Japanese BNPL Fintech Paidy Looking into Potential IPO this Year as Pay Later Services Become Wildely-Adopted - NewsBreak

Japan-based Fintech firm Paidy, specializing in the Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL sector, is reportedly looking into going public. This, according to a report from the FT. BNPL has become quite popular globally, with many new Fintechs entering the space within a relatively short period of time. This flexible payments or pay over time sector has seen the rise of giants such as Klarna from Sweden, Silicon Valley's Affirm and even PayPal introducing its pay later options.