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Despite blockchain’s massive potential due to its decentralized nature and wide-ranging application, the macroeconomic headwinds have kept blockchain stocks under pressure along with other technology stocks. Furthermore, blockchain’s near-term prospects look bleak as cryptocurrency, its most popular use case, is witnessing significant declines amid regulation issues and increased skepticism. Hence,…

Use of BNPL services to cover essential bills raises concerns as Albanese government prepares to consult on regulating the sector

AnOnlyChild, Jonathan Simkhai, and Kim Shui are among some of the designers behind the collection.

From relative obscurity, buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services have become instant superstars.

Economic uncertainty, competition, regulators, and the usual consumer debt problems are spoiling the fun.

Buy now, pay later is often touted as a cheaper alternative to credit cards, but new research shows it can actually end up costing much more.

Financial services firm Block (NYSE: SQ) stock has fallen (-59%) into the toilet for 2022. The e-commerce processing and payments platform subsidiary Square expanded its services through acquisition and integrated them into its wildly popular Cash App mobile payment service.

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Afterpay's co-CEOs and founders Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar are Australia's highest-paid executives, collecting a combined $264.2 million – together they earn more than 2,800 times the full-time average wage.