Yesterday, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority confirmed a broad set of new rules to regulate the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector.
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
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Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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