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Afterpay to spotlight emerging designers at NYFW

Afterpay, the leading player in the "Buy Now Pay Later" (BNPL) payments sector, has announced its latest venture as the title sponsor of New York Fashion Week: The Shows. NYFW: The Shows is a new space “built exclusively to showcase emerging designers who represent the future of fashion”. As the title sponsor of NYFW, Afterpay is offering its...

Business

Afterpay launches new monthly payment solution for US consumers

‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ provider Afterpay has announced the launch of a monthly payment solution for its US-based consumers, with plans to extend the offer further afield in 2023. Consumers who select the new option will be able to budget their money over a six or 12 month period for purchases between 400 dollars and 4,000 dollars. Merchants in the...

Fashion Featured

Afterpay launches NTF ‘Keys’ for consumers to unlock NYFW

Buy now, pay later payment service Afterpay is continuing its partnership with IMG for New York Fashion Week for a third season by offering consumers NFT ‘keys’ to unlock New York Fashion Week. Afterpay has teamed up with designers Altu by Joseph Altuzarra, AnOnlyChild, Jonathan Simkhai, Kim Shui and The Blonds to launch limited-edition NFT ‘...

Business

BNPL provider Afterpay partners with Sephora

Sephora is set to join the growing number of retailers introducing the flexible ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) service to their platform in a new partnership between Afterpay and the beauty retailer. The omnichannel platform will now allow customers to pay in four instalments when shopping through Sephora’s website in the US, building on its goal...

Fashion Featured

Fringe to flares: Trends for summer 2022, according to Clearpay

With summer swiftly approaching, trends for the warmer months ahead are beginning to make themselves known, with the ongoing Y2K obsession remaining prominent and the return of festival season fashion almost upon us. Based on the UK consumer, the ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) payment provider Clearpay has compiled real-time customer purchase and...

Business

3 Ways ‘Next Gen’ consumers are using payment technology to counter inflation

Inflation is at a four-decade high, forcing consumers to be more wary of their purchasing habits and impacting retailers’ much needed recovery following the loosening of covid-19 measures. However, a recent survey by Coresight Research still found a positive consumer sentiment toward spending, despite inflation, which further suggested that...

Fashion Featured

What to expect from NYFW: emerging, returning and everything in between

The fashion industry will be looking towards New York this week, as it prepares to go ahead with an extensive range of events over the six day New York Fashion Week (NYFW) period. Scheduled from February 11 to 16, the line up kicks off with a live runway by luxury label Snow Xue Gao and will close with a show from The Blonds. While physical and...

Fashion

Afterpay takes NYFW bi-coastal

Afterpay, a "buy now, pay later" payments platform, has released its official February 2022 New York Fashion Week (NYFW): The Shows events calendar, featuring activations in New York City to Los Angeles. This year’s slate of programming features both in-person and virtual activations. From February 11 through February 16, Afterpay will provide...

Retail

Afterpay launches ‘phygital’ retail space in Australia

In partnership with the Australian Fashion Council (AFC), payment solutions provider Afterpay has opened an experiential retail space hosting four Australian emerging brands over the next 10 months. Entitled ‘Edit Collection’, the store looks to leverage new technologies, utilising a new eTale Bluetooth chip tag that allows products in the store...

Business

Afterpay and New York Fashion Week announce NYFW Unlocked schedule

Payment technology company Afterpay has announced its New York Fashion Week events calendar, bringing a new world of accessibility for consumers nationwide. Over the course of this NYFW season, Afterpay will be host to a number of online and offline activities that allow viewers and consumers to interact with fashion week through live shopping...

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Payments giant Square to acquire ‘buy now, pay later’ provider Afterpay

Digital payments giant Square is to acquire Australian ‘buy now, pay later’ provider Afterpay as the instalment lending market continues to heat up. The 29 billion US dollar (39 billion AU dollar) deal is Square’s biggest acquisition to date and is expected to be paid all in stock. The acquisition will see Afterpay integrated into Square’s...

Retail

Afterpay launches Genderfree shop

Afterpay, a “Buy Now, Pay Later” payment company, has launched its first Genderfree shop. The shopping experience will offer customers a new way to shop, encouraging them to purchase based on their self-expression - breaking the gender binary mold. Brands that will curate on the Genderfree shop include Levi’s, Birkenstock, Jeffrey Campbell,...