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Abnk, Atome, Grab, and SeaMoney Earn Singapore BNPL Compliance Trustmark

Fintech News

Abnk , Atome , Grab , and SeaMoney have been awarded the accredited Trustmark by the Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) and the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Working Group as of 19 April 2024. Buy Now, Pay Later Accredited Trustmark The trustmark signifies a commitment to responsible lending and consumer protection.

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BNPL Fraud On the Rise as Scammers Prey On Borrowers in Southeast Asia

Fintech News

BNPL fraud in Southeast Asia is seeing a rapid rise with fraudsters exploiting weaknesses in these platforms and developing sophisticated methods to deceive users for financial gain. In these BNPL fraud schemes, borrowers in need of cash agree to use their BNPL credit to pay bills for lenders, expecting a cash transfer minus a small fee.

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BNPL Regulations: Systematic Transformation of Finance

The Fintech Times

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) services have become significant in the realm of short-term unsecured consumer finance, often tied to specific products and offering instalment repayments, without accruing interest. The BNPL transaction involves three key players: the consumer, the merchant, and the BNPL service provider.

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AFC Comes to Community Banks’ Aid to Stop Harmful Legislation Being Passed

The Fintech Times

Phil Goldfeder, CEO, AFC “Under the guise of consumer protection, these bills in Rhode Island and DC will harm consumers who need access to safe and affordable financial services and will put local state-chartered banks at a disadvantage,” said Phil Goldfeder , chief executive officer of AFC.

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This Week In Payments: Regulatory Action, Big IPOs And Shifting Payments Preferences

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Democrats and Republicans are going after this from different angles, he noted, but they’re all targeting Big Tech firms in the name of consumer protection – even though that’s protection that consumers don’t really seem to want. “I He said that going after Big Tech is increasingly becoming a bipartisan issue.

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