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business reporter Nassim Khadem

'Inappropriate lending': Buy now pay later industry could face new regulations to stop financial abuse

An estimated 7 million "buy now pay later" users could soon see new laws introduced by the federal government that aims to better protect them against financial abuse.

A new Treasury paper released by Financial Service Minister Stephen Jones on Monday suggested buy now pay later players could soon be subject to the same laws as credit card providers, as "unaffordable or inappropriate lending practices are contributing to financial stress and hardship, and other types of consumer harm".

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