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Australia’s BNPL sector braces for impact of new regulation
A proposal in Australia to regulate BNPL with the same law that covers credit card and mortgage providers could disrupt a key feature of BNPL’s business model. Read more…
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BNPL will be huge by 2027 for not-so-good reasons
Deteriorating macro-economic factors may spell rough times ahead for ordinary people, but it will be great for BNPL firms – provided regulators do their job. Read more…
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Australian BNPL high-flyer Zip has wings clipped
Australian BNPL company Zip Co Ltd is weighing an impairment charge and “deprioritising” a cryptocurrency offering, blowing growth prospects. Read more…
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Australian BNPL player Openpay halts US operations
Openpay, an Australian buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) firm, has halted operations in the US, the latest casualty as rising interest rates bite. Read more…
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BNPL business model faces test as rates rise
Reduced consumer spending, rising interest rates and trickier credit conditions spell trouble for Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) lenders. Read more…
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Digital payments are rising in ASEAN but profits remain elusive
Digital payments are increasingly popular in Southeast Asia, but banks and fintechs aren’t seeing a corresponding increase in revenues. Read more…
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ENPL is the new BNPL – at least for the hospitality sector
BNPL was one of 2021’s biggest payments trends in Asia. The hospitality industry version is coming: Eat Now Pay Later (ENPL). Read more…
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Australia to overhaul payments laws to regulate crypto and BNPL
Australia will create a licensing framework for cryptocurrency exchanges and consider launching a retail central bank digital currency. Read more…
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The BNPL market is full of opportunity and fraught with danger
The BNPL market (Buy Now Pay Later) is new and expanding rapidly, led by industry icons such as PayPal. But already we are seeing threats. Read more…
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BNPL is changing the way Millennials pay but there are serious questions
BNPL – Buy Now, Pay Later – is getting a lot of attention at the moment and some of it is more like intense scrutiny. Read more…
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GCash to drive BNPL growth in the Philippines this year
Riding on the region’s Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) wave, the Philippines’ leading mobile wallet GCash is looking to launch a service this year. Read more…
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The BNPL market is hot, growing and brings the threat of global disaster
BNPL is not new but has been thrown into the spotlight by Square’s acquisition of AfterPay in Australia – for a staggering $29 billion. Read more…
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What Square’s acquisition of Afterpay means for BNPL in Southeast Asia
E-commerce has driven the growth of BNPL as a new payment model that gives Southeast Asian buyers greater freedom over their purchases. Read more…
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Rumoured Apple instalment payment plan rattles BNPL market
Apple is working on a service to let users pay for purchases in instalments dragged down shares in the ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) sector. Read more…
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PayPal offers ‘buy-now-pay-later’ plan in Australia to edge past Afterpay
PayPal’s new “buy now, pay later” offering in Australia will not charge late payment fees as it attempts to edge past main rival Afterpay. Read more…
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Australian BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) firm Zip explores big push into Asia
Australia’s second-biggest buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Zip Co Ltd is exploring a bigger push into Asia and a potential US listing. Read more…
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PayPal: pathfinder in mobile payments and setting direction for the industry
PayPal has been in the news recently for launching and enhancing services that are changing the way we pay for goods – and manage our money. Read more…
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Buy Now, Pay Later is a new normal way to pay. But Buyer Beware!
Buy Now, Pay Later is the way that Generation Z and, to a slightly less extent, Millenials, like to pay for goods and services. Sounds great? Read more…