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What is Pay over 6 weeks?
What is Pay over 6 weeks?

Split the cost of purchases with Pay over 6 weeks.

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Pay over 6 weeks gives you the flexibility to spread any purchase over 6 weeks instead of paying it all at checkout like you do with Pay now.

How does Pay over 6 weeks work?

Pay over 6 weeks spreads your purchase over four instalments. You'll pay the first 25% or 50% at checkout, and the rest in three instalments you make every two weeks for a total of six weeks.

For example, if you make a £300 purchase and pay 25% at checkout, your payments will look like this:

  • £75 at checkout + any fees

  • £75 two weeks after checkout

  • £75 four weeks after checkout

  • £75 six weeks after checkout

If you pay 50% at checkout, your payments will look like this:

  • £150 at checkout + any fees

  • £50 two weeks after checkout

  • £50 four weeks after checkout

  • £50 six weeks after checkout

How to Pay over 6 weeks online

To make a Pay over 6 purchase online:

  • Open the Zilch app

  • Search for your store

  • Choose Pay over 6 weeks

  • Enable your card

  • Shop and pay as usual

Can't find your store in the app? You can always use Zilch Anywhere:

  • Open the Zilch app

  • Select View next to Zilch card

  • Tap Zilch Anywhere

  • Choose Online

  • Choose Pay over 6 weeks

  • Shop and pay as usual

Zilch Anywhere has a fee of £3 for Pay over 6 weeks.

How to Pay over 6 weeks in-store

To make a Pay over 6 weeks purchase in-store, you'll need to add your Zilch card to Google Pay, Apple Pay or Samsung Pay so you can use Tap and Pay, then:

  • Open the Zilch app

  • Select In-store

  • Search for your store

  • Choose Pay over 6 weeks

  • Enable your card

  • Shop and pay as usual

Can't find your store in the app? You can always use Zilch Anywhere:

  • Open the Zilch app

  • Select View next to Zilch card

  • Tap Zilch Anywhere

  • Choose In-store

  • Choose Pay over 6 weeks

  • Shop and pay as usual

Zilch Anywhere has a fee of £3 for Pay over 6 weeks.

Is Pay over 6 weeks free?

There is a fee of £0-3 to use Pay over 6 weeks. If you use Zilch Anywhere, the fee is £3 every time but you can get lower or zero fees by searching for a store in the app and enabling your card first. To do this:

  • Open the Zilch app

  • Select In-store or Online

  • Search for your store

  • Choose Pay over 6 weeks

  • Enable your card

  • Shop and pay as usual

How much can I spend?

You can find your Available for Pay over 6 weeks amount in the Zilch app. This amount will go down every time you make a Pay over 6 weeks purchase. You can make as many Pay over 6 weeks purchases as you like until this amount reaches zero – after that, you'll have to wait for your open purchases to be fully paid back (or you can pay instalments early) for it to go back up.

Checking your due dates

You can check when your Pay over 6 weeks instalments are due at any time in the app:

  • Open the Zilch app

  • Go to Purchases

  • Select the purchase you want to view

You can also pay an instalment early or delay a payment with Snooze.

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