2026
Credit unions have a fresh opening in buy now, pay later (BNPL), and it is less about launching another loan product than helping members make sense of a payment habit...
April 03, 2026
Consumers are no longer choosing how to pay based on habit or loyalty. They are selecting financial tools with a specific outcome in mind at the moment of purchase. That...
March 17, 2026
Consumers are becoming far more deliberate about how they use Pay Later tools, assigning each payment option a specific role in managing their finances. The emerging pattern suggests that speed,...
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 […]
August 30, 2026
The head of buy now, pay later provider Affirm says gas prices are weighing on consumers. “The U.S. consumer undoubtedly sees the higher gas prices, so can’t, can’t ignore that,”...
August 10, 2026
Synchrony and PayPal now offer PayPal Credit Card cardholders special financing everywhere Mastercard is accepted. This special financing is now available both in online checkout and in stores across the...
June 25, 2026
Starting next month, new pay later protections go into effect for British consumers. However, companies shouldn’t focus solely on the onset of those regulations, Alison Walters, director of consumer finance...
