In the latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus episode, Matthew Gregory, Joe Bamford and Simon Lovegrove discuss some of the key issues concerning HM Treasury’s recent consultation on regulating the buy now pay later sector.
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Introduction
On 17 October 2024, HM Treasury (HMT) issued a consultation paper (CP) which sets out the government’s approach to regulating buy now pay later (BNPL). This CP builds on HMT’s previous consultations that ran between February 2023 and April 2023.
HMT’s latest CP is accompanied by a draft
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The FCA states that it is carefully considering the decision.
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On 17 October 2024, HM Treasury (HMT) issued a consultation paper which sets out the government’s approach to regulating buy now pay later (BNPL) in more detail. It also responds to the feedback that HMT received to its previous consultation that ran between February 2023 and April 2023. There has also
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Fact finding
Working with Member State competent authorities and a sample of 125 non-bank lenders, and using a reference period between
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