Apple rolling out buy now, pay later in Canada with Affirm: What you should know
Apple rolling out buy now, pay later in Canada with Affirm: What you should know
$Square, INC.(SQ.US)$ announced a big push into the buy now, pay later payment option for consumers with its acquisition of AfterPay. The move was seen as one to keep up with rivals, but $Apple Inc(AAPL.US)$ wasted no time in taking some of Square's thunder away with an announcement.
$Square，Inc.(SQ.US)$宣布通过收购Afterpay，大举进军消费者的立即购买，稍后支付支付选项。这一举措被视为是为了跟上竞争对手的步伐，但$苹果公司(AAPL.US)$不失时机地发布了一则声明，平息了Square的一些轰动。
What Happened
怎么了
A new buy now, pay later program is launching in Canada for Apple devices through a partnership with $Affirm Holdings(AFRM.US)$.
一项新的立即购买，稍后付款计划将通过与以下公司的合作在加拿大推出适用于苹果设备的计划$Firmm Holdings(AFRM.US)$.
The new initiative is expected to launch in Canada later this month, according to a Bloomberg report.
据彭博社(Bloomberg)报道，这项新举措预计将于本月晚些时候在加拿大推出。
Apple customers in retail stores and online will receive the option to split their purchase over 12 or 24 months instead of paying in full at the time of the purchase.
苹果零售店和在线商店的顾客将可以选择分12个月或24个月购买，而不是在购买时全额支付。
The program will be offered with no interest for a limited time after the launch.
该计划将在推出后的有限时间内提供无息服务。
Why It's Important
为什么它很重要
Apple products that may have been too expensive for some customers will now become an item that can be bought and added to the list of monthly bills. This could potentially open a whole new market of customers for Apple in Canada for items like the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers.
对一些顾客来说可能过于昂贵的苹果产品现在将成为一项可以购买的项目，并添加到每月账单清单中。这可能会为苹果在加拿大为iPhone、iPad和Mac电脑等产品打开一个全新的客户市场。
The partnership will utilize PayBright, a Canadian buy now, pay later unit acquired by Affirm last year for $260 million.
这一合作关系将利用去年被确认以2.6亿美元收购的加拿大PayBright，一家名为PayBright的公司，后者是一家名为PayBright的公司。
Apple previously offered a buy now, pay later program with its Apple Card credit card through a partnership with $Goldman Sachs Group(GS.US)$ in the United States.
苹果之前曾通过与苹果的合作伙伴关系，用其苹果卡信用卡提供了一项现在购买，稍后付款的计划$高盛集团(GS.US)$在美国。
The Apple Card buy now, pay later program is unavailable to international customers.
国际客户不能使用苹果卡立即购买，稍后付款的计划。
AFRM Price Action: Affirm shares traded down on the Square acquisition until the Apple partnership was announced. Affirm shares ended the day up 3% and were gaining another 2.29% in the after-hours session to $68.20.
AFRM价格操作：在宣布与苹果合作之前，Square收购的股价一直在下跌。确认股价当天收盘上涨3%，盘后交易中又上涨2.29%，至68.20美元。