Pay Later news and trends

Affirm Opens BNPL Offering to Apple Pay Users
Buy Now Pay Later // September 16, 2024

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) network Affirm is now available for Apple Pay users. The integration, announced Monday (Sept. 16), lets Apple Pay users in the U.S. pay for purchases via iPhone and iPad over time using Affirm, breaking down their payments into biweekly or...

Zip CEO: US Shoppers’ In-Store Card Usage Surges Nearly 150%
Buy Now Pay Later // August 27, 2024

U.S. retail customers are adopting buy now, pay later (BNPL) options for in-store transactions, according to Zip. On a call with analysts Monday (Aug. 26) discussing the Australia-based FinTech company’s fourth quarter fiscal 2024 financial results, CEO Cynthia Scott spoke to this shift. “Our Americas...

Affirm Says Two New BNPL Offers Better Align Payments With Paychecks
Buy Now Pay Later // June 06, 2024

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm has launched two new payment options. The company on Thursday (June 6) announced the debut of Pay in 2 and Pay in 30, designed to offer customers more flexibility and affordability. As the name suggests, the new offerings...

54% of Gen Z Shoppers Use Pay Later Plans to Buy Groceries
Consumer Finance // May 31, 2024

Pay later plans — those arrangements enabling consumers to cover purchases over a set period of time — are not only a popular way to shop; they have increasingly become a method to manage spending. Approximately 60% of the consumers PYMNTS Intelligence recently surveyed for...

Interviews & Exclusives
Brick-and-Mortar Shoppers Struggle to Find Buy Now, Pay Later Options

May 23, 2024
As consumers look for ways to manage their spending, in-store shoppers are unlikely to have the option to pay using buy now, pay later (BNPL), even as the payment method catches on digitally. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Divided, Not Conquered: Acquirer and Merchant Confusion Clouds Split-Payments Landscape” drew from a September survey of executives […]

Quick Reads
Zoom Picks Klarna for Flexible Premium Payments

October 31, 2024
Swedish FinTech Klarna has launched a payments partnership with video communications platform Zoom. The collaboration, announced by the buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Thursday (Oct. 31), is designed to give consumers greater access to Zoom’s premium services.  “We want Klarna at every checkout, available everywhere, for everything, all the time,” David Sykes, the company’s […]

Affirm Opens BNPL Offering to Apple Pay Users

September 16, 2024
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) network Affirm is now available for Apple Pay users. The integration, announced Monday (Sept. 16), lets Apple Pay users in the U.S. pay for purchases...

Affirm Says Two New BNPL Offers Better Align Payments With Paychecks

June 06, 2024
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm has launched two new payment options. The company on Thursday (June 6) announced the debut of Pay in 2 and Pay in 30,...

Qonto Adds In-House Short-Term Financing Offer for Small Businesses

March 26, 2024
Qonto has added its first in-house financing offer, “Pay later,” to the business finance solutions it offers small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and freelancers. The new Pay later is a short-term...