Zip and Sezzle in merger talks as BNPL consolidation heats up

Zip and Sezzle in merger talks as BNPL consolidation heats up

Sezzle shares have surged after it emerged Zip was in talks with the company about a possible takeover.

  • byClancy Yeates

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Beforepay shares sink 44 per cent on debut

Beforepay shares sink 44 per cent on debut

The pay-on-demand fintech company is the ASX’s latest newcomer - but did not receive a warm welcome.

  • byJessica Yun
Digital mortgage battle to erupt as fintechs eye home loans

Digital mortgage battle to erupt as fintechs eye home loans

As Gen Y enters prime home-buying age,it is sparking a new wave of fintech competition in the most lucrative business in Australian banking.

  • byClancy Yeates
Silicon Valley flair:Afterpay deal opens up a new world for investors

Silicon Valley flair:Afterpay deal opens up a new world for investors

The upcoming dual-listing of Block will give investors the chance to bet on some of the most hyped - and higher-risk - themes on global markets.

  • byClancy Yeates
IMF urges global regulation of cryptocurrencies

IMF urges global regulation of cryptocurrencies

The International Monetary Fund says a global approach to cryptocurrencies will be needed to protect consumers,investors and countries.

  • byShane Wright
Banks have ‘acted like a cartel’ in de-banking fintech clients:Andrew Bragg

Banks have ‘acted like a cartel’ in de-banking fintech clients:Andrew Bragg

Liberal senator Andrew Bragg says banks haven’t always dealt fairly with fintech rivals to protect their “fat margins”.

  • byClancy Yeates
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Consumer groups,banks welcome regulation of new payment systems

Consumer groups,banks welcome regulation of new payment systems

Buy now,pay later users in financial distress could gain protections under changes planned for the nation’s payments network,but the reforms will have to wait.

  • byShane Wright,Clancy Yeates andDominic Powell
Buy now,pay dearly later:how consumers are indebted with late fees
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Buy now,pay dearly later:how consumers are indebted with late fees

It’s the shiny new toy of credit,but the buy now,pay later industry profits when customers fail to pay on time.

  • byJenna Price
Afterpay takeover vote delayed as it waits on Spanish bank

Afterpay takeover vote delayed as it waits on Spanish bank

One of the final hurdles facing the biggest takeover in Australian history is being postponed,at the same time as Afterpay’s suitor said it would change its name.

  • byClancy Yeates
Central banks turn to a less racy alternative to counter crypto craze

Central banks turn to a less racy alternative to counter crypto craze

As hype around cryptocurrencies grows,central banks are looking hard at their own alternative:electronic banknotes.

  • byClancy Yeates
BNPL customers more likely to fall into arrears:CBA
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BNPL customers more likely to fall into arrears:CBA

CBA has released data that it says shows customers who use buy now,pay later operators are more likely to overdraw their accounts and fall behind on repayments.

  • byClancy Yeates