Flexiti announces new C$527m term securitization facility

By Edlyn Cardoza

Flexiti Financial Inc., one of Canada’s leading “Buy Now, Pay Later” financial solutions providers, has recently announced that it has signed a new C$527 million securitization facility led by National Bank with financing also provided by an affiliate of Bank of Montreal and funds managed by Waterfall Asset Management. Combined with its pre-existing C$500 million revolving warehouse credit facility, Flexiti now has access to over C$1 billion in capital to fund its rapidly growing consumer receivables portfolio and help meet the increasing demand for BNPL loans from Canadian consumers.

“This is a critical milestone for Flexiti given the incredible growth we have been experiencing, with over C$125 million in new loans originated in November alone – that’s 4 times our volume from just 7 months ago.” said Peter Kalen, Founder and CEO of Flexiti. “This term securitization structure also broadens our banking relationships, lowers our cost of funds and strongly positions the Company to enter the public term ABS markets in the near future to provide efficient financing to support Flexiti’s rapid growth.”

Founded in 2013 by Peter Kalen, Flexiti is a Toronto-based FinTech company offering Canadian consumers 0% interest financing solutions at the point of sale. Flexiti has experienced rapid growth since inception, originated over C$1.4 billion of loans and expanding its partner merchant network to over 7,500 retailers and ecommerce sites.

Flexiti is one of Canada’s fastest-growing point-of-sale lenders, offering customers 0% interest financing at retailers that sell big-ticket goods like furniture, appliances, jewellery, and electronics. Through its BNPL platform, customers can be approved instantly to shop with their FlexitiCard, which they can use online or in-store to make multiple purchases, within their credit limit, without needing to reapply. Accepted at over 7,500 locations and ecommerce sites across Canada including The Brick, Leon’s, Staples, Sleep Country, Wayfair, Birks and Peoples Jewellers, Flexiti is The Flexible Way to Pay™ aiming to bring flexible payment solutions to all. Flexiti is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CURO Group Holdings Corp.