BNPL
Calls for tighter regulation as buy now, pay later costs mount
A surge in the use of buy now, pay later in online shopping through the pandemic has prompted consumer advocates to again call for tighter regulation of the products.
- by Rachael Dexter
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US class action against Afterpay exposes the hidden cost of BNPL
The legal action itself may be frivolous but it brings the spectre of regulation back on the radar for Afterpay, which is hoping to hit paydirt in the US.Â
- by Elizabeth Knight
Klarna shrugs off bank threat as it signs up A$AP Rocky as investor
Klarna has shrugged off the growing competition from banks, saying it wants to be a shopping platform rather than a mere payments business.
- by Clancy Yeates
BNPL outfit Limepay stumbles on path to IPO
Buy now, pay later contender Limepay’s path to an initial public offering is looking less certain with the abrupt departure of the startup’s co-founder.
- by Cara Waters
Afterpay rollercoaster gets ready to deliver next big hit
The $25 billion buy now, pay later juggernaut is mulling an entry into the small business lending market as it expands its offering to consumers and businesses. Â
- by Cara Waters
Opinion
Opinion
Farewell Afterpay, Australia loses its homegrown tech giant to the US
The US is the outsized toddler within Afterpay’s global business and is now the largest contributor to underlying sales.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Zip Co plays down CBA threat as US growth surges
Zip co-founder Peter Gray says banks eyeing the buy now, pay later market had a trust problem with younger generations that have flocked to the sector.
- by Clancy Yeates
‘No concerns’: Klarna boss unfazed about big banks’ BNPL plays
The Australian head of buy now, pay later outfit Klarna has dismissed concerns over Commonwealth Bank’s recent foray into the sector.
- by Dominic Powell
Credit report ‘blind spot’ grows with BNPL providers
Buy now, pay later use surges, but missed repayments are generally not recorded on credit reports, making it harder for lenders to assess home loan applicants
- by John Collett
How our primal instincts fuel Afterpay’s buy now, pay later juggernaut
To understand why Afterpay and the buy now, pay later phenomenon has become so popular, behavioural scientists are harking back to our early days on the African savannah.
- by Colin Kruger
Financial giants shake up buy now, pay later sector
Commonwealth Bank will be first of the big banks to provide a buy now, pay later service. Others may follow.
- by John Collett