Pay In 4 news and trends

IKEA Says the Time’s Right to Bring BNPL In-Store and Online
Buy Now Pay Later // September 20, 2023

Christine Briganti, Financial Services Deployment Project Leader for IKEA, told PYMNTS that the growing embrace of buy now, pay later (BNPL) will help broaden the Swedish furniture retailer’s reach in the U.S. by improving financial flexibility at the register — online and in-store. Tuesday (Sept....

BNPL Platform Sezzle Starts Trading on Nasdaq
Payment Methods // August 17, 2023

Sezzle, the digital payments platform, started trading on Nasdaq on Thursday (Aug. 17), according to the company. To kick off the occasion, Sezzle executives rang the opening bell to start trading for the day at 9 a.m. ET. In an email to PYMNTS, the company...

SoFi Begins Rollout of Buy Now Pay Later Product
Buy Now Pay Later // December 14, 2022

SoFi is rolling out a new buy now pay later product for eligible members.  The personal finance company said in a Wednesday (Dec. 14) blog post that it is the first bank to launch within the Mastercard Installments program.  SoFi is rolling out early access...

PayPal To Drop BNPL Late Fees
Buy Now Pay Later // August 18, 2021

PayPal will stop charging late fees for customers using its buy now, pay later (BNPL) service anywhere in the world as of Oct. 1, the company announced Wednesday (Aug. 18) in a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The change brings other markets in line with...

Interviews & Exclusives
IKEA Says the Time’s Right to Bring BNPL In-Store and Online

September 20, 2023
Christine Briganti, Financial Services Deployment Project Leader for IKEA, told PYMNTS that the growing embrace of buy now, pay later (BNPL) will help broaden the Swedish furniture retailer’s reach in the U.S. by improving financial flexibility at the register — online and in-store. Tuesday (Sept. 19), IKEA announced that Afterpay’s “Pay in 4” service has […]

Facebook Pay’s Expansion Plans Might Get No ‘Likes’ From Big Tech Rivals

July 14, 2021
The mobile wallet race officially became the mobile wallet war Wednesday, after Facebook announced plans to support the use of its Facebook Pay system on sites outside of its ecosystem. This first...

PayPal’s ‘Pay In 4’ Expands Installment Credit Options For PayPal Users

August 31, 2020
Capturing consumers online and getting them to convert to a buyer at the online checkout this holiday season will be both more complicated and higher stakes than ever before, Doug...

Quick Reads
WebBank to Serve as Sezzle’s Exclusive Bank

August 28, 2024
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Sezzle plans to have WebBank serve as its exclusive bank to originate and finance products offered through the Sezzle platform, including its Pay-in-2 and Pay-in-4 products. The two companies entered into a strategic partnership program by executing a loan and receivables sale agreement and marketing and servicing agreement on […]

BNPL Platform Sezzle Starts Trading on Nasdaq

August 17, 2023
Sezzle, the digital payments platform, started trading on Nasdaq on Thursday (Aug. 17), according to the company. To kick off the occasion, Sezzle executives rang the opening bell to start...

SoFi Begins Rollout of Buy Now Pay Later Product

December 14, 2022
SoFi is rolling out a new buy now pay later product for eligible members.  The personal finance company said in a Wednesday (Dec. 14) blog post that it is the...

PayPal To Drop BNPL Late Fees

August 18, 2021
PayPal will stop charging late fees for customers using its buy now, pay later (BNPL) service anywhere in the world as of Oct. 1, the company announced Wednesday (Aug. 18)...