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BNPL UK statutory instrument partially in force

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The UK statutory instrument (The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) Order 2025) implementing the necessary legislative changes for progressing buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) regulation...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Announces New Regime To Regulate ‘Buy-Now, Pay-Later’ Lending Following October 2024 Consultation

In October 2024, HM Treasury (HMT) published a consultation paper amid perceived concerns related to the “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) sector, including uninformed consumer decisions, affordability checks and levels of...more

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UK Government Publishes Initial Proposals on CCA Reform

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Government consults on the first stage of reforming the UK consumer credit regime, covering information requirements, sanctions, and criminal offences....more

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UK Proposes New Approach To Regulate ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Market Amid Rising Consumer Debt Concerns

In the UK, 14 million people used “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) at least once in the six months leading up to January 2023. Frequent users were more than four times as likely as other consumers to have missed a payment on a...more

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Buy-Now Pay-Later reform: UK government publishes updated proposals – now over to the FCA

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HM Treasury has published its long-awaited response to the February 2023 consultation on its proposed approach to bringing Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL) within the FCA’s regulatory perimeter. The government is clear that “swift...more

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HM Treasury Publishes Draft Legislation to Regulate BNPL Lending

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A consultation that will remain open until 11 April 2023 offers further clarity on the proposals to regulate buy-now-pay-later products. On 14 February 2023, HM Treasury published its consultation and accompanying draft...more

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