News that Zip, an Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) company, intends to buy Sezzle, a U.S. company of similar ilk, caught our eye this morning. Both concerns are public […]
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Back to news homeWhy Affirm’s stock is getting hit, and what the selloff means for the BNPL startup market
The number of startups building buy now, pay later (BNPL) services is long. Just this year we’ve seen French BNPL startup Alma raise a $130 million equity round, BillEase raise […]
Affirm spinout Resolve raises $25M in Insight Partners-led round to grow B2B buy now, pay later offering
Resolve, which specializes in “buy now, pay later” capabilities for B2B transactions, announced today that it has raised $25 million in equity funding. The investment comes just months after the […]
Afterpay unveils BNPL subscription offering for US customers
“Buy now, pay later” company Afterpay announced Wednesday that it was going after the $1.5 trillion global subscription payments market by offering to its U.S. customers payment installments for subscriptions, […]
In Amazon scuffle, Visa’s loss could be Affirm’s gain
Earlier this week, Amazon announced that it would stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the U.K. due to high interchange fees on transactions. The company gave a deadline of […]
Singapore-based cashback platform ShopBack acquires BNPL service Hoolah
ShopBack, the Rakuten-backed e-commerce loyalty platform, announced today it will acquire buy now, pay later startup Hoolah. Both companies are based in Singapore and operate in Southeast Asian markets. The […]
What Square’s acquisition of Afterpay means for startups
On Sunday Square announced it was gobbling up Afterpay in a deal worth $29 billion at the time of announcement. Alex followed up yesterday with more details on why the […]
Why Square is shelling out $29B to snag BNPL player Afterpay
Square can buy it now and pay a lot, or buy it later and pay more Alex Wilhelm 9 hours Shares of Square are up this morning after the company […]
Square looks to expand into booming buy now pay later market in Asia-Pacific with Afterpay acquisition, says GlobalData
Following the news that Square, Inc has agreed to buy Australia’s ‘buy now, pay later’ solution (BNPL) provider Afterpay Limited for US$29bn; Ravi Sharma, Lead Banking and Payments Analyst at […]
Nelo raises $3M to grow ‘buy now, pay later’ in Mexico
Buy now, pay later is a way of paying for purchases via installment loans that generally have no interest. The concept has grown in popularity in recent years, especially in […]