We pitched buy now, pay later at a startup competition in 2005 and got laughed at. The judges said it would never work.

origin-storypersistenceSebastian Siemiatkowski, interview

Our AI chatbot does the work of 700 customer service agents. That's not a talking point — that's our actual headcount reduction.

aidisruptionSebastian Siemiatkowski, earnings call

Going from $46 billion to $6.7 billion in one year teaches you things that no business school ever could.

humilityresilienceSebastian Siemiatkowski, interview

Credit cards are a 1950s product. Pay in 4 is what credit looks like when you design it for the internet generation.

bnplcreditSebastian Siemiatkowski, conference keynote

We want to be the number one shopping destination in the world. Not a payment method — a shopping app.

ambitionshoppingSebastian Siemiatkowski, product launch

The BNPL winter killed our weaker competitors. It made us stronger because we had to get profitable. We did.

competitionprofitabilitySebastian Siemiatkowski, pre-IPO interview