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Fintech · Shares · 6 MIN READ

Is BNPL ready for a comeback?

The buy now, pay later sector finds itself at the centre of a perfect storm, propelled by robust Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales and the deferred implementation of BNPL laws.  Services such as Affirm, Afterpay-owner Block, and Klarna played a pivotal role, facilitating a substantial $US7.3 billion in consumer spending during the recent five-day sale event in the US. Cyber Monday alone witnessed a remarkable 43% increase in BNPL purchases compared to the previous year, according to Adobe data.

Ankita Rai - Finance Journalist
Ankita RaiFinance Journalist
6 Dec 2023

The changing fintech landscape

The global fintech sector has evolved dramatically over the past decade with rapid growth alongside widespread smartphone adoption. It has fundamentally transformed areas like payments, banking, and lending, while giving rise to some of the best-known startups such as Afterpay, Judo Bank, Airwallex, and PEXA.

FintechSharesInvestor Education
6 July 2023
 · Ankita Rai
 · 5 MIN READ

Apple’s fintech play gets bigger

Apple's high-yield savings account racked up almost $1 billion in deposits within four days of its launch in April. The 4.15 per cent annual yield with no minimum balance requirement is undoubtedly a draw for its more than 2 billion users, but what is truly noteworthy is the overwhelming response at a time of growing distrust in the banking sector.

FintechSharesInvestment Themes
18 May 2023
 · Ankita Rai
 · 4 MIN READ

BNPL shares - will buying now pay later?

Just five years ago, most people had never heard of a little company called Afterpay. And the words “buy now, pay later” (now known simply as BNPL) weren’t in common use. That’s all changed. In fact, the way people pay for retail goods in Australia was revolutionised by Afterpay. The question is, is BNPL the way of the future, or just a passing fad?

SharesFintech
26 Sept 2022
 · 
 · 4 MIN READ

The changing fintech landscape

The global fintech sector has evolved dramatically over the past decade with rapid growth alongside widespread smartphone adoption. It has fundamentally transformed areas like payments, banking, and lending, while giving rise to some of the best-known startups such as Afterpay, Judo Bank, Airwallex, and PEXA.

FintechSharesInvestor Education
6 July 2023
 · Ankita Rai
 · 5 MIN READ

Apple’s fintech play gets bigger

Apple's high-yield savings account racked up almost $1 billion in deposits within four days of its launch in April. The 4.15 per cent annual yield with no minimum balance requirement is undoubtedly a draw for its more than 2 billion users, but what is truly noteworthy is the overwhelming response at a time of growing distrust in the banking sector.

FintechSharesInvestment Themes
18 May 2023
 · Ankita Rai
 · 4 MIN READ

BNPL shares - will buying now pay later?

Just five years ago, most people had never heard of a little company called Afterpay. And the words “buy now, pay later” (now known simply as BNPL) weren’t in common use. That’s all changed. In fact, the way people pay for retail goods in Australia was revolutionised by Afterpay. The question is, is BNPL the way of the future, or just a passing fad?

SharesFintech
26 Sept 2022
 · 
 · 4 MIN READ

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