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What is Pay over 12 months?

Spread your purchase over monthly payments.

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Pay over 12 months lets you spread the cost of larger purchases even further. Pay over 12 months is only available to eligible customers.

To use Pay over 12 months, you must choose it as your payment method in the app either by enabling your card or tapping the Zilch Anywhere button.

How does Pay over 12 months work?

Pay over 12 months lets you pay for your purchases in 13 instalments made over 12 months. You'll pay 25% upfront, and the rest will be split into equal monthly instalments.

Minimum spend limits

Your purchase total must be at least £75 to use Pay over 12 months. If you apply Rewards and this brings your total below £75, then we'll decline your purchase.

How much does it cost to use Pay over 12 months?

For Pay monthly, fees are calculated at checkout, based on your purchase amount then split across your selected monthly instalment period.


If you enable your card, your fee will be 1.5% per month*.

If you don’t enable your card, or use Zilch Anywhere, your fee will be 1.8% per month*.

*Equivalent fee added to total repayment amount, paid monthly

[You’ll always get lower fees and higher Rewards when you enable your card in the app before checkout. T&Cs apply.]

You can get lower fees for Pay over 6 months by enabling your card in the app first:

  • Open the Zilch app

  • Select Online or In-store

  • Search for your store

  • Select Pay over 12 months

  • Enable your card

  • Shop and checkout with Tap and Pay or your card details

How to use Pay over 12 months online

You can use Pay over 12 months for online purchases, just remember, you'll always get lower fees when you enable your card first:

  • Open the Zilch app

  • Search for your store

  • Select Pay over 12 months

  • Enable your card

  • Shop and checkout with your card details

How to use Pay over 12 months in-store

You'll need to add your Zilch card to Apple Wallet, Google Wallet or Samsung Wallet so you can use Tap and Pay.

You'll always get lower fees for Pay over 12 months when you enable your card first:

  • Open the Zilch app

  • Select In-store

  • Search for your store

  • Select Pay over 12 months

  • Enable your card

  • Shop and checkout with Tap and Pay

Can I still use Zilch Anywhere?

Yes, you can use Pay over 12 months for Zilch Anywhere purchases – the fee is 1.8% per month*

*Equivalent fee added to total repayment amount, paid monthly

Can I still use Rewards?

Yes. To add Rewards to your purchase:

  • Open the Zilch app

  • Select Online or In-store

  • Search for your store

  • Select Pay over 12 months

  • Toggle Rewards on

  • Enable your card

  • Shop and checkout with Tap and Pay or your card details

Remember, if adding Rewards to your purchase brings the total below the minimum spend of £75, we'll decline your purchase.

Can I still use Snooze?

Yes, you can still use Snooze for Pay over 12 months purchases – you can Snooze one or more instalments for 8 days so you can delay a payment without affecting your credit score. You can't Snooze an instalment more than once.

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