Finder.com reports that BNPL can be cheaper short-term than credit cards, but credit cards offer more consumer protections ...

Pay Later gains traction, experts warn that rising defaults could hurt consumers’ credit scores, stressing the need for ...

U.S. regulators want to learn more about how buy now, pay later loans may affect borrowers’ finances and housing market ...

U.S. payment processors are shifting towards faster, secure digital payments due to real-time payment growth and digital ...

Affirm Holdings, Inc. AFRM operates a vast and diverse merchant network that is central to its mission of reinventing payments. As of March 31, 2025, Affirm had approximately 358,000 active merchants, ...

You want that new computer, but your bank account says, “Try again next month.” So, you click “Pay in 4,” and boom, problem ...

FICO is the first major credit score provider to incorporate BNPL information into its credit scores, the company said in a ...

With BNPL loans exploding in popularity, a change is coming to credit scoring that shows just how mainstream they have become ...

Buy now, pay later is an increasingly popular way to shop online that lets you split a purchase into multiple payments over ...

Starting this fall, buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans — the fast, flexible way to split up purchases over time — will be added ...

Key Points ・FICO is launching a new credit score model that includes BNPL loans. ・Consumers may see their scores rise or fall ...

Many consumers have been using buy now, pay later payment options like Affirm, PayPal Credit or Klarna – surveys put usage at ...