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Card Installment Use Jumps 13 Percentage Points as BNPL Holds Steady

Source: PYMNTS.comSeptember 18, 2026

Credit card installment plans are turning the biggest promise of buy now, pay later (BNPL) into an advantage for the card industry. A PYMNTS Intelligence report, “The Pay Later Data Shift: Credit Card Installments Take the Lead,” finds consumers used card installment plans at more than twice the rate of BNPL in March 2

Credit card installment plans are turning the biggest promise of buy now, pay later (BNPL) into an advantage for the card industry. A PYMNTS Intelligence report, “The Pay Later Data Shift: Credit Card Installments Take the Lead,” finds consumers used card installment plans at more than twice the rate of BNPL in March 2

This story was curated by Paysonas from PYMNTS.com as part of our daily payment-industry briefing. Read the original article for full details.