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...
Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Zip is reportedly considering a partnership with Apple. That collaboration would integrate Zip’s installment payments offering with Apple in the U.S., CEO Cynthia Scott told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The company also plans to announce pacts with...
Zip’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering will be generally available later this year as a payment method for U.S. merchants using Stripe. Its availability in the United States is currently limited to beta users. These merchants will be able to enable Zip as a payment method with a...
Interoperability is viewed by many to be the holy grail of business-to-business (B2B) innovation. By enabling systems to work together seamlessly, businesses can reduce costs, improve accuracy, enhance security, and foster better relationships with their partners. Businesses want flexible and customizable workflows, and providers are...
October 11, 2023
Technology simplifies, at least that is its promise. That’s because, when effectively implemented, digital solutions can break down legacy silos and remove countless man hours from laborious and redundant processes. Add into the mix generative artificial intelligence (AI), and technology can now do more than just simplify — it can eliminate long-entrenched superfluities and automate […]
May 10, 2023
Sift through the filings, listen to the calls with management, and earnings season gives a sense of how consumers — and merchants — are embracing buy now, pay later (BNPL)....
July 18, 2022
The Connected Economy 100 (CE100™) Index continued its dip, and one wonders if earnings season will offer any respite. For the week, the group was down by 3.3%, and now...
February 28, 2022
This year is looking a bit like 2021, at least in one respect: The buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry continues to consolidate. As reported late Sunday evening (Feb. 27),...
October 21, 2024
Procurement startup Zip secured $190 million in Series D funding, increasing its valuation to $2.2 billion (up from $1.5 billion in 2023). The investment is one of the largest in procurement technology in more than 20 years, according to a Monday (Oct. 21) press release. As companies face increasing pressure to optimize spending and manage […]
August 27, 2024
Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Zip is reportedly considering a partnership with Apple. That collaboration would integrate Zip’s installment payments offering with Apple in the U.S., CEO Cynthia...
August 15, 2024
Zip’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering will be generally available later this year as a payment method for U.S. merchants using Stripe. Its availability in the United States is currently limited to...
April 03, 2024
Zip has added new enterprise capabilities to its intake and procurement orchestration platform and intake-to-pay suite. This new suite of capabilities called Zip Premier is designed to help businesses manage...
