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.
$Square，Inc.(SQ.US)$宣佈通過收購Afterpay，大舉進軍消費者的立即購買，稍後支付支付選項。這一舉措被視為是為了跟上競爭對手的步伐，但$蘋果公司(AAPL.US)$不失時機地發佈了一則聲明，平息了Square的一些轟動。
What Happened
怎麼了
A new buy now, pay later program is launching in Canada for Apple devices through a partnership with $Affirm Holdings(AFRM.US)$.
一項新的立即購買，稍後付款計劃將通過與以下公司的合作在加拿大推出適用於蘋果設備的計劃$Firmm Holdings(AFRM.US)$.
The new initiative is expected to launch in Canada later this month, according to a Bloomberg report.
據彭博社(Bloomberg)報道，這項新舉措預計將於本月晚些時候在加拿大推出。
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.
蘋果零售店和在線商店的顧客將可以選擇分12個月或24個月購買，而不是在購買時全額支付。
The program will be offered with no interest for a limited time after the launch.
該計劃將在推出後的有限時間內提供無息服務。
Why It's Important
為什麼它很重要
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.
對一些顧客來説可能過於昂貴的蘋果產品現在將成為一項可以購買的項目，並添加到每月賬單清單中。這可能會為蘋果在加拿大為iPhone、iPad和Mac電腦等產品打開一個全新的客户市場。
The partnership will utilize PayBright, a Canadian buy now, pay later unit acquired by Affirm last year for $260 million.
這一合作關係將利用去年被確認以2.6億美元收購的加拿大PayBright，一家名為PayBright的公司，後者是一家名為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.
蘋果之前曾通過與蘋果的合作伙伴關係，用其蘋果卡信用卡提供了一項現在購買，稍後付款的計劃$高盛集團(GS.US)$在美國。
The Apple Card buy now, pay later program is unavailable to international customers.
國際客户不能使用蘋果卡立即購買，稍後付款的計劃。
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價格操作：在宣佈與蘋果合作之前，Square收購的股價一直在下跌。確認股價當天收盤上漲3%，盤後交易中又上漲2.29%，至68.20美元。