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February 12, 2026

Buy now pay later fintechs face crackdown as UK rolls out new rules

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority confirmed long awaited rules for buy now pay later


Tom Matsuda

4 min read

Yesterday, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority confirmed a broad set of new rules to regulate the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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