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Optty appoints industry leader Richard Miller as new CEO

Optty, the Australian-founded global payments technology company, has appointed global industry leader Richard Miller as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

June 30, 2025
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Optty's CEO shares insights on Mastercard's Inner Circle podcast episode, From Plastic to Pixel: The Future of Payments

In this episode of the Mastercard Inner Circle Podcast, Optty CEO and Co-Founder Natasha Zurnamer, joins host Connie Cheng and Paul Weingarth, CEO and Co-Founder of Slyp, to discuss the future of payments.

June 30, 2025
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Optty partners with GoCardless to bring global bank payments to Australian businesses

Optty's simplified API integration, requires no further development for any payment methods to be enabled, saving thousands of development hours for partners and merchants alike.

April 8, 2025
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ekko and Optty partner to make sustainable payments a global standard

Optty, a B Corp-certified global payments infrastructure platform, and ekko, a sustainability platform for banks and payments companies, are partnering to make it easier for businesses to offer sustainable payment tools at scale.

March 18, 2025
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Optty Names Veterans Payment Leader Steven Ritchie as Acting CEO During Strategic Leadership Transition.

Optty Names Veterans Payment Leader Steven Ritchie as Acting CEO During Strategic Leadership Transition.

March 13, 2025
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The future of payments is here

An explosion in alternative payment methods (APMs) has splintered the ways shoppers pay. Optty helps merchants stay relevant with a single integration for every payment method in the world.

June 24, 2024
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Optty Expands Leadership as It Accelerates Payment Innovation

Optty, a leading global payments technology company based in Singapore, is making waves in the industry with its recent executive team and board expansion.

March 7, 2024
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Fueling innovation with startups, from esports communities to embedded financial products and beyond

Five startups from around the globe join the Mastercard Start Path Emerging Fintech program to scale innovation and shape the future of commerce

February 24, 2023
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Four Ways to Increase your Website ROI with Thien-Lan Weber

Tune in today to learn about the four easy steps you can take BEFORE Black Friday to make your site faster.

November 7, 2022
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How can 'buy now, pay later' get better?

Better pricing strategies, more consumer education, and BNPL-specific promotions could improve the BNPL experience, the experts say.

October 25, 2022
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BNPL: What Does the Future Hold, and How Can Retailers Benefit?

As with any emerging industry, buy now, pay later (BNPL) is in a near-constant state of flux. And with the return of consumers to brick-and-mortar stores, the rise in global inflation pressures and shifts in shopper appetites, the markets providers serve are changing, too.

September 7, 2022
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Complete Guide to using Buy Now Pay Later Payment Methods for Ecommerce Merchants

An in-depth look at what Buy Now Pay Later is and whether it's a good payment option for ecommerce businesses to offer their customers.

August 23, 2022
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Optty Adds 50th Buy Now, Pay Later to Integration Platform for Retailers

ShopBack's new BNPL feature in Malaysia and Singapore is the latest to join Optty's growing BNPL ecosystem that reaches hundreds of millions of potential customers

August 17, 2022
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BNPL Versus Payday Lending: All Consumer Debt Is Not Created Equal

Natasha Zurnamer, Co-founder & CEO - Optty. First solution integrating 41+ BNPLS & Next Gen payments methods & available in 59 countries.

July 1, 2022
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How BNPL Works In Small And Midsized Retailers

The adoption of buy now, pay later (BNPL) by the world's big retailers has been the stuff of headlines, as the likes of Target, Best Buy and Walmart rush to offer the popular payment method.

June 23, 2022
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Optty Adds Pace to its Growing Buy Now, Pay Later Ecosystem

Optty Adds Pace to its Growing Buy Now, Pay Later Ecosystem

June 22, 2022
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BNPL Can Ease Inflation Pain

Grim news about spiraling inflation is coming at us from all sides. Higher prices for raw materials are having a knock-on effect in the wider economy, with producers increasingly forced to pass on higher input costs to buyers.

June 17, 2022
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humm continues global expansion into e-commerce space

humm, part of ASX-listed Humm Group Limited, today announces UK and Ireland partnerships withAeroCommerce, OneStepCheckout and Optty, following approval as an authorised provider ofconsumer credit by the Financial Conduct Authority.

June 8, 2022
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How Optty helps Magento merchants make the most of the growing world of Buy Now Pay Later

n the last couple of years, Buy Now Pay Later has become an absolute must-have for any eCommerce business. The trend intensified during the COVID 19 pandemic with households needing greater budget flexibilities and Fintech companies offering very attractive and convenient ways to pay for purchases.

June 2, 2022
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Optty and Payoneer Collaborate to Make Buy Now Pay Later Available to its Vast Merchant Base Around the Globe

BNPL Integration Platform Helps B2B Payment Gateways Support Accelerating Demand for BNPL Payments

June 1, 2022
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Optty Launches World's First Independent Platform for Retailers to Rapidly Integrate Multiple Buy Now Pay Later Providers

Integration with more than 40 BNPLs and growing, Optty increases retailer conversions and gives shoppers more choice

April 27, 2022
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Buy Now, Pay Later Boosts Shoppers' Online Options For The Holidays

Buy now, pay later is the 21st-century incarnation of the installment plan, an idea that shook up retail more than a century ago.

November 17, 2021

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