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US Consumer Watchdog Decision Offers BNPL Users Credit Card-Level Protections

The Fintech Times

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a US government agency responsible for protecting consumers in the financial sector, has ruled that buy now, pay later (BNPL) lenders must treat consumers as credit card providers do, ensuring they receive the same key protections. Will BNPL increase the consumer debt burden?

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Despite Popularity, BNPL Will Not Overtake or Replace Credit Cards

The Fintech Times

Having debunked some of the biggest myths surrounding buy now pay later (BNPL), we now turn our focus on the technology’s potential. We reached out to the industry and asked if it believed BNPL could overtake credit card usage as new technologies rise in popularity.

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The Rise and Fall of BNPL: Is the Due Date Near for ‘Pay Later’ Services?

Fintech News

The global flirtation with Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services seems to be coming undone, as new data on consumer payments unveils a significant drop in the appetite for this contentious credit payment approach. US BNPL users declined more in 2023 than the preceding years.

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BNPL Profitability Remains Elusive Despite Rising Adoption

Fintech News

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) arrangements, a type of short-term financing that allows customers to make purchases and pay for them in monthly installments, are growing strongly around the world, picking up steam among both customers and merchants. million in 2023. million in 2023.

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NatWest Plans to Shut Down BNPL Offering; Why Are So Many Firms Taking a Step Back From BNPL?

The Fintech Times

Around 2020, buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions exploded in popularity, as an increasing number of shoppers across the globe turned to online shopping during a pandemic that caused a significant amount of financial uncertainty. It might not just be uncertainty that is impacting BNPL’s success.

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Cape Debuts 'Recession Fighting' Credit Card

PYMNTS

Cape , a new Australian FinTech made up of professionals in finance, is debuting its new “recession fighting” credit card, powered by open banking and intended to allow access to new functions like buy now, pay later (BNPL), according to a report from AltFi. Common plans offer four-installment payments as ways to buy items.

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BNPL Is Poised To Light Up The COVID Holidays With Affordability

PYMNTS

It’s hard to say which is the best part of buy now, pay later (BNPL). Debatably the most impactful payments innovation of recent years — and that’s saying something — BNPL is having a massive impact on retail, as evidenced by the proliferation of brands and the steady flow of venture capital to players that are defining the space.

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