It’s confirmed- and whilst it doesn’t have the same scoop-your-jaw-off-the-floor effect as Afterpay’s (ASX: APT) $39 billion takeover from Square, Aussie grown BNPL Humm’s (ASX:HUM) consumer lending division is being acquired by Latitude Group (ASX: LFS). The deal is expected to bring $55 million in annual synergies for Latitude which are anticipated to be fully
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At a time when the likes of Afterpay and ZipCo were booming, American buy-now-pay-later company Zebit (ASX: ZBT) thought they could quench Australian investors’ thirst for BNPL exposure when listing on the ASX in October 2020 via a $35 million IPO. But with mounting bad debts from its customers, Zebit has decided that it’s all
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Cashing in on the busy retail season, buy-now-pay-later company Zip Co (ASX: Z1P) set a new quarterly record as Australians use the popular app over the past few months leaving repayments as a matter for future-self. With interest picking up around their platform, they have signed on 10 million new customers and a total of
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Australia’s OG buy-now-pay-later business is set to be cashed out at a high as the sector undergoes a consolidation phase with Humm Group (ASX: HUM) having been tapped on the shoulder by Latitude (ASX: LFS) for its consumer finance business to the tune of a $335 million offer. The offer comes in the form of
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There’s a new player in the fintech lending space, with a tongue-in-cheek name that is no doubt a brazen dig at the prolific Afterpay (ASX: APT). I’m talking about Beforepay, the platform that lets you access your wages early, for a set fee. Less: buy now, pay later. More: wage advance, buy now, with fees…not
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New Zealand’s leading BNPL provider, Laybuy (ASX: LBY) has reported an impressive year across the board, proving that there is space yet to grow in the seemingly saturated sector. Since its inception in 2017, Laybuy has gone from strength to strength with a seemingly well timed entry into the BNPL market. Laybuy is now recognised
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