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‘Buy now pay later’ adverts could be misleading consumers, watchdog warns

The UK’s financial watchdog has issued a warning to companies offering “buy now pay later” schemes that they could be committing a criminal offence over misleading and harmful adverts. “Buy now pay later” adverts – which allow consumers to buy ...

19 Aug 2022 at 10:26

Personal Finance

Virgin Money plans to enter buy now, pay later market

Virgin Money is set to launch a new buy now, pay later (BNPL) credit card product. The bank said it plans to enter the BNPL market later this year with Virgin Money Slyce. Any spend over £30 can be spread across three, six, nine or 12-month ...

26 Jul 2022 at 15:13

Personal Finance

NatWest will enter the buy now, pay later market this summer

NatWest plans to enter the buy now, pay later (BNPL) market, enabling customers to split their purchases into several repayments from this summer. BNPL options often appear at online checkouts and they can help people avoid paying interest ...

22 Mar 2022 at 10:55

Personal Finance

Buy now, pay later will appear on credit files from summer, says TransUnion

A major credit reference agency says people’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) borrowing will start to appear on its consumer credit reports from this summer. TransUnion said BNPL finance – also known as deferred payment credit – will soon be ...

09 Feb 2022 at 15:25

Personal Finance

Buy now, pay later firms making contract terms fairer and easier to understand

Some buy now, pay later firms have agreed to change terms in their customer contracts to make them fairer and easier to understand. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it was concerned there was a potential risk of harm to ...

14 Feb 2022 at 11:25

Personal Finance

Klarna to report product use and missed payments to UK credit reference agencies

Shopping and payments service Klarna will start to report the use of buy now pay later (BNPL) products to UK credit reference agencies from June. It will report consumer purchases paid on time, late payments and unpaid purchases ...

04 May 2022 at 07:25

Personal Finance

Nearly one in 10 ‘have used buy now pay later schemes for essentials’

Nearly one in 10 (9%) people have used buy now pay later (BNPL) schemes to cover essentials, a survey has found. One in 16 people (6%) said they have bought groceries using BNPL, and the same proportion (6%) have used it to buy ...

09 May 2022 at 11:55

Personal Finance

Fifth of buy now, pay later customers ‘have used the credit to fund essentials’

Nearly one in five buy now, pay later (BNPL) customers have used this payment method for essentials, according to a Government-backed body. Research among more than 2,500 people across the UK who use BNPL was carried out in ...

01 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Personal Finance

‘Buy now, pay later’ regulation is needed, says Martin Lewis

Martin Lewis has urged the Government to press ahead with plans to bring “buy now, pay later” services under regulation. It follows reports over the weekend that a crackdown on the sector could potentially be shelved, amid ...

17 Jul 2023 at 17:07

Personal Finance

New buy now pay later regulations ‘set to protect 10 million consumers’

Plans to strengthen rules around buy now, pay later (BNPL) lending are taking another step forward, with the launch of a consultation looking at how firms would be brought under the scope of the City regulator. Under ...

14 Feb 2023 at 07:10

Personal Finance

New buy now pay later regulations ‘set to protect 10 million consumers’

Plans to strengthen rules around buy now pay later (BNPL) lending are taking another step forward, with the launch of a consultation looking at how firms would be brought under the scope of the City regulator. Under ...

13 Feb 2023 at 22:30

Personal Finance

Rise in older generations using buy now, pay later for baby items, figures show

There has been a jump in Baby Boomer and Generation X age groups using buy now, pay later (BNPL) to fund baby products, according to new data. BNPL provider Clearpay, which released the figures, defined Gen X as ...

29 Mar 2024 at 07:00

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