Amazon Partners with Affirm for Buy Now, Pay Later

The 7investing Podcast · Aug 30, 2021 · 1h

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) has been quickly growing in popularity. Offered by a number of companies and credit card providers, BNPL allows customers to split up payments into multiple installments, often without an interest charge. Amazon has offered BNPL through its branded credit card, but it has never offered it its broader U.S. customer base. That will change as the online giant has partnered with one of the BNPL leaders, Affirm, to roll out the popular payment method “broadly” to is U.S. customers. We’ll break down the deal and what it means for Amazon, Affirm, and the broader payment…