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Australia’s BNPL sector braces for impact of new regulation

November 28, 2022 News Centre 0

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

October 26, 2022 John C. Tanner 0

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

July 21, 2022 News Centre 0

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

July 1, 2022 News Centre 0

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

June 11, 2022 News Centre 0

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

June 1, 2022 Joana Bagano 0

Digital payments are increasingly popular in Southeast Asia, but banks and fintechs aren’t seeing a corresponding increase in revenues. Read more…

ENPL
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ENPL is the new BNPL – at least for the hospitality sector

March 11, 2022 Joana Bagano 0

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

December 8, 2021 News Centre 0

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

December 8, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

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

November 8, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

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

September 27, 2021 Joana Bagano 0

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

August 10, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

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

August 4, 2021 Joana Bagano 0

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

July 15, 2021 News Centre 0

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

July 14, 2021 News Centre 0

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

May 26, 2021 News Centre 0

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

May 11, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

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!

February 17, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

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…

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