BNPL stocks fell in 2021, so what’s next? Analysis Angel Zhong 14 December 2021 In the 12 months to November 30 2021, the 15 ASX-listed BNPL companies lost an average about 36% of their share value.
Controversial ‘no-surcharge’ rule missing as Afterpay, Zip commit to self-imposed consumer crackdown Retail Matthew Elmas 30 January 2020 Buy-now-pay-later giants Afterpay and Zip have signed onto a new industry code of conduct to improve consumer protections... but merchants have missed out.
“Over a barrel”: Should Afterpay’s ‘no-surcharge’ rule for merchants be axed? Finance Matthew Elmas 2 December 2019 Should buy-now-pay-later services such as Afterpay be able to prevent merchants from passing on their fees to customers? Merchants say yes.
“If the ride is more fly, then you must buy”: Commonwealth Bank joins forces with Snoop Dogg to take on Afterpay Finance Matthew Elmas 8 August 2019 Commonwealth Bank has joined Snoop Dogg as a shareholder in buy-now-pay-later giant Klarna, with the intention of taking on Afterpay.
As buy-now-pay-later grows, will the likes of Afterpay, Zip and Humm displace credit cards? Retail Matthew Elmas 23 July 2019 Now out the other side of regulatory scrutiny, BNPL players such as Afterpay and Humm are looking to a future with broader demographics.
Afterpay asks investors for $300 million to chase 400% increase in underlying sales by 2022 Finance Matthew Elmas 11 June 2019 Afterpay is going cap in hand to investors for support in realising ambitious growth targets by expanding overseas and "scaling" its SME business.
A legal loophole: How Afterpay and other buy-now-pay-later providers skirt consumer laws Retail The Conversation 4 June 2019 In light of the rise of buy-now-pay-later offerings, should the law be changed to make a distinction between credit and debt?
