Fintech Finance

MAY 24, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued an interpretive rule that confirms that Buy Now, Pay Later lenders are credit card providers. These include a right to dispute charges and demand a refund from the lender after returning a product purchased with a Buy Now, Pay Later loan.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 19, 2023

A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official pointed to how buy now, pay later providers handle consumer disputes as a major area of concern for the agency.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 22, 2024

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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Neopay

MAY 28, 2024

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new interpretation under the existing Truth in Lending Act. The BNPL market boomed as e-commerce orders exploded during the pandemic; fashion is one of the top categories for which consumers use these services. That’s not to say there hasn’t been pushback.

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The Paypers

MAY 22, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) has issued an interpretive rule to ensure federal control over Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) returns and disputes in the US.

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Finovate

JUNE 6, 2024

Late last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule stating that Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) lenders are credit card providers. This ruling is slated to have some significant impact on BNPL, which was once one of the hottest subsectors in fintech. territories.

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Global Fintech & Digital Assets

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The OCC outlines safety and soundness principles and appropriate risk management processes for its regulated institutions that engage in BNPL lending. The OCC expects that banks engaged in BNPL lending “do so within a risk management system that is commensurate with associated risks.” By Arthur S.

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