BNPL data signals record sales this Black Friday.

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GUEST – Dean Hyde, COO at PayJustNow

South Africa’s leading Buy Now Pay Later provider, PayJustNow has revealed consumer spending behaviour for the month to date, signaling a record number of shoppers and spending power this Black Friday.



For the month to date, PayJustNow’s retail base of over 2700 merchants across 8000 stores were already tracking 68% growth in Gross Merchandise Value in comparison to the entire month of November last year.
2 Dec 2024 1PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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