Buy now pay later: how to protect consumers without regulating it out of existence

Lindsey Appleyard

Press/Media: Research

Description

The UK’s cost-of-living crisis has exposed the financial vulnerability of consumers, especially those using Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) products. Is it possible to regulate this sector without impacting the benefits of this increasingly popular form of consumer lending?

Period	10 Jun 2022

Media contributions

Title	Buy now pay later: how to protect consumers without regulating it out of existence
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	The Conversation
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	10/06/22
URL	https://theconversation.com/buy-now-pay-later-how-to-protect-consumers-without-regulating-it-out-of-existence-184761
Persons	Lindsey Appleyard

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Keywords

Cost of living crisis
Buy now pay later
Online shopping
Consumer protection
Regulation