Split over buy now, pay later regulation
A split is emerging in how BNPL providers will approach proposed regulation, as Afterpay backed the least restrictive model while others said reforms needed to go further.
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‘Crackdown’: Major change coming for Afterpay
Signing up to a “buy now, pay later” account could soon require the same financial checks as getting a credit card in a crackdown being considered.
Designer fashions an opening act out of a teenage dream
Designer Lesleigh Jermanus’s beloved brand Alemais will open Afterpay Australian Fashion Week in 2023.
Robertson dynasty hunting for the next Afterpay
The entire Robertson clan now exists as a distinct and intriguing force within Bell Potter’s Melbourne office.
Huge changes coming to Afterpay
Afterpay and other buy now, pay later users could face restrictions under new regulations being canvassed for the sector.
Melbourne fitness app start-up attracts $1.65m funding
Afterpay co-founder Anthony Eisen is among those backing an app for under 30s, described as a mash-up of TikTok and traditional workout videos.
Massive change coming to Bunnings
One of Australia’s most popular stores has announced a major change for its in-store customers in time for spring.
Buy Now, Pay Later is generating the wrong type of interest
Regulation of things like AfterPay may be coming soon due to ongoing data harvesting and consumer protection risks.
Afterpay ditches financial wellbeing app
The move paves the way for Jack Dorsey’s Cash App – used by some 47 million Americans – to launch in Australia.
Afterpay owner Block down as bitcoin crash bites
The buy now, pay later giant missed market expectations on payment volumes, sending its share price down.
Highest paid Australians revealed
A ranking of Australian chief executives who took home the biggest salaries last year has been released.
Moula split on ice amid board upheaval
Small business lender Moula has called off its proposed demerger after months of boardroom infighting between its founders and influential shareholder Sherman Ma.
Good news at last for Afterpay, Block Inc
Afterpay (now Block Inc) investors may see light at the end of the tunnel, with major broker UBS giving the stock a ‘buy’ recommendation, with a lofty price target.
Big changes to buy now, pay later
The hyper-competitive buy now, pay later sector has a brand new player – a name that many will be familiar with.
Afterpay brings pay-in-4 to Square checkout
Customers across Afterpay’s two largest markets, Australia and the US, will now be able pay-in-4 across Square terminals.
Oh dear! Former Afterpay shareholders punished
The marriage between one-time Aussie market darling Afterpay and US giant Block Inc has turned into a tech reality hell for shareholders.
Can you guess the original from the knockoff?
Afterpay Australian Fashion Week is like Christmas for fast fashion brands.
Afterpay owner savaged in tech bloodbath
A worrying sharemarket sell-off resumed on Thursday in the wake of concerning US data, with one particular tech stock savaged.
First Covid, now it’s the travel bug
Transporting guests to locations near and far was key to collections at Australian Fashion Week.
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