PayPal introduced a new option for shoppers that allows them to defer payment for their purchases and pay in monthly installments, although buyers will want to pay attention to the cost of using the service. PayPal described the new offering Read more
PayPal will acquire a “Buy Now, Pay Later” service in Japan called Paidy in the fourth quarter for $2.7 billion, the company announced today (September 7). Paidy’s payment services allow Japanese shoppers to make purchases online, and then pay for Read more
Typically shoppers think of “Buy Now, Pay Later” features as being available on retail sites when shopping for commodity goods, but mobile selling app Mercari partnered with a service called Zip (formerly Quadpay) so customers can finance their purchases of Read more
PayPal offers an enticement for customers by allowing them to “buy now, pay later,” and on Wednesday, it made the offering more attractive by eliminating late fees. PayPal announced it will no longer charge late fees for missed payments on Read more
Online payments service Square will acquire AfterPay in a deal valued at a whopping $29 billion. Square cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey (who also cofounded and is CEO of Twitter) said together, the two companies can better connect their ecosystems Read more
