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  • Klarna and Zilch sound the alarm on planned BNPL rules as key consultation closes

    buy-now pay-later

    Klarna and Zilch have sounded the alarm over the scope of planned buy-now pay-later (BNPL) rules today as ministers close a key consultation before bringing the sector into regulation later this year. The government has been sounding out the industry for its input on proposed rules after first laying out plans to clampdown on firms [...]

  • Exclusive: Zopa snaps up buy-now pay-later firm DivideBuy

    bnpl exclusive

    Digital lender Zopa is set to snap up buy-now pay-later firm DivideBuy as it kicks off a dealmaking push following a funding round earlier this year. The deal marks the London-based bank’s first acquisition and comes after it raised a £75m warchest in January, which bosses said would be channelled into dealmaking. Zopa did not [...]

  • Exclusive: Brits turn to buy-now pay-later to fund spending amid cost of living crisis

    consumer spending

    Brits are turning to buy-now pay-later products to fund online spending amid a cost of living squeeze that is eroding their disposable income rapidly, exclusive research shared with City A.M. reveals. Nearly £1 in every £8 spent online last month was sourced from buy-now pay-later providers, according to research by Adobe Analytics. The proportion is [...]

  • BNPL: Usage of buy-now pay-later with firms like Klarna rockets – but does it ease shoppers’ cost-of-living burden?

    January 11, 2023

    Buy-now pay-later usage rocketed last year as over four million new shoppers took to the products in a bid to shield their wallets from the soaring cost of living, new data shows.

  • Saturday Spotlight: Cost of living crisis is giving Buy Now Pay Later shot in the arm

    December 10, 2022

    Buy Now Pay Later offerings may be controversial and much-criticised, it seems the cost of living crisis is giving the format a major boost. In fact, it has emerged that nearly half of all Brits are more likely to or are already using Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services compared to a year ago, according [...]

  • Curve strikes $1bn deal with Credit Suisse to fund pay-later push

    December 6, 2022

    Fintech payments firm Curve said it had struck a $1bn deal with Swiss lender Credit Suisse today to fund a growth push for its buy-now pay-later product, Flex.

  • Exclusive: Laybuy eyes profit as customer spend surges to £64m

    November 9, 2022

    Buy-now pay-later firm Laybuy said it was on track to hit profitability this year as it reported a 32 per cent surge in the amount of cash it brings in per customer.

  • Exclusive: FCA threatens buy-now pay-later firms with jail time using financial promotion ‘loophole’

    November 7, 2022

    The City watchdog has written to buy-now pay-later chiefs warning they could face up to two years in jail if they fail to fall in line with financial promotion rules, as it uses a “loophole” to clampdown on the products despite not directly regulating them, City A.M. can reveal.

  • Klarna losses more than triple as costs soar

    August 31, 2022

    Losses at buy-now pay-later giant Klarna more than tripled in the first six months of the year as the Swedish fintech was hit by soaring employee costs and rising credit losses as it ramped up its expansion in the US.

  • Laybuy to share data with credit agencies as BNPL firms clampdown on borrowing

    August 31, 2022

    Laybuy has become the latest buy-now pay-later firm to commit to sharing customer data with credit rating agencies today as the sector looks to clampdown on vulnerable shoppers taking on unaffordable debt.

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