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With more people taking out loans for daily expenses, advocates urge tighter regulation of BNPL sector

After the holiday season, those “buy now, pay later” bills will come due

With persistent macroeconomic uncertainties surrounding interest rate hikes, let’s examine whether Block (SQ) has what it takes to deliver sustainable returns this year. Read on….

If you bought an unsuccessful gift this holiday season with a “buy now, pay later” plan, you or the recipient might be wondering how to return it

“Buy now, pay later” services like Affirm, Afterpay and Klarna can sometimes provide a cheaper, more accessible version of credit

According to a report conducted by the Australian Fashion Council, around 260,000 tonnes (or 10kg per person) of clothing reaches landfill each year.Clothing can take hundreds of years to bio-degrade, releasing harsh carbon emissions in the process as its left in landfill. On top of this, the more clothes we…

Buy-now-pay-later giants like Afterpay could be forced to obtain credit licenses and check whether their customers can afford loans.

The federal government is considering making changes to buy now pay later regulations as uptake of the services climbs in Australia.

A quarter of financial counsellors surveyed said at least half the women seeking help had been coerced into acquiring BNPL debts

Despite the latest inflation data showing a marginal slowdown, inflation is still hovering around an uncomfortably high level, and an end to Fed’s hawkish stance is nowhere in sight. With businesses being increasingly hurt by slowing down demand and rising borrowing costs, it could be wise to get rid of…

Financial counsellors say more and more people are turning to BNPL services for essentials such as food, petrol and bills