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Apple, Affirm to Join on Buy Now, Pay Later for Canadian Purchases
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Spokespeople for Apple and Affirm declined to comment.\nShares of Affirm jumped 3.3% to $66.67 at Tuesday’s close, recovering from what had been a decline of about 6% before news of the Apple partnership. Canada is one of Apple’s largest retail markets with almost 30 stores, coming in behind the U.S., China, and the U.K. Apple doesn’t disclose how much revenue it generates in individual countries, but about 50% of smartphone sales in the second quarter last year in Canada were iPhones, according to data from Counterpoint Research.\nThe monthly payments system for Canada will also support down payments via trade-ins of existing devices. While AppleCare also can be included on the installment plan for the purchase of iPhones, iPads and Macs, the new offering won’t include other Apple products such as the Apple Watch and AirPods, which are supported via monthly payments in the U.S. with the Apple Card.\nPayBright is a popular, Canada-based buy now, pay later service that was acquired by Affirm last year for more than $260 million. The buy now, pay later space has exploded in recent months, and Square Inc. agreed this week to purchase Australia’s Afterpay Ltd. for $29 billion.\nFor Apple, the upcoming Canada system is just another step toward its expanded buy now, pay later plan. The Cupertino, California-based company is working on a service called Apple Pay Later that will allow the cost of any item bought through Apple Pay to be spread over multiple payments. 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