Posts tagged "BNPL"

BNPL providers such as Afterpay and Beforepay continue to gain prominence, but do these operators have consumers' interests at heart?

When it comes to buy-now-pay-later and the alternative credit sector, this fintech founder says we ain't seen nothing yet.

Afterpay is making a play in the mainland European market, through the acquisition of Spanish fintech Pagantis for at least $82 million.

Australian buy-now-pay-later company Zip wants to buy out US-based Quadpay in a bid to bolster its prospects across the Pacific by adding about 40% to its existing revenue pool.

Buy-now-pay-later giants Afterpay and Zip have signed onto a new industry code of conduct to improve consumer protections... but merchants have missed out.

Should buy-now-pay-later services such as Afterpay be able to prevent merchants from passing on their fees to customers? Merchants say yes.

New Zealand buy-now-pay-later platform Laybuy has launched in the Australian market, promising to give Afterpay a run for its money.

Zip wants to open its purse to kickstart its global expansion plans, unveiling a proposal to obtain stakes in not one, or two, but three companies.

Commonwealth Bank has joined Snoop Dogg as a shareholder in buy-now-pay-later giant Klarna, with the intention of taking on Afterpay.

Now out the other side of regulatory scrutiny, BNPL players such as Afterpay and Humm are looking to a future with broader demographics.

Established payments companies and startups alike are jumping on the buy now pay later train Afterpay pioneered. What does it all mean for the giant?

Afterpay is being audited over its compliance with money laundering and terrorism finance laws, AUSTRAC has said in a statement.