BNPL

Half US Households to Use BNPL for 2026 Back-to-School Shopping 
Society & Lifestyle

Half US Households to Use BNPL for 2026 Back-to-School Shopping 

New survey data shows Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) is becoming a routine part of predictable, recurring shopping for American households, and almost half of US consumers will use it to make the annual back-to-school purchases possible.

Moneymaxxing Goes Mainstream: The Fintech Tools Behind Gen Z Savings Trend
News

Moneymaxxing Goes Mainstream: The Fintech Tools Behind Gen Z Savings Trend

A new label is circulating on social media for an old habit: making every dollar count. It’s called “moneymaxxing,” and it covers everyday moves like cancelling unused subscriptions, collecting rewards points, and moving spare cash into a high-yield savings account. 

Klarna Goes Live On J.P. Morgan Payments Commerce Platform
Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna Goes Live On J.P. Morgan Payments Commerce Platform

Klarna, the Swedish digital bank known for its “buy now, pay later” checkout tools, has switched on its first integration with J.P. Morgan Payments in the United States. The update enables any merchant already using J.P. Morgan Payments’ Commerce Platform to offer Klarna’s payment options at checkout without building or coding anything new.

Wall Street’s September Fed Bet Just Got a New Oil Wildcard
Finance & Economics

Wall Street’s September Fed Bet Just Got a New Oil Wildcard

The Federal Reserve holds its next rate decision on September 15–16, and for the first time in months, traders are leaning toward a hike, not a cut. The Fed’s rate-setting group, the FOMC, held its benchmark rate steady on July 29 for a fifth straight meeting, at 3.50%–3.75%. But three of its twelve voting members […]

FOMC July 2026: A “No Dot Plot” Decision With Outsized Stakes for Payments
News

FOMC July 2026: A “No Dot Plot” Decision With Outsized Stakes for Payments

The Federal Open Market Committee began its two-day meeting on July 28. The rate decision lands Wednesday, July 29, at 2:00 p.m. ET, followed by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s press conference at 2:30 p.m.

Apple and Amazon Push Embedded Finance Further Into the Checkout Experience
Fintech & Ecommerce

Apple and Amazon Push Embedded Finance Further Into the Checkout Experience

Apple and Amazon have put embedded finance back in the spotlight this week. While Apple is preparing to launch a new financing program for its devices, Amazon Business is renewing attention around its existing partnership with Affirm. Such a synchronization among Big Tech players underscore the growing role of installment payments as an integrated part […]

Payments News Roundup: BNPL, Card Networks and Wallet Infrastructure Expand Reach
Fintech & Ecommerce

Payments News Roundup: BNPL, Card Networks and Wallet Infrastructure Expand Reach

Payment providers are widening how and where money moves, from BNPL at the checkout of long-distance travel, to a mobile wallet issuing its own cards, and a wallet infrastructure provider deepening multi-currency support for global platforms.

Float Launches in the UK With Card-Linked Instalments That Use Existing Credit Card Limits
News

Float Launches in the UK With Card-Linked Instalments That Use Existing Credit Card Limits

Float has launched its card-linked instalment platform in the UK, introducing a payment option that allows consumers to split eligible credit card purchases into interest- and fee-free monthly instalments using the credit already available on their existing Visa or Mastercard. The company says its model differs from traditional buy now, pay later (BNPL) products because […]

Global Market Insights Projects BNPL Market to Reach $1.6 Trillion By 2034
Fintech & Ecommerce

Global Market Insights Projects BNPL Market to Reach $1.6 Trillion By 2034

The global Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) market is projected to grow from approximately $235 billion to over $1.6 trillion by 2034, according to a study published by Global Market Insights, Inc.

Peach Payments and PayJustNow Roll Out BNPL Integration Across Digit Pro POS Devices
News

Peach Payments and PayJustNow Roll Out BNPL Integration Across Digit Pro POS Devices

PayJustNow, a South African payment solution for merchants that offers a “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) service, is now fully integrated with Peach Payments’ Digit Pro point-of-sale (POS) terminal solutions.

5 BNPL Myths the South African Market Has Proven Wrong
Fintech & Ecommerce

5 BNPL Myths the South African Market Has Proven Wrong

Skeptics often view Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) as a debt risk, but South African consumers use it as a sophisticated budgeting strategy. In the below article, Payflex CMO Tracey-Lee Zürcher-Campbell debunks 5 myths about how local consumers and merchants use BNPL.

Google Integrates Klarna & Affirm BNPL Options Into Its AI Pay Mode
Fintech & Ecommerce

Google Integrates Klarna & Affirm BNPL Options Into Its AI Pay Mode

Google Pay is boosting the AI Mode by embedding two popular BNPL methods from Affirm and Klarna providers into its Gemini app and Google search functionality. The update combines agentic commerce mechanisms with flexible checkout options.

Money Movement Ecosystem Launches in Chicago, Uniting Leaders Across Banking, Fintech, and  Retail & Corporates
Fintech & Ecommerce

Money Movement Ecosystem Launches in Chicago, Uniting Leaders Across Banking, Fintech, and Retail & Corporates

Chicago, USA — September 9-10, 2026 — Building on over a decade of its flagship Instant Payments  Summit, Kinfos Events is proud to announce the launch of the Money Movement Ecosystem, a premier two-day summit bringing together over 350+ leaders across banking, payments, fintech, and  retail to explore the future of how money moves in the […]

Kinfos Events Opens PayTail Summit 2026 Registration With $695 Early Bird Pass In Chicago
Fintech & Ecommerce

Kinfos Events Opens PayTail Summit 2026 Registration With $695 Early Bird Pass In Chicago

As digital payments, AI-driven checkout experiences, and embedded finance continue to reshape retail commerce, the PayTail Summit 2026 will bring together payments, ecommerce, and fintech leaders in Chicago on September 10, 2026. Organized by Kinfos Events, the one-day event will focus on payment innovation, customer experience, fraud prevention, omnichannel commerce, and AI-powered payment decisioning, with […]

Research Shows South African Travelers Book More When They Can Pay Their Flexible Way
Fintech & Ecommerce

Research Shows South African Travelers Book More When They Can Pay Their Flexible Way

The best travel deal in the world might still lose the ground if accompanied by a clunky checkout. New research shows that flexible payment options like BNPL, digital wallets, or mobile money are quietly becoming one of the travel industry’s most effective sales tools.

Mexico’s Top Fastest-Growing Fintech Startups
Fintech & Ecommerce

Mexico’s Top Fastest-Growing Fintech Startups

When the 2026 World Cup kicks off in Mexico this June, fans in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey will find something that would have been unthinkable a decade ago: taco stands and corner stores ready to take their cards. Mexico’s banks had decades to wire the country for digital payments. The paytechs did it in […]