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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 a takeaway, according ...

09 May 2022 at 11:55

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 on their ...

22 Mar 2022 at 10:55

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

‘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 ...

19 Aug 2022 at 10:26

Britons turn to buy now, pay later to cope with cost-of-living crisis

More than a third of consumers say buy now, pay later (BNPL) has become more appealing in the cost-of-living crisis as one in three users report such schemes have left them with unmanageable debt. BNPL users are now paying off 4.8 ...

23 Jun 2022 at 01:01

City

US buy now, pay later giant Affirm launches in the UK

A US buy now, pay later giant run by a co-founder of PayPal has launched in the UK, as its boss sets his sights on the market led by brands like Klarna and ClearPay. Affirm, which was founded in 2012 by Max Levchin, will start ...

04 Nov 2024 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

More than half of Black Friday shoppers ‘set to put spending on credit’

More than half of shoppers planning to make purchases over the Black Friday weekend expect to be relying on credit, according to a bank. Two-fifths (42%) of people surveyed for TSB expect to make purchases over Black ...

20 Nov 2023 at 12:12

Personal Finance

Stronger rules proposed to protect people from rogue financial promotions

Measures to clamp down on unfair or misleading financial marketing have been proposed by the City regulator. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined new screening checks to make sure firms can show they ...

06 Dec 2022 at 12:33

Personal Finance

People can use Klarna to pay for household repairs under new partnership

People could be using buy now pay later (BNPL) to fix a leaky shower or have their boiler repaired under a partnership involving Klarna. The BNPL provider is working with small business platform Xero so that ...

24 Sept 2024 at 14:33

Personal Finance

Coalition of groups press Chancellor on buy now, pay later regulation plans

Charities and consumer advocates have written an open letter to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, following speculation that a crackdown on the buy now, pay later sector could potentially be shelved. Citizens Advice, ...

18 Jul 2023 at 17:10

Personal Finance

New buy now pay later protections set to come into force from 2026

Shoppers will be protected by new rules for buy now pay later (BNPL) products from 2026 under Government plans. BNPL products allow people to spread the cost of purchases over time, but borrowers currently ...

17 Oct 2024 at 16:46

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