Financial institutions (FIs) looking to get a piece of the action in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space might be wise to investigate their timing. As FIs have struggled to unlock flexible payment options to their customers during the purchase journey, their more agile competitors...
Last year, banks shuttered 2,300 branches. The move should come as no surprise, given the fact that banks, like any other business, have been examining their cost structures. At the same time, they’ve been investing aggressively in technology and digital experiences, fending off challenges from...
Installment plans have become a preferred payment method for consumers. PYMNTS Intelligence has found that 60% of shoppers used an installment plan to buy consumer products in the last year. That percentage is even higher among younger shoppers. The popularity of installment plans is largely...
Getting what we want — now — but paying later for it is top of consumers’ minds. Nandan Sheth, CEO at Splitit, told Karen Webster that the ubiquity of debit and credit cards provides a natural conduit toward embracing installment plans tied to everyday purchases,...
October 21, 2024
Embedded finance, and in particular lending, is finding its way into various URL, app and brick-and-mortar settings these days, and is also rendered at the point of sale, giving an indication of how prevalent its integration into the connected economy has become. The opportunity — as measured in transaction volumes — will be a focus […]
May 10, 2024
Financial institutions (FIs) looking to get a piece of the action in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space might be wise to investigate their timing. As FIs have struggled...
March 29, 2024
Last year, banks shuttered 2,300 branches. The move should come as no surprise, given the fact that banks, like any other business, have been examining their cost structures. At the...
October 26, 2023
Installment plans have become a preferred payment method for consumers. PYMNTS Intelligence has found that 60% of shoppers used an installment plan to buy consumer products in the last year....
August 15, 2023
Installments-as-a-service platform provider Splitit has secured an investment of $50 million from private equity firm Motive Partners. This commitment is composed of two tranches of $25 million in exchange for the issuance of new preference shares, Splitit said in a press release. The first tranche will be invested when shareholders approve the company delisting from the Australian Security […]
