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Tighter rules in the making for Buy Now Pay Later services

Afterpay Touch has been placed in a trading halt as it prepares to launch a $300 million placement. (AAP)

Source: AAP

The busy period before Christmas may have tempted people to spend more than they can afford this year. Buy Now Pay Later services, like Afterpay, have come under scrutiny in a new University of Sydney study. The investigation shows that these services do not protect vulnerable borrowers.


This report is partly in Dutch and English.


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