ETtech Explainer: RBI halts Simpl payment operations: What it means to BNPL playersThe action against the Bengaluru-based fintech reflects a broader regulatory crackdown on the buy-now-pay-later sector that has been intens...
26 Sep, 2025, 09.01 PM IST
Buy-now-pay-later offerings wane as fintechs pivot to EMI loans, consumer creditBuy now, pay later services in India are losing traction due to stricter regulations and credit quality concerns. Fintech companies like Pa...
29 May, 2025, 06.56 AM IST
US holiday spending on buy now, pay later to hit record due to debt-laden shoppersU.S. shoppers are projected to spend a record $18.5 billion using buy now, pay later services for holiday purchases in the last quarter of ...
25 Sep, 2024, 05.53 PM IST
Apple to discontinue 'buy now, pay later' service in US as it plans new loan programmeUsers will be able to access installment loans offered through credit, debit cards and lenders when checking out with Apple Pay, starting l...
18 Jun, 2024, 08.25 AM IST
Australia moves to rein in buy-now-pay-later with credit check lawBNPL companies typically offer on-the-spot interest-free short-term loans with minimal credit checks that spread payments over weeks or mon...
05 Jun, 2024, 09.25 AM IST
Navigating the future of fintech: Exploring the buy now pay laterRapid growth in the UAE and India is attributed to digitization, ecommerce expansion, and appeal to the younger generation.
18 Sep, 2023, 10.00 AM IST
PayPal tells Australia it supports buy-now-pay-later regulationThe US firm, which provides BNPL loans alongside its main money transfer service, said it had its own safeguards to protect shoppers from b...
16 Feb, 2023, 02.33 PM IST
US BNPL consumer debt set to hit $15 bln by 2025 - studyHowever, the current uncertainty in macroeconomic outlook due to the geopolitical turmoil, rapidly rising interest rates and red-hot inflat...
15 Sep, 2022, 02.02 PM IST
U.S. BNPL consumer debt set to hit $15 bln by 2025 - studyValuations of some of the biggest players in the space tumbled this year after a stellar 2021. Shares in Affirm Holdings Inc have plunged o...
15 Sep, 2022, 11.27 AM IST
- Can Apple buy now?
Apple's Project Breakout finally broke out on June 6, 2022, at its Worldwide Developers Conference, where the iPhone maker confirmed what w...
12 Jul, 2022, 11.25 PM IST
Buy Now, Pay Later fastest-growing segment for Mobikwik: Upasana TakuMobikwik to foray into P2P lending with RBI-registered NBFC Lendbox
01 Jul, 2022, 07.18 PM IST
BNPL to contribute 14% of e-commerce transaction value by 2026: Benori KnowledgeBuy Now, Pay Later or BNPL will comprise 14% of the transaction value for e-commerce companies by 2026, growing nearly 5x from 3% of such t...
24 Mar, 2022, 10.13 AM IST
Banks now going the BNPL way to expand credit baseSeveral large-sized banks are approaching new-age 'buy-now pay-later' or BNPL fintech firms to expand their credit base. This change in sta...
14 Jan, 2022, 07.00 AM IST
Amazon vs Flipkart vs Paytm vs Freecharge vs Lazypay: Check penalty charges for Buy Now, Pay Later schemesAlthough these BNPL schemes do not have processing fees, they do charge a penalty amount for defaults or missing repayments.
10 Dec, 2021, 11.12 AM IST
Buy now, Pay later will soon become preferred payment option: Vandhana Parkavi Valaguru, Sezzle India"There are several differences between a credit card and BNPL. For one, we don’t charge users an annual fee whereas most credit card compan...
10 Nov, 2021, 03.01 PM IST
Buy now, pay later set to surge over ten-fold in IndiaRedseer estimates India's BNPL market will rocket to $45-50 billion by 2026 from $3-3.5 billion now. The research firm also estimates that ...
08 Nov, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
BNPL startup ZestMoney raises $50 million from Australia’s Zip CoZestMoney will use the funding to expand its product suite, deepen its network, strengthen its balance sheet and launch new business lines....
22 Sep, 2021, 10.38 AM IST