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Raymour & Flanigan Selects ChargeAfter to Power Point-of-Sale Financing Online and In Stores

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Multi-lender network and data-driven platform streamlines checkout and helps top furniture retailer meet consumer demand for flexible, personalized financing

NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ChargeAfter, the market-leading point of sale (POS) consumer financing platform and network, has been selected by Raymour & Flanigan, the Northeast’s largest furniture and mattress retailer, to power point-of-sale financing online and in over 140 brick & mortar locations. Raymour & Flanigan’s focus on providing exceptional customer experiences led it to partner with ChargeAfter’s data-driven decisioning engine and network of lenders. ChargeAfter will streamline the customer experience and enable enhanced customer engagement with Raymour & Flanigan’s flexible, personalized financing options.

With a single integration, ChargeAfter will connect Raymour & Flanigan’s current prime, near-prime, and sub-prime lenders, allowing the integrated process to approve up to 85 percent of customer applications. During checkout, customers will complete a single, quick application and instantly receive the best approved financing offer based on their unique credit profile and needs. ChargeAfter will integrate seamlessly with Raymour & Flanigan’s point of sale system and devices in-store, allowing customers to apply on Raymour & Flanigan’s customer-facing technology or a personal mobile device. This improved flexibility, simplicity, and ability to get customers approved is anticipated to help Raymour & Flanigan grow its financed sales by 25% in the coming years.

“The customer experience is tremendously important to our business, and increasingly we’re seeing that consumers want access to more personalized and flexible financing options without the stress of being declined or having their credit checked by multiple lenders,” said Chris Lloyd, Head of Payment Solutions at Raymour & Flanigan. “ChargeAfter gives us the power of a fully branded financing experience, and expands our reach by allowing us to offer customers personalized financing regardless of where they want to shop. With ChargeAfter, we have the peace of mind that our point-of-sale financing is powered by a proven platform and deep industry expertise, so we can focus on giving our customers a superb furniture buying experience.”

With ChargeAfter, Raymour & Flanigan will be able to provide a range of financing products outside of their existing private label credit card and lease to own options, including potentially  card-based installments, BNPL, and B2B financing, all with a single integration. ChargeAfter will also supply Raymour & Flanigan with access to real-time performance and transaction reporting as well as the ability to settle, upsell, refund and partially credit transactions with the click of a button. This access will be 100% managed and controlled by Raymour & Flanigan and they can make decisions or changes in real time to immediately influence performance or reporting.

“We’re honored to partner with one of the most well respected and established furniture retailers in the United States,” said Mark Denman, EVP of Merchant Sales & Success at ChargeAfter. “As consumer preference for point-of-sale financing continues to grow, Raymour & Flanigan sees that having the ability to meet those needs for the full credit spectrum will be critical to their success. As the macro environment continues to evolve, we expect to see more retailers consider enhanced options to transact and expand their reach, desire an increase in sales, and meet the financing needs for more customers. ChargeAfter is the provider to seamlessly execute this opportunity, without the headache of multiple technical integrations with lenders.”

About ChargeAfter

ChargeAfter is the leading multi-lender buy now pay later consumer financing platform and network connecting retailers and lenders to offer shoppers responsible, personalized financing options.

Powered by a data-driven decisioning engine and network of global lenders, ChargeAfter delivers the most relevant financing offers to consumers from multiple lenders based on credit type – resulting in approvals for up to 85% of applications. ChargeAfter streamlines the distribution of credit into a single platform that retailers can implement rapidly both online and in-store. The company’s growing lender network offers seamless integration to lenders seeking to grow their customer base while expanding into new retail markets.

ChargeAfter investors include The Phoenix, Citi Ventures, Banco Bradesco, Visa, MUFG, BBVA, Synchrony Financial, PICO Venture Partners, Propel Venture Partners, and Plug and Play VC. ChargeAfter is headquartered in New York and has a research and development center in Tel Aviv visit https://chargeafter.com/about-us.

About Raymour & Flanigan:

Raymour & Flanigan is the premier furniture and mattress retailer in the Northeast. Now in its 75th year of operation, the company serves over 1 million customers annually through its website and 140 stores across 7 states. Through decades of growth, Raymour & Flanigan believes as strongly as ever in its mission to enhance the customer shopping experience.

Raymour & Flanigan believes strongly in its associates and in the communities it calls home. The company has been certified as a Great Place to Work for three consecutive years, and has built a culture of respect and support for its over 6,000 associates. In addition, over 600 in-store events are held in an average year to raise funds and awareness for causes ranging from disabled Veterans to children’s hospitals, school programs and food pantries. Furthermore, in-house recycling centers allow the recycling of 99% of packaging materials, diverting over 200 million pounds from landfills since 2002.

Based in Syracuse, New York, Raymour & Flanigan is a family owned and operated company. For more information, please visit https://www.raymourflanigan.com/about-us.

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Fortiva Retail Credit Expands partnership with ChargeAfter BNPL Consumer Financing Network

The market-leading Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) consumer finance network ChargeAfter and Fortiva® Retail Credit, the leading technology-enabled consumer financing program, announced the expansion of their current relationship, which began in 2018. To give more customers the chance to be authorized for financing, the Fortiva Retail Credit can now be used across ChargeAfter’s complete network of merchants, channel platforms, and financial institutions.

How Does Fortiva Retail Credit Works?

 

Thanks to the Fortiva® Retail Credit program, the Bank of Missouri can offer a seamless transition from prime financing to a second-look program with affordable payment alternatives, which makes use of the flexible technology capabilities of Atlanticus Services Corporation. Both online and in-store, Fortiva Retail Credit can offer its customers the greatest retail finance options.

Fortiva Retail Credit is a great opportunity for consumers with low credit scores, if the clients are declined to get prime consumer financing option, they are automatically transferred to the Fortiva program where they have a higher chance to get the funds they need with a better payment plan.

Atlanticus’ technology platform allows more inclusive financing alternatives that help merchants to say “yes” more frequently to customers with not good enough credit by drawing on insights garnered from over 25 years of data collection and consumer behavior.

The United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are among the territories where the Fortiva® Retail Credit program is accessible. Subsidiaries of Atlanticus Holdings Corporation are in charge of running the Fortiva® Retail Credit program.

What is ChargeAfter

 

ChargeAfter is a leading platform and network for Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) consumer financing that links merchants and lenders to provide customers with responsible, individualized financing choices. Up to 85% of applications are approved after ChargeAfter presents the most pertinent loan alternatives from various lenders to customers based on their credit types. ChargeAfter unifies the credit distribution process onto a single platform, which shops can quickly adopt both online and offline. ChargeAfter’s huge lender network guarantees any business to increase their sales and grow its customer base.

 

Expanding the Partnership

 

The market-leading BNPL network ChargeAfter links merchants and lenders to provide customers with individualized point-of-sale financing alternatives during checkout from a variety of lenders. By working together, Fortiva® Retail Credit and ChargeAfter will enable a simple, digital application process for financing and transaction funding, empowering both consumers and retailers.

Despite ChargeAfter’s constant efforts to provide shops with the finest options for their consumers, some buyers were still unable to use financing systems to obtain the funds they require. With the increased relationship with Fortiva, ChangeAfter may now provide its services to customers with a low credit score, since buyers who apply for consumer financing occasionally have a terrible credit history and are turned down for the funds they need. Fortiva Retail Credit and ChargeAfter will benefit customers and merchants through this relationship, enabling the quick and easy application for financing and transaction finance online. Any business using ChargeAfter as its financing platform will see their customer base grow as a result of this.

On the other side, Fortiva Retail Credit anticipates expanding its audience as well, given that ChargeAfter has opened up new opportunities for them. Customers all around the nation will be able to use Fortiva credit as a consumer financing option to buy the things they need and use BNPL to gradually pay back the purchase money.

“As the first credit program to integrate with ChargeAfter, we are excited to extend and expand our relationship,” said Dave Caruso, Chief Commercial Officer of Atlanticus Services Corporation.

Mark Denman, EVP of Merchant Sales & Success at ChargeAfter said: “As ChargeAfter continues to disrupt the BNPL space, Fortiva® Retail Credit’s premier services and offerings will continue to help set us apart from the competition. We look forward to our continued rapid expansion with the Fortiva program and appreciate the longstanding partnership we have with them.”

Due to the fact that ChargeAfter and Fortiva Retail Credit are extending their relationship, businesses will now be able to offer their clients more comfortable retail finance options. On the other side, clients will have more opportunities to finance their demands through BNPL and consumer financing.

 

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