Sezzle shares have surged after it emerged Zip was in talks with the company about a possible takeover.
The pay-on-demand fintech company is the ASX’s latest newcomer - but did not receive a warm welcome.
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.
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.
The International Monetary Fund says a global approach to cryptocurrencies will be needed to protect consumers,investors and countries.
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg says banks haven’t always dealt fairly with fintech rivals to protect their “fat margins”.
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.
It’s the shiny new toy of credit,but the buy now,pay later industry profits when customers fail to pay on time.
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.
As hype around cryptocurrencies grows,central banks are looking hard at their own alternative:electronic banknotes.
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.