Payment startup Payrex has partnered with Billease to bring Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services to merchants in the Philippines. The integration allows both online and offline merchants using Payrex to activate Billease at checkout through a single API, helping them offer installment-based payments to customers.
Why it Matters: BNPL adoption in Southeast Asia is rising as young and digital-first consumers look for more flexible payment options. This partnership gives small and medium businesses a way to increase sales without complex setup or compliance work.
The move aims to make payment flexibility easier to deploy. Payrex says the integration helps boost conversion rates and average order value for merchants. According to Co-Founder and CEO Edwin Lacierda, Payrex wants to keep payments simple for developers and accessible to businesses of different sizes.
Billease, operated by First Digital Finance Corporation, has millions of users in the Philippines and works with merchants in sectors such as retail, electronics, and lifestyle. Its Head of POS Product, Kurt Molina, said the collaboration combines Payrex’s payment platform with Billease’s credit system to give customers more choices when paying at checkout.
With the BNPL sector growing across the region, Payrex is embedding Billease in its payment system as a way to support how Filipinos are increasingly choosing to shop. Will more local payment gateways follow this direction soon?
