11 Jul 24 @ 10:00

The Global Payments Report 2024 from Worldpay projects continuing strong growth for Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) as a payment form over the next five years. Underneath this positive outlook, however,... read more

18 Jun 24 @ 14:58

Just hours after Apple announced it will be withdrawing its Apple Pay Later product and replacing it with a more traditional financing model which includes a financial institution, Laybuy has... read more

24 May 24 @ 09:07

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new interpretation under the existing Truth in Lending Act. It states that BNPL (buy now, pay later) companies must provide the same... read more

23 May 24 @ 15:56

Google has introduced three new Google Pay features that they say have been developed listening to direct customer feedback. According to their website, Shoppers tell them the three things they care... read more

27 Feb 24 @ 16:11

American Express is set to launch a BNPL product dubbed ‘Plan It’ for the UK market. Plan It, as per other BNPL products, allows credit cardholders to pay off purchases, or... read more

07 Feb 24 @ 18:28

An increasing number of UK consumers are using buy now pay later (BNPL) services despite the government being unlikely to introduce planned regulation to the sector. Such legislation would give... read more

13 Dec 23 @ 18:23

Google says it will enable merchants in the US who accept Google Pay online to integrate the Zip Pay-In-4 BNPL service, issued by WebBank. This integration, scheduled for a pilot... read more

23 Oct 23 @ 09:30

Consumers are looking to new tools and brands to access BNPL, credit and other financial services, according to a new survey. The 2023 State of Credit report which surveyed 3,000... read more

21 Jun 23 @ 16:40

PayPal and KKR have announced the signing of an exclusive multi-year agreement under which KKR will purchase up to €40 billion of buy now, pay later (BNPL) loan receivables originated... read more

26 May 23 @ 10:10

New data from The Global Payments Report 2023 by Worldpay from FIS reveals rapid changes in how consumers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are paying for goods and services.... read more

29 Mar 23 @ 10:47

Apple has finally launched its much-awaited BNPL offering Apple Pay Later, in its digital wallet. The product, like conventional BNPL offerings, allows customers to pay for online purchases in instalments.... read more

21 Mar 23 @ 15:53

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) usage continues to grow, but not all these payment plans are experiencing the same level of customer engagement. By the end of 2021, shoppers had... read more

21 Feb 23 @ 11:18

Complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service against BNPL firms have jumped 36% over the last three years, highlighting the need to speed up and implement robust regulation of the Buy... read more

15 Feb 23 @ 17:01

BNPL has, to date, managed to escape regulations aimed at other interest-bearing loans. In the UK, where the BNPL market was worth £5.7 billion in 2021, as with regulators in... read more

10 Feb 23 @ 13:29

The BNPL payment industry in UK has recorded strong growth over the last four quarters, supported by increased e-commerce penetration. BNPL payments are expected to grow by 20.1% on an... read more

08 Feb 23 @ 17:24

The Global Payments Innovation Jury has published its 2022 report into the direction of the industry. Payments Cards & Mobile (PCM) caught up with Jury Chairman John Chaplin (JC) to... read more

23 Jan 23 @ 12:51

Consumers spend on average 72% more per e-commerce transaction if they can pay with BNPL instalments, according to a recent study from Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). The study investigated a... read more

10 Jan 23 @ 15:39

Coming directly after Santander announced its new platform, research published by Kriya, shows that the leaders of UK B2B firms do not plan to offer BNPL on their e-commerce sites... read more

09 Jan 23 @ 17:00

Santander says it is set to launch a B2B (business-to-business) BNPL service aimed at the corporate sector. In what Santander claims to be the first of its kind, its corporate... read more

03 Jan 23 @ 12:52

For some time, the US credit card business has struggled with burgeoning costs and decreasing profitability. Now a range of factors – including rising inflation, a weakening economy and increased... read more