Nov 15, 2021 | FinTech, News
Fintech Startup Launches BNPL Alternative Accrue Savings, a fintech startup based in New York, recently announced an alternative to the typical Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) loans that the company says will be safer and more beneficial for consumers. Importantly, the...
Nov 5, 2021 | FinTech, News
BNPL Lenders Look to Finance Travel Spending As COVID restrictions continue to ease and more consumers return to traveling, Buy Now/Pay Later (BNPL) lenders are eager to expand from financing purchases of goods to providing financing for travelers—a purchase category...
Oct 8, 2021 | FinTech, News
Square and TikTok Expanding Payments Via Social Media In a recent press release, payments company Square announced a new offering, teaming up with TikTok to create a product called Square x TikTok that makes it easier for TikTok’s small business users to set up online...
Sep 24, 2021 | FinTech, News
Capital One CEO Announces Plans to Test Buy Now Pay Later Product Capital One recently announced that it will test a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) product later this year, which will include point-of-sale loans for customers at a specific set of merchants with which it...
Sep 8, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, FinTech, News
Credit Unions Exploring Buy Now, Pay Later Installment Products Buy now/pay later (BNPL) installment products have become more popular throughout the COVID pandemic, with credit unions increasingly participating in offering the product. Typical BNPL products allow...
Sep 6, 2021 | Federal Regulation, FinTech, News
Regulators Urge Banks to Assess Risk in Fintech Relationships Recently, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued new guidance for community banks to better assess risk as they...
