APEXX Global enters U.S. 'Buy Now, Pay Later' market
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A new "Buy Now, Pay" Later player enters the U.S. market today, ratcheting up competition in the fast-growing sector.
London-based APEXX Global has more than 120 partners in European markets with enterprise clients including ASOS, eShopWorld, Air Seychelles, XE.com, Swoon, and others.

The closely held company estimates that it processed ~$20B by the end of 2021. It operates in more than 70 countries and says it saves users an average of 15% on processing costs.
APEXX's integrated platform has more than 14 BNPL providers, allowing merchants and payment service providers access to multiple BNPL providers across more than 40 markets through a consolidated API.
Other companies in the BNPL sector: PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM), Mastercard (NYSE:MA), Visa (NYSE:V), PROG Holdings (NYSE:PRG), and Afterpay (OTCPK:AFTPY), which will become a part of Block (NYSE:SQ)
at about Jan. 31.

Also see: Equifax to include Buy Now, Pay Later data in credit reports