Posts tagged "afterpay alternative"

Just a few short years ago, the retail landscape underwent a massive transformation with the advent — and rapid adoption — of buy now, pay later (BNPL) services. But with so many new entrants looking to solidify their presence in the market, only the most valuable solutions have stood the test of time. Here’s how Afterpay continues to deliver true value to merchants. 

Yet another Aussie BNPL has burst onto the scene, with Scalapay's $210 million Series A valuing the newcomer at more than $1 billion.

So how did a simple business idea evolve into the largest fintech in Europe that is now disrupting the Australian market?

Founded just six years ago, Afterpay recently hit a monstrous $30 billion value in its market cap. Here's how it did it.

Big-ticket buy-now-pay-later startup Payright has raised $12 million in an oversubscribed capital raise, bringing its total funding to $60 million in 18 months.

Buy-now-pay-later giants Afterpay and Zip have signed onto a new industry code of conduct to improve consumer protections... but merchants have missed out.

Should buy-now-pay-later services such as Afterpay be able to prevent merchants from passing on their fees to customers? Merchants say yes.

Commonwealth Bank has joined Snoop Dogg as a shareholder in buy-now-pay-later giant Klarna, with the intention of taking on Afterpay.

Payright has raised $27 million in debt and equity funding, as it cashes in on the flexible payments boom and its own 650% revenue growth.

Now out the other side of regulatory scrutiny, BNPL players such as Afterpay and Humm are looking to a future with broader demographics.

Afterpay is going cap in hand to investors for support in realising ambitious growth targets by expanding overseas and "scaling" its SME business.

In light of the rise of buy-now-pay-later offerings, should the law be changed to make a distinction between credit and debt?