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The rules for Afterpay, Zip and other 'buy now, pay later' providers are changing. What it means for you, and them

  • Written by KB Heylen, PhD Candidate, Macquarie University
The rules for Afterpay, Zip and other 'buy now, pay later' providers are changing. What it means for you, and them

More than 6 million Australians have used the “buy now, pay later” lending services offered by Afterpay, Zip and more than a dozen other companies.

Buy now, pay later offers an easy and convenient alternative to credit card services. You can sign up and have your loan approved almost immediately. One reason for this is that buy now, pay...

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