Affirm settles in the UK
Affirm, an American FinTech specializing in fractional payments, has just announced its arrival on the UK market. It has taken a year of preparat...
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CFPB to regulate BNPL, considered akin to credit cards
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the federal agency responsible for protecting the financial interests of consumers in the USA, a...
Sezzle encourages financial responsibility with Payment Streaks
Sezzle, a US BNPL company, is launching Payment Streaks, a programme designed to encourage financial responsibility among its users. The aim is t...
BNPL still on the radar of European authorities
Given the popularity of the concept and the potential risk of over-indebtedness, several countries are now closely studying the regulations relat...
Zopa acquires BNPL company DivideBuy
The fintech specialising in business lending signs its first ever acquisition following a £75m fundraising round, with this UK fintech spec...
In brief: UK government speeds up BNPL regulation
The eight-week consultation, which began on Tuesday 14 February and was announced by the UK Treasury, comes two years after the government announ...
Cryptoassets: the framework is tightening up
The joint committee has reached a compromise on the legal framework that will apply to crypto players from 1 July 2023. They will now be required...
Europe agrees to better regulate fragmented payments
Under discussion since last July, the representatives of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of the European Union have reach...
Feedback: Revolut exceeds 25 million customers
As the successful app pursues a all-important UK licence to continue its expansion, the Lithuanian neo-bank is enjoying record customer numbers a...
Europe adopts MiCA regulation
The Council of the European Union published a briefing note on 5 October on the progress made on the adoption of the MiCA (Market in Crypto-Asset...
Sweep brings environmental responsibility to investment portfolios
A new player is committed to more environmentally responsible finance. Called Sweep, its positioning is distinguished firstly by its target, sinc...
Libeo and Docaposte, partners in invoice dematerialization
Business-to-business payment specialist Libeo has just announced its partnership with the digital subsidiary of La Poste Group, Docaposte. Their ...
In brief: US CFPB calls for BNPL regulation
The regulation of BNPL's activities is definitely getting tougher all over the world. A recent initiative in the United States confirms this ...
US-made PTR service being rolled out
The US Federal Reserve has just taken a (big) step forward in the area of payment initiation. It has just announced the upcoming launch of its ow...
New step in the harmonisation of the regulation of crypto-assets
Expected for several months now, harmonised legislation at European level is now taking shape in Europe. Supported by the European Central Bank, ...
EU agrees on crypto-assets
The members of the European Union have finally agreed to present a clear regulatory framework for crypto-assets, crypto-asset issuers and crypto-...
UK toughens its stance on BNPL
Faced with the growing trend of alternative payment services, associated with credit, represented by BNPL, the British government has decided to ...
Klarna will report credit scores
BNPL giant Klarna, whose flagship product is under review by prudential regulators, has announced that it will report its customers' transact...
In short: N26 stopped dead in Italy
The Bank of Italy has just announced that it will apply a measure prohibiting the neo-bank N26 to continue its commercial expansion in the countr...
Regulatory insight on the challenges of strong authentication and SMS OTP
FACTS The ACPR recently reminded PSPs of their obligation to reimburse all fees related to unauthorized bank card transactions within one b...
